Transcript Understanding-Music-instrumental

Understanding Music Instrumental Music
What we will be learning about in this
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What is an Orchestra?
An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble
that contains sections or families of string,
brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments.
The String Family
Cello
Violin
Viola
Double
Bass
The String Family
Highest
Violin
Viola
Cello
Lowest
Double Bass
The String Family
There is also the Harp
(but it is not commonly used)
Methods of playing
The Brass Family
Trumpet
French horn
Trombone
Notice the trombone has a
slide rather than valves to
help play the notes, so it can
play a glissando
Tuba
The Brass Family
Highest
Trumpet
French horn
Trombone
Lowest
Tuba
Methods of playing
The Woodwind Family
The oboe, clarinet and
bassoon all use reeds
in the mouthpiece
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
The Woodwind Family
Highest
Piccolo
(not always used)
Flute
Oboe
Lowest
Clarinet
Bassoon
The Woodwind Family
There is also the
Recorder and the Saxophone
(but they are not commonly used in
an orchestra)
Methods of playing
The Percussion Family
Piano
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
Timpani drum –
can perform a roll
Bongo drums
Castanets
Guiro
Tambourine
Triangle
Drumkit – snare drum,
bass drum, hi-hat cymbals
Most
instruments
are played
by striking
them
Strings
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
1. First Violins
6. Flutes
10. French Horns
13. Percussion
2. Second Violins
7. Oboes
11. Trumpets
14. Harp (if being
used)
3. Violas
8. Clarinets
12. Trombones
and Tuba
4. Cellos
9. Bassoons
5. Double Basses
Beat It – Individual Task
What instruments are
used throughout the
piece?
Who plays/sings the
melodic line?
(Tick next to your answer)
(Tick next to your
answer)
Voice
Original Song, performed Trumpet
by Michael Jackson
Electric Guitar
Drum Kit
Flute
Trumpet
Orchestrated version,
performed by a full
orchestra
Violin
What is the overall
effect of the music?
How does it make
you feel?
Male Voice
(Tick next to your
answer)
Happy
Female Voice
Sad
Violin
Scared
Trumpet
Energetic
Why do you think that this
family of instruments were
chosen?
Happy
Sad
Drum Kit
Scared
Clarinet
Energetic
Flute
Instrumental Styles
Symphony – When the full orchestra play
together
Concerto – A soloist (one person)
is accompanied by an
orchestra
clip 1
Cadenza – An unaccompanied
show off passage for the
soloist. Often heard in a
concerto. clip 2
Other instruments
These instruments are not normally used in an
orchestra:
Bass guitar – players pick the strings
Electric guitar – players can pick the strings
or use a strumming effect
Sitar – Indian guitar
Tabla – Indian drum
Harpsichord – twangy piano
Organ – used in church
Panpipes – bamboo folk instrument
Now write 1-6 in your jotters and see if you can match the sound
to the instrument
Methods of playing
Accompanied – instruments play along in the background
Unaccompanied – no instruments play along
Unison – Singing/playing the same note at the same time
Harmony – Singing/playing different notes at the same time
Reverb – An electronic effect that sounds like an ‘echo’
Pitch bend - An electronic device that enables a player to
bend the pitch of a
note.
pitch bend
Styles/Groups
Steel Band – Originating from
Trinidad and Tobago
clip 1
Brass Band – A band of brass
instruments and
percussion
clip 2
Wind Band – A band with woodwind,
brass and percussion
instruments
clip 3
Styles/Groups
Alberti Bass – Broken chords played by the left hand
creating a ‘rocking’ motion, usually
heard on piano
Ground Bass – a repeated theme heard
in the bass
Walking Bass – A bass line that moves on each beat,
heard lots in blues and jazz
Pedal – A long sustained or repeated note in the bass