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1) How are musical instruments
classified?
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Scientific Classification
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European Terminology
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| aerophones
(sound is generated by an air-column) |
wind / brass |
| idiophones (the material
itself generates the sound) |
percussion |
| chordophones (sound is generated
by a stretched string) |
strings |
| electrophones (sound is
generated by electronic means) |
electronic music |
| membranophones (sound is
generated by a tightly stretched membrane made of skin or other materials) |
percussion |
2) What are aerophones?
This group of instruments
consists of a variety of instruments in which the sound is generated by
a vibrating air mass. Aerophones are divided into 3 main categories of
Woodwinds, Brass and Polyphonic.
3) What other sub-categories
are there in the Woodwinds group?
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with mouthpiece (labial) ->
with ordinary aperture -> end-blown
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with mouthpiece (labial) ->
with ordinary aperture -> side-blown
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with mouthpiece (labial) ->
with whistle aperture
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with reed (lingual) -> single-reed
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with reed (lingual) -> double-reed
4) Which category does recorder
belong to?
with
mouthpiece (labial) -> with ordinary aperture -> end-blown
5) What some other instruments
share the same category as the recorder?
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Regions
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Regions/Name of Instruments
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| Africa |
Morocco:
end-blown flute with 6 holes |
| America |
Mexico:
clay flute
Dakota:
love flute (native American Indian Flute) |
| The Far East |
Japan:
shakuhachi |
| Middle East |
Iraq:
flute with a mouthpiece
Turkey:
flute
with a mouthpiece
Caucasus region:
Tutek |
| Europe |
Norwegian Recorder
Latvia:
Stabule flute
Tin whistle |
(Look at the pictures
of some of the instruments mentioned above)
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