Traditional
Instruments
Instruments
This string instrument is held under the chin and played with a bow.
Violin/Viola
This kitchen item can be used as a percussion instrument by hitting it with a spoon
pot (or pan)
This element of music refers to how fast or slow a song is played
tempo
Music is organized _____ that moves through time
sound
Boomwhackers are colorful tubes made of this lightweight material
plastic
This string instrument is held under the chin and played with a bow.
Trumpet
These plastic containers filled with rice or beans can be shaken to make rhythm.
shakers (or maracas)
This element describes how loud or soft music is played
dynamics (or volume)
True or False: Music must always have words to be considered music
false
You create sound with Boomwhackers by doing this action.
hitting (or striking) them
This large string instrument sits on the floor and the player plucks or bows the strings while sitting behind it.
Cello
This office supply can be stretched between your thumbs and blown to make sound.
rubber band
This element refers to the highness or lowness of a sound
pitch
This type of music has no words and relies only on instruments
instrumental music
Each Boomwhacker is a different _____ to represent different musical notes
color
This woodwind instrument has a single reed and comes in different sizes including soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone
saxophone
Multiple glass bottles filled with different amounts of water can be played by blowing across the tops to create different _____
What are pitches (or notes)
This element is the pattern of long and short sounds in music.
rhythm
Music can express these human feelings and experiences without using any words
emotions
Longer Boomwhackers make _____ sounds while shorter ones make _____ sounds
lower and higher (pitches)
This percussion instrument consists of metal bars arranged like a piano keyboard and is played with mallets.
What is a xylophone (or vibraphone)
This electronic device can create, record, and play back music using computer software.
computer (or tablet/smartphone
This element describes the quality or color of a sound that makes a flute sound different from a trumpet playing the same note
timbre (or tone color
Every culture around the world has this in common, proving it's a universal human experience and language.
music
You can hit Boomwhackers against your hand, the floor, or these other Boomwhackers to create different _____.
timbres (or sounds)