Music Facts & Vocab
Drumstick in Spanish is....
palillo
In Spanish, double bass is called.....
contrabajo
In Spanish, french horn is called....
trompa
What is bass drum in Spanish?
bombo
In Spanish, electric guitar is called.....
guitarra eléctrica
Big instruments make ______ pitched sounds than small instruments (higher or lower).
lower
The harp and the guitar make a sound when we _____ the strings.
pluck
Wind instruments are also called ______________.
aerophones
What is snare drum in Spanish?
caja
In Spanish, bass guitar is called....
bajo eléctrico
4 factors to determine timbre......
size, shape, material, how it is played
String instruments are also called ________________.
chordophones
The tuba, trombone, and trumpet are all in the ______ family.
brass
Cymbals in Spanish is ________.
unpitched, platillos
In English, sintetizador is called a......
synthesiser
The sound box of an instrument determines its pitch and intensity. What is sound box in Spanish?
caja de resonancia
What type of string instruments are the viola, cello, and violin?
bowed strings
Name three woodwind instruments.
flute, recorder, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon
The castanets, scraper, and triangle are part of the ____________ _____________ family.
unpitched percussion
Which two electrophones amplify sound with electricity?
electric guitar and bass guitar
An artisan specialized in making and repairing string instruments is called a ________.
luthier
True or False...The piano and the accordion are both struck string instruments
False, the accordion is a keyboard wind instrument
What family are the accordion, and organ in? And what are these instruments called in Spanish?
keyboard, acordeón y órgano
Name three pitched percussion instruments....
marimba, tubular bells, timpani (kettle drums), xylophone, metallophone, glockenspiel
Which two electrophones amplify and generate sound with electricity?
synthesiser and ondes Martenot