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Understanding Timbre: The Unique Sound of Musical Instruments

Timbre, pronounced “tam-bur,” defines the distinct sound of musical instruments, making each note unique. For instance, a guitar produces a different timbre compared to a piano. Instruments create sound through various methods: wind instruments use air vibrations, string instruments vibrate strings, and percussion instruments are struck to vibrate. Explore the sounds of a woodwind quartet and identify the instruments you hear. This guide also provides descriptive words for timbre, helping you articulate the different qualities of sound across families like woodwind and brass.

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Understanding Timbre: The Unique Sound of Musical Instruments

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  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 • Pitch: high, medium high, medium low, low. 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

  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

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