What is our most fundamental musical instrument? What is a vocal ensemble consisting of several voice parts with four or five or more singers in each section? What is a smooth and connected up-and-down stroke of the bow?

Chapter 3- Musical Instruments and Ensembles  Voices and Vocal Ensembles  The voice is our most fundamental musical instrument  Pitch Range:  Female (or boys with unchanged voices)  Soprano, mezzo soprano, alto ( also called contralto)  Male  Tenor, baritone, bass  A mixed choir- a vocal ensemble consisting of several voice parts with four or five or more singers in each section  Stringed Instruments  Played by plucking, striking, or bowing the strings  Strings made out of silk, plastic, nylon, metal, or metal wound around nylon center  Plucked String Instruments  Includes: lute, psaltery, hammered dulcimer, harp  Small enough to be held in the la