Timbre in Musical Instruments

 
What instrument do you hear?
 
Listen carefully!
 
Timbre
 
Pronounced “tam-bur”
 
Timbre
 
Pronounced “tam-bur”
The sound of an instrument is its 
timbre.
The 
timbre 
of something is what makes a
particular sound unique from another
sound.
Example: a guitar has a different 
timbre
 than a
piano.
 
How do instruments make sounds?
 
Read page 68:
“Each instrument has its own special sound, or
timbre. 
To make a sound on most wind
instruments, the player blows air into the
instrument, causing the air to vibrate. The
string instrument’s sound is made by vibrating
strings.”
The way an instrument makes sound affects its
timbre.
 
How do instruments make sounds?
 
Clarinet, oboe, bassoon and saxophone:
Reeds vibrate and create the sound.
Flute:
Air blown through the tone hole vibrates.
Strings:
Vibrate when plucked, strummed, or bowed.
Percussion:
Instruments are struck so they vibrate.
 
Allegro Molto 
from 
Quartet
 
Listen to this woodwind quartet.
What instruments do you hear?
What instrument is missing?
 
Descriptive Words for Timbre
 
 
 
   soft        hollow       thin        smooth
liquid    sweet         rich       warm        mellow
 
   airy        mellow    deep       dark           full
gentle    reedy (reed instruments)    nasal
 
harsh           brilliant       bright    rough
brassy (brass instruments)   round       fat
 
Pitch:  high, medium high, medium low, low.
 
Woodwind and Brass
Families
 
The String Family
 
Describe the timbre
 
Using a piece of paper, write what family the
instrument is in and write a description of
the instrument’s timbre.
 
http://www.beginband.com/sndclips.shtml
 
The End
Slide Note
Embed
Share

Explore the concept of timbre in musical instruments, including how different instruments produce unique sounds through vibration. Learn about woodwind, brass, and string families, and use descriptive words to describe timbre qualities. Enhance your knowledge of how instruments such as clarinet, oboe, flute, strings, and percussion create sounds. Listen attentively to identify instruments in compositions and discover the missing elements. Delve deeper into the significance of timbre and its role in shaping music.

  • Timbre
  • Musical Instruments
  • Woodwind
  • Brass
  • String Families

Uploaded on Sep 26, 2024 | 0 Views


Download Presentation

Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.

The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. Download presentation by click this link. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. What instrument do you hear? Listen carefully!

  2. Timbre Pronounced tam-bur

  3. Timbre Pronounced tam-bur The sound of an instrument is its timbre. The timbre of something is what makes a particular sound unique from another sound. Example: a guitar has a different timbre than a piano.

  4. How do instruments make sounds? Read page 68: Each instrument has its own special sound, or timbre. To make a sound on most wind instruments, the player blows air into the instrument, causing the air to vibrate. The string instrument s sound is made by vibrating strings. The way an instrument makes sound affects its timbre.

  5. How do instruments make sounds? Clarinet, oboe, bassoon and saxophone: Reeds vibrate and create the sound. Flute: Air blown through the tone hole vibrates. Strings: Vibrate when plucked, strummed, or bowed. Percussion: Instruments are struck so they vibrate.

  6. Allegro Molto from Quartet Listen to this woodwind quartet. What instruments do you hear? What instrument is missing?

  7. Descriptive Words for Timbre soft hollow thin smooth liquid sweet rich warm mellow airy mellow deep dark full gentle reedy (reed instruments) nasal harsh brilliant bright rough brassy (brass instruments) round fat Pitch: high, medium high, medium low, low.

  8. Woodwind and Brass Families

  9. The String Family

  10. Describe the timbre Using a piece of paper, write what family the instrument is in and write a description of the instrument s timbre. http://www.beginband.com/sndclips.shtml

  11. The End

More Related Content

giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#giItT1WQy@!-/#