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What defines the String Family?
What are Chordophones?
Instruments with strings that are bowed, plucked, or strummed.
The only woodwind that doesn't have a reed is the flute.
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Which of the following instruments are part of the Brass Family?
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Define Aerophones.
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What best describes Percussion instruments?
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What are Idiophones?
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Which of the following instruments is classified as a Membranophone?
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Define Electrophones.
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Study Notes
String Family
- Comprises instruments that are bowed, plucked, or strummed.
- Includes violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, and harp.
Chordophones
- Refers to instruments that produce sound through vibrating strings.
- Examples include the kora (Africa), sitar (India), shamisen (Japan), and banjo (America).
Woodwind Family
- Instruments generate sound by air vibrating through a reed; the flute is the exception as it does not use a reed.
- Key instruments include clarinet, oboe, bassoon, English horn, bass clarinet, and piccolo.
Brass Family
- Instruments create sound through air vibrating in a cup-shaped mouthpiece.
- Notable instruments are trumpet, trombone, tuba, and baritone.
Aerophones
- Encompasses any instrument producing sound by letting air pass through it.
- Includes entire woodwind and brass families, along with harmonica (America), bagpipes (Scotland), pan flute (South America), and venu (India).
Percussion
- Serves as the rhythmic foundation of orchestras; consists of objects that are struck or hit.
- Non-pitched examples include bass drum, snare, woodblocks, and cymbals; pitched examples include timpani, piano, marimba, and xylophone.
Idiophones
- A type of percussion that produces sound from the material itself being struck.
- Examples exclude drums and include woodblock, claves, cymbals, marimba, xylophone, and piano.
Membranophones
- Instruments that create sound via a membrane stretched across them.
- Examples include djembe (Africa), tabla (India), timpani (Europe), congas (Latin America), bongos (Latin America), and mridangam (India).
Electrophones
- Instruments that generate sound electronically.
- Key examples include computer, synthesizer, vocoder, turntable, electric guitar, electric bass, and theremin.
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Test your knowledge on various musical instrument families with these flashcards. Learn about string family, chordophones, and woodwind instruments through definitions and examples. Perfect for music students and enthusiasts alike!
