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Title: Band Instruments


1
Band Instruments
  • Kate Myatt
  • Professor Bartling
  • Instructional Technology in the Schools

2
Basics of the Concert Band
  • Consists of several woodwind, brass, and
    percussion instruments.
  • Various types of ensembles
  • Military Bands
  • Professional Bands
  • Community Bands
  • School Bands
  • More Facts on the Concert Band!

3
Brass Instruments
  • Valve instruments
  • Tone produced by vibration of the lips
  • Examples
  • Trumpet
  • Horn
  • Trombone
  • Tuba
  • Baritone

4
Woodwind Instruments
  • Instruments originally made from wood
  • Now some made of metal or plastic
  • Sound produced by blowing air against an edge or
    vibrating a reed
  • Double and Single Reed Instruments
  • Examples
  • Flute/Piccolo
  • Bassoon
  • Clarinet
  • Saxophone

5
Percussion
  • Any object that produces a sound when hit,
    shaken, rubbed, scraped, or another action
    producing vibration.
  • Percussive instruments can play not only rhythm,
    but also melody and harmony.
  • Examples
  • Drums (Timpani, Snare, Bass, etc.)
  • Cymbals Triangle
  • Xylophone

6
Coming Together
  • Combination of these 3 instrument groups creates
    a symphonic band.
  • What kind of repertoire is generally used?
  • A concert band is created for the purpose of
    performing and sometimes competing.
  • The Association of Concert Bands
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