ACADEMIC DECATHLON The Fundamentals of AP Music Theory By Sabino Otero
FAMILIES OF INSTRUMENTS All instruments are included under a certain family of instruments
STRING INSTRUMENTS Cordophones: Things with bows or plucks, such as Cello, Violin, or Bass.
BRASS INSTRUMENTS Metal Aerophones: Buzzes vibrate air columns. These instruments consist of trumpets, trombones, didgeridoo etc.
WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS Aerophones: Any Aerophones that require the player to breath through it in order to vibrate the air column. These are recorders, clarinets and flutes.
PERCUSSION Membranophones and Idiophones: Instruments that are physically struck with objects; drums, drombones, and really… just about anything that you can beat loudly to make music. (Requires little actual talent to play.)
KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS Anything with keys, really. Piano, keyboard…. Piano… keyboard…