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Brass Instruments

Brass instruments, also known as labrosones, produce sounds by a vibration of air in a tubular resonator that is in sympathy with the vibration of the player’s lips. This means that they are lip-vibrated instruments, as well as aerophones, because the musician must blow air into them. There are a variety of involved in the…
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String Instruments

String instruments produce sounds when their string(s) vibrate. They exist in all music cultures. And all have three main parts: the body, the neck, and the head. The bodies are often made of different kinds of wood, while the strings are often made of nylon, steel, or gut. There are two main techniques to produce…
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Percussion Instruments

Percussion instruments are instruments that produce sounds by striking, hitting, scraping, or shaking. Every orchestra has a percussion section. This includes instruments such as snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangles, and tambourines, among the other non-percussion instruments. The key is that all percussion instruments keep a certain rhythm. In addition, they make specific sounds and…
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Keyboard Instruments

Broadly speaking, keyboard instruments are musical instruments you play with a keyboard. The most popular examples are pianos, organs, and electronic keyboards, such as synthesizers and digital pianos. They also include celestas and carillons, for instance. The term keyboard is often describes keyboard-style synthesizers. And the player can use the keyboard itself to control several…
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