Topmusicanswers
Acoustic instruments generate sound physically and electronic instruments create sound electrically. There are four acoustic groups: percussion (hit or shaken), wind (woodwind and brass; blown), string (bowed or plucked), and keyboard (played with fingers).
- How were the musical instruments played?
- How are instruments different from each other?
- How are Aerophone instruments played?
How were the musical instruments played?
Early musical instruments were made from "found objects" such as shells and plant parts. ... One plays a musical instrument by interacting with it in some way — for example, by plucking the strings on a string instrument, striking the surface of a drum, or blowing into an animal horn.
How are instruments different from each other?
One reason for this is that instruments are made of different materials and are in different shapes. The shape and materials of the instrument does affect the tone of the instrument, but the main reason instruments have a unique tone has to do with the harmonic partials associated with that instrument.
How are Aerophone instruments played?
An aerophone (/ˈɛəroʊfoʊn/) is a musical instrument that produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes (which are respectively chordophones and membranophones), and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound (or idiophones).
