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Timbre
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Tone color - the differences in sound between instruments.
Influenced by shape, size, proportions of the instrument, material its made of, and manner vibrations are produced. |
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Register
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The specific area in the range of an instrument
low middle high |
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Vocal ranges
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Highest
Soprano Mezzo-soprano Alto Tenor Baritone Bass Lowest |
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Aerophones
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Produce sound by using air as the primary vibrating means.
Flute Whistle Accordian Bagpipe Horns |
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Chrodophones
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Instruments that produce sound from a vibrating string stretched between two points.
Can be bowed, plucked, struck Violin Harp Guitar |
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Idiophones
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Produce sound from the substance of the instrument itself. Can be struck, blown, shaken, scraped, or rubbed.
Bells Rattles Xylophones Cymbals |
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Membranophones
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Drum-type instruments that are sounded from tightly stretched membranes. Can be struck, plucked, rubbed, or even sung into to vibrate the skin.
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