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Music and Musical Instruments

The document provides an overview of music, defining it as an art form that expresses emotions through rhythm, melody, harmony, and dynamics. It discusses the impact of music on people's lives, highlighting its role in providing peace, motivation, and comfort. Additionally, it categorizes various musical instruments into bowed, plucked, stuck, woodwind, brass, and percussion, detailing examples and characteristics of each type.

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Music and Musical Instruments

The document provides an overview of music, defining it as an art form that expresses emotions through rhythm, melody, harmony, and dynamics. It discusses the impact of music on people's lives, highlighting its role in providing peace, motivation, and comfort. Additionally, it categorizes various musical instruments into bowed, plucked, stuck, woodwind, brass, and percussion, detailing examples and characteristics of each type.

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MUSIC AND

MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
Meet Nolkha
WRO0735404
Batch 23
PC20
What is Music?
An art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant
forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and dynamics.
How does music affect you?
Music is an important thing in our lives.
It can help us in many ways:
◦Most people find peace in music.

◦Some find motivation.

◦Helps you out when you are sad.


Music in General
Music is everywhere in every community.

Music has been throughout history.

It has the ability to affect everybody.


MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

WOOODWIN PERCUSSIO
STRING BRASS
D N

BOWED PLUCKED STUCK


BOWED STRING
INSTRUMENTS
◦In these types of instruments, sound is made by
rubbing the strings with a bow.
◦Includes the
Violin
Viola
Cello
Contrabass
VIOLIN VIOLA
◦Has 4 strings. ◦The alto voice in the string
family.
◦The soprano voice in ◦Slightly larger than the violin.
the string family. ◦ Played just like the violin
◦Held under the chin,
resting on the shoulder.
CELLO CONTRABASS
◦ The tenor voice in ◦The largest and lowest
the string family. instrument in the string
family.
◦Shaped like a violin
◦ Because of its size it is
but much larger.
usually played standing
◦ Is held between the or sitting on a high chair
player’s knees.
PLUCKED STRING
INSTRUMENTS
Instruments in which
sound is produced by
plucking the strings
with a plectrum or with
the fingers.
HARP GUITAR
◦Has about 45 strings. ◦A stringed
◦Strings are plucked by instrument,
hand. usually containing
6 or 12strings.
◦There are pedals at the
◦Played by plucking
bottom of the harp that
or strumming.
adjust the length of
strings to change
sounds.
HARPSICORD LUTE
◦Played like a ◦A plucked string
keyboard. instrument with
◦Sound is made by a long neck.
plucking the strings ◦Shaped like a
with plectrums using a half an egg.
keyboard.
STUCK STRING
INSTRUMENTS

Instruments that
produce sound when
small hammers strike
the strings, triggered
by a keyboard.
PIANO
◦Sound is made by
small hammers
striking its strings.
◦ The hammers strike
the strings when the
player’s hands press
the piano keys.
WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS
◦Instruments that are mostly
made of wood and have a
reed mouthpiece.
◦Sound is produced by air
passing through the inside
of the tube.
◦The shorter the length of the
tube, the higher the sound
that is produced.
FLUTE PICCOL
◦A narrow tube with a
O
◦Basically just a small flute.
row of holes covered
by keys on the side. ◦The pitch is higher than
◦The player blows air the flute.
over the small hole in
the mouthpiece to
produce sound.
BASSOON CLARINET
◦A large, double reed ◦Made from wood.
instrument. ◦Has a single reed.
◦Produces the lowest ◦Player uses both hands to
sound of all the wood press the metal keys.
wind instruments.
BRASS INSTRUMENTS

These instruments produce


sound by the player
vibrating their lips while
blowing air through a cup
or funnel-shaped
mouthpiece.
TRUMPET FRENCH
◦The highest sounding
HORN
◦Made of 3.6 meters
instrument in the of tubing.
brass family. ◦The player presses
the keys with his left
◦Has 3 keys. hand and puts his
right hand inside of
the bell.
TROMBONE TUBA
◦Instead of keys, the ◦The lowest sounding
trombone has a slide member of brass
that changes its length. family.
◦Moving thee slide ◦Has 4-5 keys.
makes different sounds.
◦Is held in the
player’s lap.
PERCUSSION
◦Instruments in the
percussion family are
played by being hit,
shaken, or scrapped.
◦These instruments
provide a variety of
sounds.
TIMPANI SNARE
◦Also called DRUM
◦Has 2 drum sides.
“kettledrums”.
◦The top is usually ◦The player hits the
made from cowskin or top with wooden
plastic. drumsticks.
◦Hit with a stick or
mallet.
◦Has foot pedals.
BASS
DRUM GONG
◦Much larger than the ◦Large, circular pieces
snare drum. of brass that are hit
◦Played on its side so with mallets.
both sides can be hit. ◦In China, gongs were
used to make
announcements and
send messages.
THANKYOU!

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