Wednesday, September 21, 2011

String Instruments

Hello class,
This week, you will listen to four videos to the right. As you listen, you should think about how the timbre (the tone color) and pitch (highness/lowness) of the instruments are different. Also, you need to think about the style of music that you are hearing.

Here are some good timbre words:
light or heavy; dark or bright; breathy; punchy; clear; focussed or unfocussed; piercing; harsh; warm; mellow; resonant; flat; vibrato (do you hear it vibrating?) or no vibrato

Write 8 sentences: One sentence about each instrument that describes how it is uniquely different than the other three, and another sentence that describes the style of music that the instrument is playing.

Rubric:
20 pts - Students commented correctly using the blog, and included their name.
20 pts - Students comment on pitch of different instruments.
20 pts - Students correctly comment on the timbre of different instruments.
20 pts - Students correctly comment on the style of the music that each instrument is playing.
20 pts - Students used correct grammar and spelling.

Please write and submit your post for this assignment by Monday, October 3 for full credit.

In case you can't watch the videos to the right, here are the URL's for the videos:
Violin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Xt-XeWnHM
Viola: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzduecTEjiQ&feature=fvw
Cello: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GczSTQ2nv94
String Bass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Hx0VfUbTw

8 comments:

Kayla Tucker said...

The Cello's timbre was Resonant, It was focused, and it was also a little disconjunct. Its Pitch was high and it wasn't deep.

Kayla Tucker said...

The String Basses pitch was very low, Its timbre was deep,conjunct, and focused.This instrument is uniquely different from thee other instruments because its pitch is wayy lower,and its also more vibrato.

Kayla Tucker said...

The Violin was a little disjunct on some parts, its pitch was high, wIts Timbre was harsh, but also vibrato.

Kayla Tucker said...

The Viola's pitch was high,Its timbre was mellow, and warm. This instrument is uniquely different from the others because this is the only instrument that is slow and sounds very sad, and calming while all the others sound very loud, and energetic.

Brianna Wilson-Hooper said...

The violin was high pitched, the timbre was light, bright and unfocused. The style was very popular because the violin was playing songs with the dj which were r&b and hip hop. I also heard a couple of songs I know.

The viola was high pitched, the style was traditional. The timbre was mellow, light and piercing. This instrument was different because it was played very slow.

The cello was low pitched. The timbre was heavy and vibrato. The style was popular, the video was different because it included singing.

The string bass was very low pitch. The timbre was heavy, vibrato and focused. The style was popular, and this instrument was different because the string bass was the biggest instrument and it was hand played.

Erin Crawford said...

The violin is bright, warm, and high pitched. The style of the violin music is hip-hop.
The viola is bright, warm and high ptiched but lower pitched than the violin. The stle of the the viloa music is classical.
The cello is light, clear, warm, resonant, and high pitched. The music is pop.
The bass is heavy, dark, clear, warm, resonant, and low pitched. the style o the the music iss jazz.

ANthony Mosley Jr said...

The timbre of the violin in the first video is bright and light. The style of the music that the violin is playing is hip hop. The timbre of the viola in the second video is mellow and warm. The style of the music the viola is playing is classical. The timbre of the cello in the third video is punchy. The style of the music that cello is playing is pop. The timbre of the string bass in the fourth video is heavy and vibrato. The style of the music that the string bass is playing is jazz.

Nia Howard said...

The violin has its own unique style becuase it combines classical with hip hop. The timbre is resonant, high, and bright. The style that the violin is playing is hip hop. The viola is uniquely different because it is more refined. The style of the viola is classical. The cello is uniquely different becuase it is paired with vocals. The style of the cello would possible be country or pop. The timbre is light and bright. The string bass is uniquely different from the other videos because its timbre is dark and heavy. The style of the cello would possible be blues or jazz.

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