hornbostel-sachs
type of instrument classification that ethnomusicologists use today
chordophones
instrument with a vibrating string making the sound
bridge
used to lift the string up over the body of the instrument
fret
intermediate bridge on a chordophone where the player can push down to change the length of the string
course
collection of adjacent strings associated with a particular pitch
zither
chordophones with the strings parallel to a resonator that extends their entier length
lute
chordophones in which the strings are parallel to the body that holds them, with a resonator at one end
lyre
chordophones where the strings are attached to a crossbar held up by two posts with a resonator at the bottom
harp
chordophones in which the strings are perpendicular to a resonator
aerophones
instrument where a column of air whithin the instrument makes the sound
harmonic series
the player of instrument can use _____ by making the instrument vibrate in different frequencies in this series by increasing the air pressure
overblowing
a tecnhique where a player increases the air pressure in an instrument
reed
flat piece of wood used in aerophones that vibrates in the wind
bore
shape of an aerophone’s tubing
flute
aerophones in which a stream of air is focused on a sharp edge
double reed
aerophones in which two pieces of reed or other material are tied tightly together at the end of a tube, and when put under enough air pressure, begin to vibrate against eachother
single reed
aerophone in which a flat piece of wood is tied to the mouthpiece of a tube and blown over, causing it to vibrate
buzzed-lip instruments
aerophones in which the player buzzes his lips into the end of a tube
membranophones
drums with some kind of skin or thin plastic tightlt stretched over a frame of resonator
head
the skin or thin plastic that is stretched over a frame or resonator in a membranophone
idiophone
instruments in which entire body of the instrument vibrates when struck or rubbed or otherwise set in motion