Classifications of Mediums of Music :

Vocal Media Instrumental Media

1. Male Voices 1. Wind Instruments
2. Female Voices 2. Brass Instruments
3. Percussion Instruments
4. String Instruments
5. Keyboard Instruments
 VOCAL MEDIA
VOCAL MEDIA = Human voice.
– Male Voices = have three registers:
1. Bass (lowest)
2. Baritone (middle)
3. Tenor (highest)

– Female Voices = likewise have three

registers:
1. Alto (lowest)
2. Mezzo (middle)
3. Soprano (highest)
 INSTRUMENTAL MEDIA
1. WIND INSTRUMENTS
This class of musical instruments requires you to
blow into a specific wind instrument by
following an order to ensure that the sound that
you desire is produced.
The pitch of the produced sound when you start
blowing the instrument is actually dependent on
the length of the air column through which the
waves of the sounds vibrate.
2. Brass Instruments.
These instruments can be expected to work
similarly to wind instruments with a few
modifications.
The length of air column of brass instruments
can actually be changed with the help of slide
mechanism or press valves.
3. Percussion Instruments
These instruments require
you to strike the surface of
the instrument to generate
vibrations to produce your
desired note.
 TWO TYPES OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS:
TUNED PERCUSSION INDEFINITE PITCH
INSTRUMENTS PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
• They are known to produce
a definite pitch or a series of
different pitches.
TRIANGLE
CASTANETS
TAMBOURINE

TIMPANI

MARIMBA GONG
TUBULAR BELLS
4. String Instruments
These are composed of
those instruments that work
based on sound wave
vibrations produced by
strings.

The pitch that can be

produced by these
instruments is dependent
on the length of air column
and the type and thickness
of strings used.
5. Keyboard Instruments
They have keys which are pressed to produce
the desired sounds.

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