Instruments and Voice in Music

Whats The Difference Between The Two?

Vocalists Instruments

Have a limited range Can be very loud or

Have a limited range Can be very loud or

very quiet Can sing solo or in ensembles Have to take care of their equipment

very quiet Can play solo or in ensembles Have to take care of their equipment

Where does the saxophone belong?

What about the flute?

What kind of instrumentalist would someone who plays both of those be?

Families of Instruments

Woodwind Family (Aerophones)

Play these by blowing to

make something vibrate (except for flute) Mostly reeds either one or two Which ones have a double reed? (Oboe) (Bassoon) (English Horn)

History of Woodwinds
Dates they appeared:

Uses:

Flute: At the beginning of human history Clarinet: Shortly before 1800 Oboe: Mid-1600s Bassoon: 1650s Saxophone: 1841

Orchestra Wind bands Marching bands Jazz band Woodwind quintet (flute, clarinet, oboe, horn, and bassoon) Other small ensembles

Bass Saxophone!
Can you hear where the

bass saxophone plays? What about the bassoon? Oboe? Clarinet? Flute? Other saxophones?

Brass Family (Aerophones)

How is the sound made? (By buzzing the lips

inside of a cup-shaped mouthpiece) Which one is your favorite? Which of these instruments start this sound clip?

History of the Brass Family

First appearance:

Ensembles?

Trumpet: Examples found up to 4000 years old (French) Horn: First originated in the Middle Ages as hunting horns Trombone: After the mid15th century AD Tuba: Around 1600 AD

Orchestra Wind band Jazz band Marching band Pop groups

- Which pop group is this?

Percussion Family (Ideophones)

Struck Instruments:

Drums Cymbals Bells (cowbells!) Mallet instruments (Marimba, vibraphone, xylophone) Have been around as long as people could make up rhythm

History:

String Family (Chordophones)

Instruments with strings

that can be plucked or bowed Some of the most widely used modern instruments (from strings to guitar) Should the piano be included on this list?

Nope
Piano players actually

use hammers to hit the strings This makes the piano a percussion instrument

The Voice as an Instrument

Been with us since the

beginning
Very versatile No 2 voices are the same EVERYONE CAN SING!

History of Vocal Music

First notated singing

started with Chant

Meant as a religious way

to express thoughts and prayers

Very simple music

almost like a drone

Madrigals
First Choral Music Uses Text to evoke

emotion Fa La La La La vocables to create moods Most are about love 4 parts

Soprano Alto Tenor Bass

Opera
Adding music to Theater Included Dance Very Popular still in this

day
Text always had a

underlying purpose

Musical Theater
Modern Day Opera Includes all instruments

and Dancing
Serving as a means of

entertainment
Musicals want to be

shown on Broadway

Singing In the Movies

When Musicals moved to

Film
Many Celebrities are

Singers
Very popular Genre

FUN AND GAMES!