Key Terms of Sound
Vibrations in the air
Sound
The process of writing music.
Notate
This string instrument plays the highest notes of the string family.
Violin
This brass instrument plays the melody in the highest ranges.
Trumpet
This instrument plays the highest notes in the woodwind section.
Flute
How loud or soft a sound is
Dynamics
The main starting note in the middle of the piano keyboard.
Middle C
This instrument plays the lowest notes of the string family.
Bass
This huge brass instrument plays the lowest notes in the brass section of the orchestra.
Tuba
This is the lowest sounding instrument of the woodwind family.
Bassoon
Highness or lowness of sound
Pitch
Five lines used for writing music.
Staff
You must sit down to play this string instrument.
Cello
This brass instrument uses a slide to change pitch.
Trombone
This unique sounding, double reed instrument of the woodwind family plays the melody most of the time.
Oboe
Quality of sound
Timbre or tone color
Symbol used to lower a pitch one half step.
Flat
This string instrument is extremely popular in rock bands but is not normally found in orchestras.
Guitar
This round, mostly flat brass instrument plays mainly harmony parts.
French horn
This single reed woodwind instrument is Squidward's favorite instrument.
Clarinet
Symbol used to identify pitch on a staff.
Clef
Symbol used to take away a sharp or a flat.
Natural
This instrument looks like a violin but plays one string lower.
Viola
This instrument is made of brass but isn't considered a brass instrument since the player uses a reed to play it.
Saxophone
Though not normally found in the orchestra, this woodwind instrument plays melodies even higher than the flute.
Piccolo