Instruments
| Flute | This is a small wind instrument made from a small metal shaft with holes and keys for note changes. |
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| Clarinet | A woodwind instrument that requires a reed that vibrates to create sound this also has holes and keys for note changes. |
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Alto Saxophone Yaquelin plays this |
A woodwind instrument played by blowing on the read and pressing keys for note changes. Played in most jazz bands. |
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| Baritone Saxophone | A larger and deeper sounding alto saxophone. |
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| French horn | A brass instrument played by vibrating the lips for sound and by pressing keys for note changes, many times used for playing the melody in some bands. |
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Trumpet Matt plays this |
Played by vibrating the lips in the mouthpiece and pressing one or more of the three valves down for note changes. |
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| Baritone | A brass instrument usually played along with the tuba and trombone, they sometimes share the melody. |
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| Tuba | A giant baritone like instrument with a deeper sound. |
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Trombone Leland plays this |
A brass instrument where moving the slide, or on certain models pressing a button changes notes. |
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| Snare drum | A high pitch drum used for exiting cadences, and also used on many trap sets for bands has what is called a snare that sounds like beads are rattling when struck. |
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| Base drum | A large drum used for keeping the beat, normally played from side to side or sometimes played on a trap set as shown, it has a very deep sound. |
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| Tympany | A large bowl like drum that you can change the pitch with a peddle many times used for suspenseful parts of music. |
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| Piano | A large table consisting of keys and strings, the key strikes the string to make sound. |
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Guitar Matt plays this |
A stringed instrument, it is used in many rock n' roll bands along with a trap (drum and symbol) set and a bass guitar. |
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| Violin | Like a guitar, only it is smaller and uses a bow to vibrate strings. |
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These Definitions come from our own knowledge.
Thank you to Moses Lake House of Music for some of the pictures.
And thank you to the Moses Lake High School for the rest of the pictures.