Week 9: Instrument Videos

Instruments & Their Families

My first video is a instrument from the brass family. I chose the trumpet. I chose the trumpet, because I have always loved to hear a trumpet being played and I love jazz music. The instrument is categorized in this family, because it, along with the others of the family are played by blowing air through closed lips. This produces a buzzing sound that sends the sound through the instrument and making waves of noise that comes out of the instrument. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkS9bo64RRo

My second video is from the percussion family. I chose the cymbals. I chose the cymbal, because it is my least favorite instrument from the family. The cymbal is in the large family of percussion because it is usually an instrument that produces sound when you hit. You can hit it, or others in the family, you can scratch, shake, or rub to make a vibration that produces a sound. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft-kEoO55lM

My third video is from the strings family. I chose the cello. I chose this video because I love Coldplay and I thought this guy is very talented with the cello. The cello is in the strings family, because the instruments, including the cello have strings that you can be plucked, picked, bowed, or struck. In the case of the cello, you bow it. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NkNJZiH7Xc

My fourth and final video is from the woodwinds family. I chose the flute. I love the way a flute sounds if played correctly, as in this video. I also love the Titanic, which is why I chose this video. (Please fast forward through the men speaking.) The flute is a part of the woodwinds family, because you use a mouthpiece to blow into the instrument. When you blow into the flute, the vibration inside produces the sound. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i2dbxC5GHs