The Mediums of Music

The Mediums of MusicBaltazar, MarjorieSaldua, AngelaVelasquez, AbigailThe Two Medium in MusicVocal MediumInstrumental MediumVocal MediumThe oldest and still most popular of all instruments is the HUMAN VOICE. It is the most personal and direct of all instruments as it comes from with in the body. The song projected by human voice is the most natural form of music.Male voices male voices have three registers: bass (lowest), baritone (middle), and tenor (highest). The lowest of the male local registers is the basso profundo.

Female voices female voices also have three registers: alto (lowest), mezzo soprano (middle), and soprano (highest). The highest of the female vocal registers is the coloratura soprano.

Human voiceIt is the most expressive of all the instruments. It is Mans first instrument. Tones are produced by the vibrations of vocal chords in the voice box (larynx) resonating in the cavities of the chest, mouth and nose.Classification of VoiceSoprano is the highest of all vocal pitches. It is sung by females. Alto or Contralto is just below soprano and also sung by females. Tenor is the highest pitch for a male voice. Bass is the lowest pitch in a chorus and sung by males.Mezzo-soprano is the pitch in between soprano and alto.Baritone is the pitch in between tenor and bass.

Instrumental MediumAn instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or vocals. Instrumental medium pertains to the different instruments played by musicians.The Musical InstrumentsStringWindPercussionKeyboard

String InstrumentsAre musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings.Two classifications are bowed and plucked.Bowing method used in some string instruments, including the violin, viola, cello, and the double bass. The bow consists of a stick with many hairs stretched between its ends and causes a stick-slip phenomenon that makes the string vibrate. Plucking method used in playing string instruments, such as the banjo, ukulele, guitar, harp, lute, using a finger or a plastic plectrum (pl. plectra) to pluck the strings. THE BOWED STRING INSTRUMENTSViolin

Viola

Cello

Double Bass

THE PLUCKED STRING INSTRUMENTSGuitar

Harp

Lute

Banjo

Wind instrumentsWind instruments are musical instruments that contain a resonator (usually tube) in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece. Two classifications are brass and woodwind.Woodwind instruments change their pitch by changing where the air escapes. They use a wooden reed to form the mouthpiece. Brass instruments change their pitch by changing the length of the tubing which the air passes through. They do not having any moving parts that vibrate to produce the sound, and they are also called labrosones, meaning lip-vibrated instruments. WOODWIND INSTRUMENTSFlute

Clarinet

BASS INSTRUMENTSBass Trumpet

Tuba

Percussion instrumentsPercussion instruments are musical instruments sounded by being struck or beaten. Two classifications are pitched percussion and unpitched percussion. Pitched percussion have definite pitch, such as xylophones and glockenspiels, while Unpitched percussion have indeterminate pitch and maintained rhythm, such as cymbals and maracas. PITCHED PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTSGlockenspiel

Xylophone

UNPITCHED PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTSCymbals

Maracas

Keyboard instrumentsKeyboard instruments are musical instruments played using a keyboard.

Piano

Accordion

Musical GroupsEnsemble music is music rendered by a group of performers singers and/or players of musical instruments. Orchestra An orchestra is the most spectacular of the ensembles because of its large size. Usually performing under direction of a conductor, the musicians playing several instruments.

Symphony Orchestra A symphony orchestra is a large ensemble composed of about 100 players. It includes all the principal instrumental types divided into four sections or four basic ranges: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass.

ConcertoThe concerto is a form written for an orchestra in which one solo instruments, for example, a piano or a violin, is given prominence.

BandA band is an instrumental ensemble having the size of an orchestra but consisting mainly or exclusively of wind and percussion instruments. Nowadays, a band is used to mean a small group of performers, consisting of a soloist, drummer, guitarist/s, and keyboardist, or a small group of singers.

RondallaA Rondalla is a band usually composed of stringed instruments. It is the best-known instrumental group in the Philippines today.

The ConductorA conductor is someone who leads and guides an orchestra or a group of singers in order to perform a piece to the best of their abilities. Conductors work in theater or stage plays, film or TV scores, lead orchestras and choirs that are either amateurs or pros.

The conductor makes sure that the music piece is interpreted properly by acting as the guide to the musicians or singers.

QUIZI. Give the two medium of music and explain each. (5 pts.)II. What are the four categories of musical instruments? (4 pts.)III. Give at least 2 of musical groups. (2 pts.)IV. What is Conductor? (4 pts.)