Musical Instruments and Sound

Musical Instruments and Sound

The various ways music is produced and the different properties involved

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Reorder

Put the process of making sound in the correct order from start to finish

• First, something must cause the vibration

• The medium (usually air or water) around the vibrating object vibrates in sympathy, causing waves of energy to travel through the surrounding molecules.

• the ears convert the information into the chemical and electrical signals that the brain interprets as sound. 

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Multiple Choice

When designing an instrument, which is not a crucial consideration to think about?

• The color of the instrument

• What is being vibrated

• How will it change pitches

• How is it played

Multiple Choice

The unique sound of an instrument is called its _____________

• Identity

• Personality

• Timbre

• Class

Match

Match the following instruments with its source of vibration

• Guitar

• Drum

• Brass

• Woodwind

String

Membrane

Lips

Reed

• String

• Membrane

• Lips

• Reed

Dropdown

Another factor of a sound is its amplitude or loudness and softness. You can increase the loudness of a guitar by adding a ​

Select answer

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Multiple Choice

To be a good instrument, you need to be able to get various frequencies or pitches from an instrument. What is one way to get a different pitch from an air instrument?

• Make it tighter

• Make it larger

• Make it longer

• Change its color

Multiple Choice

What property of sound is related to pitch?

• Amplitude

• Intensity

• Frequency

• Medium

Multiple Choice

When we sing or play instruments, we only produce 1 sound wave.

• True

• False

Dropdown

The different tones that an instrument creates when creating a pitch is called an octave or sometimes called an ​​

Select answer

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