Musical Instruments

Musical Instruments

Guitar

Drum Harmonica

Piano

Trumpet

Trumpet

• Trumpets have been around since 1500 BC• It is one of the five major brass instruments• Country of Origin is Germany• Modern trumpets are made from brass as opposed to wood• The military uses trumpets as a signal to be heard from far away

Guitar

• The guitar is apart of the string instrument family• There are three different types of guitars.• The origin of the guitar can be traced back 4000 years ago• The earliest guitars are small with four strings.• Genres like Jazz, Blues, Folk, Rock and Country use guitars

Drum

• A percussion instrument that includes snare, tenor and bass.• The use of drums can be dated back to the year 6000 BC.

• Traditionally, drums are used to perform tribal rituals in Africa.• Earliest drums were made of reptile or fish skin.

• Europeans used drums to signal an enemy approaching.

Piano

• It is a combination of string and percussion instrument.• There are two basic types: the upright and grand piano. • A piano consists of 12,000 parts.• 70% of a piano is made of wood; the keys are plastic. • Nicknames are "eighty-eights” and “black and whites”.

Harmonica

• A wind instrument that began in the 1800’s• The harmonica derives from Jewish and Chinese culture.• The first patent of the harmonica was issued in Germany.• It is also known as the mouth organ or French harp.• The harmonica became popular in African-American blues music.

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