Timbre

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Timbre

• A Mini Lesson Presented by
• Jennifer Trewatha

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Timbre

• The character or quality of a sound that
  distinguishes one instrument, voice, or other
  sound source from another.

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Instruments

• Each Musical Instrument has its own sound. This
  is Timbre.
• Today we are going to learn about the Timbre of
  several instruments.
• Make sure you pay close attention as there will
  be a quiz at the end.

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• Violin

Flute
Clarinet
Oboe
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• Sax

Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba
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• French Horn

Piano
Xylophone
Triangle
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• Cymbals

Gong
Tambourine
Drum
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Quiz Time

• For this Quiz we will play Timbre Bingo. In a
  minute I will put up a list of instruments and
  you choose Nine (9) of them to put on your sheet.
  Then I will Play a Sound and you will cover that
  instrument if its on your sheet.
• Any Questions??

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Timbre Bingo Choices

• French Horn
• Piano
• Xylophone
• Triangle
• Cymbals
• Gong
• Tambourine
• Drum

• Violin
• Flute
• Clarinet
• Oboe
• Sax
• Trumpet
• Trombone
• Tuba

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The Sounds
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References

• http//www.datadragon.com/education/
• http//www.dsokids.com/2001/instrumentchart.htm
• http//www.sounddogs.com/
• My Wonderful Boyfriends collection of Wav files