Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)Chapter 2:
Performing Media: Voices and InstrumentsExercise
Complete the following charts by placing each voice or instrument listed in
"Basic Terms" (page 5) in its proper place.
1. Voices and strings.
FAMILY | VOICE | STRING
CHORDOPHONES | VIBRATING
ELEMENT: | Vocal folds | Stretched strings | BOWED | PLUCKED | PITCH RANGE:
Soprano | | | | Sopranino | | | | Alto | | | | Tenor | | | | Baritone | | | | Bass | | | | Contrabass | | | | Exceptions | | | |
2. Woodwinds and brasses.
WOODWIND
(AEROPHONES) | BRASS
(AEROPHONES) | VIBRATING ELEMENT: a vibrating column of air | Lips | WITHOUT A REED | SINGLE-REED | DOUBLE-REED | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3. Percussion Instruments:
STRETCHED MEMBRANE
(MEMBRAPHONES) | DEFINITE PITCH | INDEFINITE PITCH | | | SELF-SOUNDING
(IDIOPHONES) | DEFINITE PITCH | INDEFINITE PITCH | | |
4. Keyboard Instruments:
INSTRUMENT | VIBRATING
ELEMENT | MANNER OF TONE
PRODUCTION | piano | | | harpsichord | | | organ | | | accordion | | | synthesizer | | |
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