Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 2: Performing Media: Voices and Instruments

Exercise


Complete the following charts by placing each voice or instrument listed in "Basic Terms" (page 5) in its proper place.

1. Voices and strings.

FAMILYVOICESTRING
CHORDOPHONES
VIBRATING
ELEMENT:		Vocal foldsStretched strings
BOWEDPLUCKED
PITCH RANGE:
Soprano		   
Sopranino   
Alto   
Tenor   
Baritone   
Bass   
Contrabass   
Exceptions   



2. Woodwinds and brasses.

WOODWIND
(AEROPHONES)		BRASS
(AEROPHONES)
VIBRATING ELEMENT: a vibrating column of airLips
WITHOUT A REEDSINGLE-REEDDOUBLE-REED
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    



3. Percussion Instruments:

STRETCHED MEMBRANE
(MEMBRAPHONES)
DEFINITE PITCHINDEFINITE PITCH
  
SELF-SOUNDING
(IDIOPHONES)
DEFINITE PITCHINDEFINITE PITCH
  



4. Keyboard Instruments:

INSTRUMENTVIBRATING
ELEMENT		MANNER OF TONE
PRODUCTION
piano  
harpsichord  
organ  
accordion  
synthesizer  
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