Instruments Through Time
“This keyboard instrument is still used today"
What is it?
The answer is Piano
Modern music often uses instruments that create sound electronically.
synthesizer
Simple stringed instruments in the Middle Ages included these.
What are lutes and harps?
“Medieval music was mostly vocal or instrumental?”
Vocal
“Speed of music”
Tempo
“A medieval string instrument similar to a guitar”
The answer is a lute.
Modern artists often use this to create a distinctive sound or mood.
What is tone colour or timbre?
Medieval music rarely included these dramatic volume changes that we see in modern music.
What are crescendos and decrescendos?
“Modern music often uses this technology to record and edit songs”
computers
“Highness or lowness of sound”
Pitch
This modern electronic instrument uses keys and sounds”
The answer is a Keyboard/Synthesizer
Artists often use bass, vocal effects, and layering to make this stand out in a song.
What is distinctive tone colour?
The overall sound of medieval music can be described as this.
What is simple and pure?
“Medieval music was mostly written for this place”
Church
“Multiple notes played together”
chord
“This instrument keeps rhythm in most bands"
The answer is drums
Contrasting quiet and loud parts in a song helps create this type of emotional effect.
What is expressive or dramatic impact?
Toward the end of the medieval era, composers began experimenting with this more complex texture.
What is polyphonic texture?
Modern concerts use these to make music louder for large audiences”
speakers or amplifiers?
“Soft vs loud in music.”
Dynamics
“Electric version of this instrument changed rock music.”
The answer is Guitar
Artists use layered instruments and vocals to create an experience where every section of a song feels…
What is complex and full-bodied?
Music in medieval Europe was controlled by this powerful organization, shaping style and content.
What is the Church hierarchy or clergy?
“Medieval music was mostly one melody, while modern music often includes this?"
harmony
“Symbol that tells you how fast to play”
Time signature