Music Genesis Quiz 1

What's the definition of music?

Music is the art form that uses sound, through time, on a canvas of silence

What is timbre

tone; color; the characteristic sound of an instrument or sound due to the science of its sound wave

What differentiates woodwind instruments from others

not necessarily made of wood, but the player blows against a sharp edge or through a reed to cause air within the resonator to vibrate

Is oboe a single reed instrument

No, its a double reed instrument

What differentiates brass from others

lip vibrated

What's the difference between timbre of cylindrical vs conical brass

The cylindrical is bright, conical is more mellow. Examples: cylindrical are trumpet and trombone. conical are oboe and saxophone.

What differentiates percussion instruments from others

you have to hit them for sound

What's the difference between definite and indefinite instruments

you can choose pitch to play (can play melody), indefinite pitched - can not choose pitch to play (can not play melody) Examples: Indefinite are drums, bass, snare, triangle. Definite, marimba, xylophone

What differentiates string instruments from others

make strings vibrate, so air resonates

biggest to smallest

violin, double bass, viola, cello

Double bass, cello, viola, violin

1. Biggest to smallest

guitar, mandolin, guitarron

Mandolin, guitar, guitaron

What continent is Guzheng from

asia

What is a Synthesizer

uses electrical signals to make sound

What is sampling

using a snippet or small portion of an already existing sound or track and it repeats