An element of music that refers to the quality of sound that an instrument or voice produces.

• timbre

• melancholic melody

• military march music

• Filipino folk songs

Best played on a violin or a flute which produces sound that is flowing or light.

• timbre

• melancholic melody

• military march music

• Filipino folk songs

Best played by a brass ensemble because of its power and grand quality.

• timbre

• melancholic melody

• military march music

• Filipino folk songs

Best played by a rondalla because it gives a rustic and pastoral feel.

• timbre

• melancholic melody

• military march music

• Filipino folk songs

Played primarily by bowing.

• string family

• woodwind family

• brass family

• percussion family

These instruments are considered the backbone of the orchestra.

• string family

• woodwind family

• brass family

• percussion family

Wind is needed to produce the sound.

• string family

• woodwind family

• brass family

• percussion family

It is played by blowing wind into a mouthpiece and covering holes or finger keys.

• string family

• woodwind family

• brass family

• percussion family

The player of this instruments buzzes his or her lips to make the air vibrate.

• string family

• woodwind family

• brass family

• percussion family

Produces a loud and powerful sound that can punctuate a melodic phrase that needs grandeur and power.

• string family

• woodwind family

• brass family

• percussion family