Vocal Sound,

Instrumental Sound
and Classification of
Musical Instruments
Vocal Sound
+ produced by the human voice
Intrumental Sounds
+ created from musical intruments
 Music performances can be
labeled as solo, duet, trio or
ensemble, depending upon the
number of performers.
Performers Vocal Instrumental

Solo –
one
performer
Duet –
two
performers
Trio –
three
performers
Ensemble –
more than
three
performers
 Musical
Instrument
+ a device created or adapted to make
musical sounds
+ can be grouped based on how sound is
produced and on other characteristics
that are common among them
+ each instrument belongs to one of the
four families namely: string, brass,
woodwind and percussion
The String Family
+ this instrument produce by
vibrating the strings through
plucking, bowing or striking
Examples

guitar
harp banduria
 double bass

viola cello violin

The Woodwind Family
+ this instruments produce sound by
blowing air through a hole at the
edge or between a reed and a
surface or between two reeds
Examples

flute clarinet oboe

bassoon recorder saxophone
The Brass Family
+ this instruments have a circular
mouthpiece where air is blown to
produce sound
Examples

trombone
trumpet
tuba French horn
The Percussion Family
+ this instrument are played by hitting with a
stick or mallet
+ some are tapped by the hands or struck
against one another
+ others are shaken, rubbed, scraped or played
in some other ways that can produced sound
Examples

tambourine
xylophone
glockspiel
 snare drum
timpant cymbals
 kulintang
triangle

bass drum