Tone Colour - Music 1 Analysis
Tone Colour - Music 1 Analysis
1. What typical materials are most instruments made out of eg wood?
An instrument can be grouped into six main categories, which all have specific individual sound. These are wood, metal, string, skin, electronic and vocal. The qualities of the sound in each category are primarily similar. 2. List FIVE methods of producing sound eg hitting.
The five ways of producing a sound involves hitting, blowing, shaking, scraping, and plucking. 3. What is the difference between acoustic and electronic sounds?
The difference between acoustic and electronic sounds is that acoustic sounds are non-electronic, one that is ‘raw’ and must be vibrated in order to produce an acoustic sound. Contrastingly, electronic sound refers to sounds that are created by electronic technology. 4. List the instruments you would find in the STRING FAMILY.
Instruments such as the violin, viola, cello, guitar, ukulele, sitar, harp, bass guitar, and double bass. The piano can be considered in the string family because of the vibration that occurs through the strings of the piano, however it can also be considered percussion because the method of production involves ‘hitting’ the notes. 5. List some tone colour/describing words that could be used for string instruments.
Bright, buzzing, clear, dramatic, light, mellow, muted, percussive, pizzicato, plucked, sweet. 6. List the instruments you would find in the WOODWIND FAMILY.
Instruments in the woodwind family include the flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, piccolo, double bassoon, saxophone. 7. List some tone colour/describing words that could be used for woodwind instruments.
Some tone colour words for woodwind can include an airy, breathy, coarse, dark, harsh, reedy, resonant, warm, and velvety. 8. List the instruments you would find in the BRASS FAMILY.
Instruments in the brass family could include the French horn, trumpet, trombone, cornet, euphonium, and the bugle. 9.
1. What typical materials are most instruments made out of eg wood?
An instrument can be grouped into six main categories, which all have specific individual sound. These are wood, metal, string, skin, electronic and vocal. The qualities of the sound in each category are primarily similar. 2. List FIVE methods of producing sound eg hitting.
The five ways of producing a sound involves hitting, blowing, shaking, scraping, and plucking. 3. What is the difference between acoustic and electronic sounds?
The difference between acoustic and electronic sounds is that acoustic sounds are non-electronic, one that is ‘raw’ and must be vibrated in order to produce an acoustic sound. Contrastingly, electronic sound refers to sounds that are created by electronic technology. 4. List the instruments you would find in the STRING FAMILY.
Instruments such as the violin, viola, cello, guitar, ukulele, sitar, harp, bass guitar, and double bass. The piano can be considered in the string family because of the vibration that occurs through the strings of the piano, however it can also be considered percussion because the method of production involves ‘hitting’ the notes. 5. List some tone colour/describing words that could be used for string instruments.
Bright, buzzing, clear, dramatic, light, mellow, muted, percussive, pizzicato, plucked, sweet. 6. List the instruments you would find in the WOODWIND FAMILY.
Instruments in the woodwind family include the flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, piccolo, double bassoon, saxophone. 7. List some tone colour/describing words that could be used for woodwind instruments.
Some tone colour words for woodwind can include an airy, breathy, coarse, dark, harsh, reedy, resonant, warm, and velvety. 8. List the instruments you would find in the BRASS FAMILY.
Instruments in the brass family could include the French horn, trumpet, trombone, cornet, euphonium, and the bugle. 9.