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To help your child down the path of becoming a life-long music maker, simply think of a three-legged stool. Remove one leg from a three-legged stool and it tips over.
There
are literally thousands of instruments that are considered members of
the percussion family. And even with all those different kinds, there
If
the strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion are the pieces to a big
orchestral puzzle, the tuba is the instrument that holds it all
together.
Even
though the French horn is one of the hardest instruments to play, it
plays the most unique and important sounds in bands and orchestras.
When
musicians wanted a lower brass instrument with depth and strength,
Europeans tweaked the design of the popular trumpet and invented the
Known for its powerful musical presence, the trumpet is one of the
oldest instruments in the world. Predecessors to the modern trumpet can
The bassoon is a double reed instrument and the bass voice of the
woodwind section. It is a long conical bore, which curves at the bottom
One of the most unique and complicated instruments is the saxophone.
It is classified with the woodwind instruments because it uses a reed,
One
of the most used instruments in the woodwind family, the clarinet is
believed to have been invented in the early 1700s but the origins of
Known
for its bright and unique sound, the oboe is one of the most important
instruments in classical music. It evolved from an instrument called
Although
originally made from wood, the flute is one of the few instruments in
the woodwind family that is made from metal. The world's oldest flute
Even
though the double bass was invented around the same time as other
string instruments, many people thought it wasn't necessary. Many
Known
for its versatility and its virtuosity, the cello has been an important
member of the string family for almost 500 years. Invented around the
The
viola is a larger version of the violin. In fact, the two are so
similar that it's difficult to tell them apart at first glance. But
Generally considered to be the lead voice in the modern orchestra,
the violin is an important instrument that has a wide range of
