Flashcards: Bands and Orchestras
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musicgirvanacademy on September 24, 2010
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Test yourself on what instruments play in what groups
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 I contain all the sections; strings, woodwind, brass and percussion. | Symphony Orchestra |
| This group only has string instruments in it | String Orchestra |
| Group playing folk music; usually has a guitar, singers, whistle, bass and drums. Music from different countries will have different instruments. | Folk Music |
| Group with instruments made from up-turned drums, from the Caribbean Islands. | Steel Band |
| This group has instruments from the brass, woodwind and percussion section. | Wind or Military Band |
| In this group the brass and percussion section play. There are extra brass instruments such as the cornet, euphonium and ternor horn but the trumpet and french horn are not included. | Brass Band |
| This group uses amplifiers and the guitars are distorted. Contains lead, rhythm and bass guitar plus drumkit and vocalists. | Rock Band |
| This groups plays Scottish Dance music and has an accordion, fiddle, bass, drumkit and piano. | Scottish Country Dance Band |
| Constists of fiddles, cellos, double basses, dumkit and piano. There are no accordions and this group plays Scottish Dance music. | Reel and Strathspey Society |
| Consists of different types of drums and bagpipes | Pipe Band |
| This band usually has singers, keyboard, drumkit, guitar and bass guitar. Examples of this group are Take That, Westlife, Abba and Steps. | Pop Group |
| Has a chanter and three drones. The piper squeezes a bag to make sound. | Bagpipes |
| This is a small Celtic harp | Clarsach |
| Name given to the violin when used in Scottish music | Fiddle |
| Consists of a keyboard on one side, buttons on the other and bellows which are opened and closed to make sound. | Accordion |