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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
What kind of instrumentalist would someone who plays both of those be?
Families of Instruments
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?
inside of a cup-shaped mouthpiece) Which one is your favorite? Which of these instruments start this sound clip?
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
Drums Cymbals Bells (cowbells!) Mallet instruments (Marimba, vibraphone, xylophone) Have been around as long as people could make up rhythm
History:
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
beginning
Very versatile No 2 voices are the same EVERYONE CAN SING!
Madrigals
First Choral Music Uses Text to evoke
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
Film
Many Celebrities are
Singers
Very popular Genre