Understanding Timbre in Music Listening
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Year 9
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This worksheet focuses on identifying and describing different timbres in various musical sounds. Use your listening skills to analyze the qualities of different instruments and voices.
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Understanding Timbre in Music Listening
Subject: MusicGrade: Year 9
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Understanding Timbre in Music Listening
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Listen carefully to a section of music featuring a solo violin. Describe the qualities of its sound. Is it smooth, bright, dark, mellow, or harsh? Explain your reasoning.
[4 marks]2.
Imagine a choir singing. Describe how the sound of their voices might differ from a solo electric guitar in terms of timbre. What are the main differences?
[4 marks]3.
Listen to a piece of music with a prominent flute melody. Describe the typical qualities of a flute’s timbre and how it might sound different from a clarinet playing the same note.
[4 marks]4.
Think about the sound of a drum kit. How would you describe the timbre of a snare drum compared to a bass drum?
[4 marks]5.
Draw a simple waveform diagram that might represent a bright, buzzy instrument such as a trumpet. In your drawing, indicate the parts that show high-frequency vibrations.
[6 marks]6.
Listen to a singing voice that sounds warm and mellow. Describe what qualities of the sound contribute to this impression of warmth.
[4 marks]7.
Compare the timbre of a piano playing a soft passage with a loud passage. How does the sound change, and what might cause this difference?
[4 marks]8.
Describe how the timbre of a human voice might change when singing in a nasal quality versus a breathy quality.
[4 marks]9.
Think about the sound of a synthesizer. How might its timbre vary when using different waveforms such as sine, square, and sawtooth? Describe the differences.
[6 marks]10.
Sketch a diagram to represent the concept of 'timbre' in sound. Use labels to indicate how different harmonic components contribute to the unique sound of an instrument.
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- 1/2/2026
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- 1/2/2026
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