Middle School PPT on Aerophones.

1. Aerophones
Keith Moore
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2. Classifications of Musical
Instruments
5 Classes of Musical
Instruments
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Aerophones - We will learn
about three
History and uses

3. What is an Aerophone?
Any musical instrument that
produces sound by causing
air to vibrate without the use
of strings or membranes.
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What kind of instrument could
this be?

4. Aerophones
Brass and
Woodwinds
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5. The Bugle
Buglers from the Civil War and
WW1
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6. The BugleThe earliest brass
instruments did not have
valves like trumpets do
today. They were longer
and known as natural
trumpets.
King Tut’s
Trumpets
(1340-1331 BCE)6

7. The Bugle
The Bugle as we know it was
developed in the 18th century.
Bugle is French for Steer (A Bull)
Used for military calls and
ceremonies
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8. The Bugle
Mess Call
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9. The DidgeridooA natural wood trumpet from
Northern Australia.
2000 year old cave paintings
showing hunters playing the
Didgeridoo were discovered in
Australia.
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10. The DidgeridooUsed in hunting, battle, religious
ceremonies and celebrations.
Sometimes played together with
Clapsticks (a type of Idiophone)
Made from branches that have been
hollowed out by termites called
white ants.
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The Didgeridoo

12. The ShofarA ram’s horn used as a
natural trumpet.
Ancient Israel used the
Shofar in battle, religious
ceremonies and
celebrations.
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14. The Shofar
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15. The Shofar
Different kinds of animal horns are
commonly used.
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16. The Shofar
Lexi thinks it stinks.
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17. Classifications of Musical
Instruments
What class off
instrument did we
discuss?
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18. Classifications of Musical
Instruments
Aerophone
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19. Classifications of Musical
Instruments
How do we know if
an instrument is an
aerophone?
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20. Classifications of Musical
Instruments
Because you are
causing air to
move through it.
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