a ppt on musical instruments .... it would be better if you download it and watch coz there are many animations and sounds related to the instruments.... i hope u enjoy...........

1. MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS

2. INTRODUCTION
ANY DEVICE WHICH
CREATES SOUND
ACTS AS A MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT
IT IS THROUGH THE
PURPOSE WHICH
MAKES IT AN
INSTRUMENTS

3. TYPES
• Woodwinds
• Brass
• Strings
• Percussion

4. WOODWINDS

5. -Made up of wood
-Pipe like hollow structure
-Have holes in it
-Sound is created when air column
inside vibrates

6. No Reed Single Reed Double Reed
Piccolo Flute Clarinet Saxophone Oboe Bassoon

8. -High sound
-Many keys
-No reed
-Usually made out of
metal
-Played sideways

11. Developed in France in
17th century
Double reed instrument

12. Saxophone

14. • Sometimes called brass wind instruments.
• Consists of long metal tube with a mouthpiece
and a bell-shaped opening
• Player blows into a mouthpiece to create the
tone
• To produce sound player buzzes his lips into the
mouthpiece and causes the air inside to vibrate
• Bell helps to make tone louder and create quality
of tone

16. TRUMPET
• BRASS FAMILY
• Highest sounding
instrument of the
brass family
• “cup” shape
mouthpiece
• “Buzz” lips to play
• 3 “keys” or “valves”

19. • Shapes are similar but sizes vary from small to
large
• pitch low if string is long and heavy
• pitch high if string is shorter and lighter
• Tone produced by vibrations or motion of the
strings pulling the bow across or plucking the
strings.

21. GUITAR
Guitar’s strings are plucked or
strummed and thus sound is
created
The modern form of the guitar
was developed in Spain in late
1800s
Guitar typically has six strings (E,
A, D, G, B, E), but four, seven,
eight, ten, eleven, twelve,
thirteen and eighteen string
guitars also exist.

23. BASS
• STRING FAMILY
• 4th largest
• Very low sound
• Stand to play
• Four strings
• Use a stick called a
“bow” or “Pizzicato”
(pluck to play)

24. VIOLIN
• STRING FAMILY
• Smallest string
instrument in the
orchestra
• High sound
• Four strings
• Use a stick called a
“bow” or “Pizzicato”
(pluck to play)
• Place under chin to
play

26. • Played by either striking, shaking or scraping.
• Involves the use of sticks
• Three types of percussion are there

27. SNARE DRUM
• PERCUSSION FAMILY
• Played with 2 sticks
• “Snares” or coiled wires are
stretched across bottom
• Plays various “rhythmic
patterns”
• A drum it is

28. TYMPANI OR KETTLEDRUM
• A type of the drum
• Large copper or
fiberglass bowl with
“head” of calf skin or
plastic
• Pedals at bottom
loosen or tighten the
“head” to change
pitches

29. CYMBALS
• Auxiliary
• 2 circular brass plates of
equal size
• Can have many size pairs
of cymbals
• May be struck together or
“hit” or “brushed” with a
stick

30. XYLOPHONE
•Mallet
•Was invented in
Indonesia
•Sound is created by
hitting the bars