Introduction to Musical Instruments

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Brass Instruments

Toot

Brass instruments include: horns,

trumpets, and trombones.

Musicians blow air into brass

instruments , creating a buzzing sound.

For this reason, they are known as

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Brass Instruments

Toot

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Woodwind

Instruments

Whistle

The instruments in this family

all used to be made of wood,

which gives them their name.

Woodwind

Instruments

Whistle

Types of woodwind instruments include:

reedless, reed and double reed

instruments like the flute, piccolo, clarinet,

oboe, and bassoon.

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Stringed instruments are

musical instruments that produce

sound from vibrating strings.

Examples are the guitar, violin,

cello, and harp.

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Stringed instruments are usually

categorized by the primary technique used

to make the strings vibrate. The three

most common techniques are plucking,

bowing and striking.

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A percussion instrument is

a musical instrument that is

sounded by being struck or

scraped by a beater, by hand

or struck against another

similar instrument. The

percussion family is believed

to include the oldest musical

instruments, following the

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In a jazz setting, the piano

is considered part of the

“rhythm” section. Drums

are usually the foundation

of this section, so unless

played in a piano trio, the

piano will be played

percussively.

Visit the website below to click and

hear samples of each of the

instruments categorized by family.

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