At this point, you are asked to complete the video journey questions. Each link (the title of the lab) has a set of questions beneath it. Using the link, answer the questions that follow. Note that links open up a new browser window.
Please include the questions and answers when you submit your assignment. Use appropriate headings in your assignment. Submit the work as one file attachment.
The answers to the lab questions are worth 10 points.
Module Three: Lab Questions
Your first lab link, about Medieval and Renaissance instruments, can be found at Iowa State University.
The following answers are located in the articles. Read through the articles to answer each question:
Which instrument looks like a snake?
Which instrument is played by winding a crank?
Which instrument "is a loud reed-cap instrument with a double reed"?
Which instrument has been called the most versatile of Renaissance wind instruments?
Which instrument was an instrument used by priests in Biblical times?
Which instrument uses an animal bladder?
Which instrument uses strings and was used in ancient times?
Which instrument uses a bow and originated in Asia?
Choose five instruments that you haven't heard about before or that you want to know more about. Read the article for these five instruments and answer the following questions:
What is the instrument?
Describe the instrument. What does it look like? What does it sound like?
How is the instrument played? Was it used in particular types of music?
Listen to the sound clip for each instrument. Which instrument's sound do you like the best? Why? How would you describe the sound? (For example, it is a warm or cool tone? What color does the sound remind you of? Does the instrument sound like anything in nature or another instrument? Etc.)
Write at least two paragraphs comparing and contrasting the instruments of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to those commonly used