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Musical Instrument Categories Membranophone Chordophone Idiophone Aerophone Electrophone
Membranophone Sound is made by striking a ‘membrane’ or ‘skin’ stretched across an opening Examples: Various kinds of Drums
Aerophone Sound is made by vibrating air in a column or tube Examples: - air blows across the tube (traverse) flute, pop bottle, - whistle – recorder, bird calls - reed – clarinet, grass between your thumbs… kaan, mouth-organ - Double reed – oboe, bassoon straw – (the L.U. Con-ed Vuvuzela!)
Idiophone Sound source is unique to the instrument – Many kinds of percussion instruments Stones, bones, Sound can be caused by ‘striking’, ‘scraping’, twirling, -- essentially causing air to vibrate around the instrument…
Chordophone Sound is made by a string (chord) drawn taught over or from a resonating surface. Chordophones can be plucked – banjo, guitar, harpsichord, etc. Struck – birmbau, dulcimer, clavichord, piano, Bowed – i.e. chord vibrates by causing FRICTION violin, viola, violincello, double bass, Also: tiger drum
Electrophone Sound is made through electronic means THERAMIN MOOG Synthesizer Mellotron http://www.youtube.com/watchv=ylI0S1v9B3k&feature=related Digital Synthesizer MIDI
What classification do you think the drumbone is? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOL8- qIYemg&feature=related
Didjeridoo http://didjiman.com/didjeridu/didge-make.htm
Packing Tape Frame Drum
Ugly Stick
Sewer Flute