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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University
Elements
Performing Media: Voices and Instruments

Exercise


Complete the following charts by placing each voice or instrument found in the section into its proper place.

1. Voices and strings.

FAMILYVOICESTRING
CHORDOPHONES
VIBRATING
ELEMENT:		Vocal chordsStretched strings
BOWEDPLUCKED
PITCH RANGE:
Soprano		   
Sopranino   
Alto   
Tenor   
Baritone   
Bass   
Contrabass   
Exceptions   
2. Woodwinds and brasses.

WOODWIND
(AEROPHONES)		BRASS
(AEROPHONES)
VIBRATING ELEMENT: a vibraing 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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