Transcript Pre-existing musical instruments were much improved

Grade 7
Unit 1 –
Lesson 2
Turn to your neighbor and
share with each other what
symbol best represents you
and why. Can you combine
your symbols? What would
you get?
Horoscope symbols
What did we talk about last class?
Name the composer we discussed.
What type of music did we talk about?
What did it mean?
The industrial revolution had a major impact on the
design of musical instruments. Better quality and
more durable materials were available to makers,
allowing instruments to be made inexpensively and
in larger numbers. The improved manufacturing
techniques had as a result:
•Pre-existing musical instruments were much
improved during the nineteenth century.
• New instruments appeared at the same time.
The construction of pianos, for example, was
improved and the piano during the nineteenth
century had a much greater volume of sound due
to its improved method of construction.
Mechanized key work, the set of intricate keys, rings and
rods on woodwind instruments, was another ingenious
invention of the industrial revolution. Before its
application to woodwind instruments, players found
certain notes difficult to play in tune, and had to resort to
a range of alternative fingerings and control with the
embouchure (how the player held the mouthpiece in
his/her mouth) to keep certain notes in tune.
Mechanized key work allowed players to play more
difficult musical passages in a range of keys, and helped
to keep the instrument in tune while playing. It also made
larger instruments, such as the contrabassoon, easier to
play, fitting all the keys in a close area that was more
comfortable for the player’s hands.
The Romantic era led to the rise of virtuoso performers
“A virtuoso was, originally, a highly accomplished musician,
but by the nineteenth century the term had become
restricted to performers, both vocal and instrumental, whose
technical accomplishments were so pronounced as to
dazzle the public.”
1811-1886
Franz Liszt – Virtuoso pianist of the
Romantic Era. Increased the
demands on how pianos were built.
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New styles of music brings
new instrument designs
Today, we create
groups and identify and
brainstorm within our
groups……………Why?
How did the Industrial Revolution
change music?
What was a virtuoso? Could you
think of someone today that you
might call a virtuoso?
Next class, we will review the
design process and why it is a
vital step to the engineering
process of EVERYTHING you
see around you.
Also, begin to think how you will maintain a
journal throughout the design process.