Music Instruments

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Music Instruments and Their Families
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Violin
Strings
Viola
Cello
Bass
Harp
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String Family

• TIMBRE is produce by
• BOWING a bow is drawn against the strings which
  causes the strings to vibrate.
• A bow is made of HORSEHAIR.
• PLUCKING using a finger to pluck the string
  to make it vibrate.

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Other String Family Notes

• Violin - highest pitch instrument in the string
  family.
• String Bass - lowest pitch instrument in the
  string family.
• Changing the notes - use your left hand to press
  down the strings while your right hand to moves
  the bow or plucks the strings.

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Famous people who play String Instruments

• Mrs. Hill - Cello
• Kevin Bacon (Actor) Guitar
• Meryl Streep (Actress) Violin
• Paula Zahn (CNN Newscaster) Cello
• Mrs. Darnell Violin
• Steve Martin (Actor) - Banjo
• Albert Einstein (Emc2) - Violin
• Bernie Williams (Baseball Player) Guitar
• Thomas Jefferson (3rd President) - Cello/Violin
• Woodrow Wilson ( 28th President) Violin
• Benjamin Franklin (inventor) Violin/Guitar
• Chester A. Arthur (21st President) Banjo
• Mr. Lile - Mandolin

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Woodwind Instruments
Those types of instruments that use a REED to
produce a sound (EXCEPT FOR THE FLUTE AND
PICCOLO!!!
Clarinet
Piccolo
Flute
Saxophone
Uses Double Reeds
Bassoon (uses DOUBLE REED)
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Woodwind Family

• TIMBRE is produced by using a REED. The REED
  vibrates when air is blown against it.
• To changing the notes on a woodwind instrument
  you coving or uncovering the keys or wholes.

Single Reed thin piece of wood
Double Reed two thin pieces of wood tie
together
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Other Woodwind Notes

• Piccolo high pitch instrument.
• Bassoon lowest pitch instrument.
• Flute/Piccolo are made of metal and do not use a
  REED.
• Flute use to be made WOOD.
• Changing the notes - Coving or uncovering the
  keys or holes.

Keys
Wholes
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Famous People who play Woodwinds

• Oscar Robertson (Basketball Player) flute
• John Quincy Adams (6th President) flute
• Bill Clinton (42nd President) saxophone
• Jennifer Garner (Actress) saxophone
• Alyssa Milano (Actress) flute
• Julia Roberts (Actress) flute/Oboe
• Bob Hope (Actor) saxophone
• Patrick Henry (give me liberty or give me
  death) flute
• Lisa Simpson saxophone
• Squid ward - clarinet

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Brass Instruments
Those types of instruments that you have to
buzz into a mouthpiece to produce a sound.
Tuba
Trombone
Trumpet
French Horn
Baritone
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Brass Notes

• Timbre is produced by buzzing your lips into a
  mouthpiece.
• Three ways brass instruments changes notes
• Pressing different valves down (or moving the
  slide on a trombone)
• Changing Airspeed
• Faster air higher notes
• Slower air - lower notes
• Embouchure
• How you form your lips when you play

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Other Brass Notes

• Trumpet high pitch instrument
• Tuba Lowest pitch instrument

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Famous Brass Players

• Mr. Walker Tuba
• John Davies -Sheriff of Graves County
• Mr. Light Trumpet
• Neil Armstrong (Astronaut) Baritone
• Richard Gere (Actor) Trumpet
• Mr. Link Trombone
• Harry Smith (CBS The Early Show) - Tuba

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Percussion Instruments
Those types of instruments you have to shake,
strike or scrape to produce a sound.
Cowbell
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Cymbals
Timpani
Tambourine
Xylophone
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Percussion Family

• TIMBRE is produced by STRICKING, SHAKING, or
  SCRAPING an instrument.
• Pitched Percussion Non-Pitched
  Percussion
• Percussion that you can play Percussion you can
  only
• many different pitches. play ONE pitch.
• Timpani (Kettle Drums) Snare Drum Tambourine
• Xylophone Bass Drum Castanets
• Bells (Glockenspiel) Cymbals Gong
  (Tam-Tam)
• Piano Cowbell Sleigh Bells
• Marimba Wood Block

A Snare Drum uses a device called DRUMSTICKS.
A Xylophone uses a devices called MALLETS.
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Famous Pianist
 

• Piano
• Condeleeza Rice (National Security Advisor)
• Harry Truman ( 33rd President)
• Clint Eastwood (Actor)
• Hugh Laurie (Actor)
• John Tesh (Actor)
• Alexander Graham Bell (inventor)
• Louis Braille (inventor)
• Thomas Edison (inventor)
• Katie Couric (Today Show Host)
• Jamie Foxx (Actor)
• Kelsey Grammer (Actor)
• Dustin Hoffman (actor)
• Anthony Hopkins (Actor)
• Richard Nixon (37th President)

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Famous Percussionist

• Drums
• Dana Cravey (SNL)
• Johnny Carson( Deceased Tonight Show host)
• Trevor Bryce (Football Player)

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ALL TOGETHER NOW!!!