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36 Cards in this Set
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What is music?
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Music is the combination of organised and disorganised sound and silence
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Name some types of sounds.
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Human sounds-vocal sounds
Environmental sounds Instrumental sounds |
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What are the five types of classifications oof instruments?
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Membranophpne, Idiophone, chordophone, and aerophone
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What is an Membranophone?
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A Membranophone is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane
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Name some types of drums.
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Struck drums, string drums, and friction drums
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Name one specific membranophone that is called the "singing membranophone".
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The kazoo
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What is an idiophone?
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An idiophone is any musical instrument which creates sound primarily by way of the instrument vibrating itself without strings or membranes.
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What classification is probably the oldest type of musical instrument?
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Idiophones
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Name some types of idiophones.
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bells, triangle, maracas, ambio, thumb piano, jew's harp etc.
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Give another name for struck idiophones.
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concussion idiophones
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What is a chordophone?
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A chordophone is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of vibrating strings stretched between 2 points
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Name some examples of chordophones
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Violins, guitars, lyres, harps etc.
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Give another name for chordophones.
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string instruments
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Name one instrument that is both a chordophone and a percussion instrument
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the piano
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What is an aerophone?
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Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without strings, membranes, or the vibration of the instrument itself.
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Name the some aerophones.
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flute, the oboe, trumpet, tuba, recorder, fife, harmonica
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What is an electrophone?
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Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by electrical means to amplify sound.
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What would you use to amplify sound for the electrophone?
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An amplifier
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Give some examples of electrophones.
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electric guitar (also a chordophone) and electric piano (keyboard)
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What is percussion music?
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Music made by hitting, scraping, rattling percussion etc.
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What does "membrane" mean?
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skin
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What does "phone" mean?
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sound
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How do idiophones make their sound?
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By striking themselves
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What does "idio" mean?
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self
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What kind of word is "idio"?
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A greek word
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Give 1 difference between an idiophone and membranophone.
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-Idiophones are higher in pitch
-Idiophones are not used with a membrane |
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Give some reasons why idiophones are higher in pitch?
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Because of the size, material, and timbre used
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What is "timbre"?
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The quality of the sound
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What kind of word was "aero" and what does it mean?
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It was a Greek word, and it means air
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How area aerophones played?
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By air being bolwn into the instrument
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How do ypu play a chordophone?
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By plucking strings
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How is sound amplyfied in a guitar?
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By the body itself
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How do you play a violin?
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A stick is thrown against it, and it is being bowed
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How does an electrophone work?
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It is amplifyed by the amplifier which is plugged into a socket
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Name one person who played the electric guitar.
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Earnest Ranglin
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What are motifs?
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These are tiny ideas in music coming back again and again to build a song by its repitition
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