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Instrument Families and Classifications: Chordophones and Electrophones

Kenneth Beck Enterprise High School. Instrument Families and Classifications: Chordophones and Electrophones. Review. What four classes of instruments have we discussed thus far? What two classes have we not discussed yet?

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Instrument Families and Classifications: Chordophones and Electrophones

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  1. Kenneth Beck Enterprise High School Instrument Families and Classifications: Chordophones and Electrophones

  2. Review • What four classes of instruments have we discussed thus far? • What two classes have we not discussed yet? • What do you think each of these groups includes? What kinds of instruments?

  3. Review • What four classes of instruments have we discussed thus far? • Aerophones, Membranophones, Idiophones, Corpophones • What two classes have we not discussed yet? • Chordophones, Electrophones • What do you think each of these groups includes? What kinds of instruments?

  4. Chordophones“The String Family” • Someone explain to me how a chordophone works. If you need help, think back to our trick with the rubber band. • Can you think of some examples? • We are going to look at 6 examples.

  5. Chordophones: Violin • Soprano voiced orchestral chordophone • Has 4 strings • Played with fingers and a bow • Traditionally has a guard to rest your chin on

  6. Chordophones: Viola • Alto voiced orchestral chordophone • Has 4 strings • Played with fingers and a bow

  7. Chordophones: Cello • Tenor voiced orchestral chordophone • Has 4 strings • Played with fingers and a bow

  8. Chordophones: Bass • Bass voiced orchestral chordophone • Has 4 strings • Played with fingers and a bow

  9. The Orchestral Chordophones

  10. Chordophones: Guitar • Most commonly played chordophone in US • Has 6 strings • Played with fingers or a pick

  11. Chordophones: Voice • Yes, the voice is a chordophone. Why? • VOCAL CORDS • Millions of strings (larynx) • Played by air passing through the larynx • Exception to the aerophone rule.

  12. Electrophones • What makes this class of instruments different from the others?

  13. Electrophones: Keyboard • Essentially, an electronic piano.

  14. Electrophones: Synthesizer • An instrument that creates a synthetic sound using varying settings of distortion.

  15. What is an ENSEMBLE? • Do you remember? • An ensemble is a group of musicians playing together in a group. • We will talk about 5 different ensembles.

  16. Ensembles: Concert Band • General “band” ensemble • Includes woodwinds, brasswinds, and percussion. • Example: • US Marine Band “The President’s Own”

  17. Ensembles: Marching Band • Entertainment ensemble • Includes woodwinds, brasswinds, and percussion. • Usually excludes oboe, bassoon, and includes a variation of traditional percussion. • Drum and Bugle Corps is a division of competitive marching band that does not use woodwinds. • Example: • Blue Devils • Cavaliers

  18. Ensembles: Jazz Band • Specialized ensemble that focuses on execution of various styles • Instrumentation: • Saxophones • Trumpets • Trombones • Piano • Drum set • Example: • Gordon Goodwin’s Big “Phat” Band

  19. Ensembles: Orchestra • General “string” ensemble • Includes woodwinds, brasswinds, strings and percussion. • Excludes saxophone, euphonium, and voices • Example • San Francisco Symphony

  20. Ensembles: Choir • General “vocal” ensemble • Includes only Voices and piano • Example • Vienna Boys’ Choir

  21. Review • Major Chordophones • Violin* • Viola* • Cello* • Bass* • Guitar • Voice *denotes orchestral chordophone • Major Electrophones • Keyboard • Synthesizer • Major Ensembles • Concert Band • Marching Band • Jazz Band • Orchestra • Choir

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