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All people enjoy one or the other kind of music. Music has a
soothing effect on the body and the mind. It also has some
healing capabilities which medicine and science have been trying
to decipher for years. Music can be enjoyed and learned by
people of all age groups. A large number of music schools have
come up in the recent years which teach interested persons how
to play different types of instruments.
Before you set to buy a musical instrument or even learn one,
you need to know about the different types of musical
instruments that exist.
a) Wind instruments: Sound is produced in these instruments when
a column of air is made to vibrate inside them. These
instruments are further divided into brass and woodwind
instruments. The length of the column of air and the shape of
the instrument play a major role in determining the frequency of
the wave generated. Different tones are produced depending on
the construction of the instrument and method of tone production.
b) Percussion instruments: Sound is produced in these
instruments by simply striking them. The sound produced in this
case may or may not be of high pitch. The cavity of the
instrument surrounding the area where it is struck vibrates and
sound is produced. The shape and material of the instrument also
decide the type of sound produced form this instrument.
c) String instruments: These instruments produce sound when the
string is disturbed from its original position by the
application of force. The length of the vibrating string, the
mass, tension and the point at which the string is excited
determine the frequency of the sound produced. The tone of sound
produced by these instruments can vary depending on the shape
and resonating cavity construction of each instrument.
d) Electronic instruments: Sound is produced in these
instruments through electronic means by imitating the sounds
produced by other instruments. They resemble keyboards in
appearance.
e) Brass instruments: Sound is produced in these instruments
when air is blown into a tube with different length or thickness
to generate a wide range of sounds.
f) Keyboard instruments: These instruments can use any of the
above methods to generate musical sounds. Each key in the
keyboard can produce one sound or the other. Keyboards are
famous for producing a combination of different sounds and can
also imitate the sound produced by other musical instruments.
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