07:700:131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ski Jumping Techniques, Chordophone, Sine Wave
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Shape of waves depend on the vibrating element and the resonating chamber. Resonating chamber of voice is the larynx and vocal chords. Vocal music commonly used melody as opposed to instruments during the earlier centuries, bc instruments weren"t used in an organized manner that it is now. Chordophones - instruments that uses a string stretched between two points; usually can play more than one note. Not all chordophones can play chords; instruments in this group are included because of the suspended string factor ! There are also instruments that uses chords that aren"t considered chordophones. Most capable instrument to suite any voice texture. Piano and harpsichord are considered to be northern lyres because their resonating chambers are located next to the strings in a parallel style with no necks ! One of the oldest keyboard instruments (with the organ) Became popular during the renaissance (1450 - 1600)
