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Strings Instruments
Hawaiian guitar :-This type of guitar is similar in appearance and construction to a regular acoustic guitar with one defining difference. The neck is square and hollow with the back and sides of the guitar not stopping at the joint between the neck and body (the heel) but continuing up to the headstock giving an increased volume due to the larger internal area of the sound chamber.It is played in a different manner to the regular guitar. Instead of playing it upright and with the strings facing away from you, it is played laid flat either on the lap, on a stand or stool, or standing up using a guitar strap designed to accommodate the different angle.
Spanish guitar :-It is a plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones. It traditionally has 3 plain gut bass strings and 3 gut wound silk core treble strings and the modern adaption typically has 6 nylon strings (the 3 bass-strings additionally being wound with a thin metal thread).
Bass guitar :-The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb (either by plucking, slapping, popping, tapping, or thumping), or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and scale length, with a four, some with five, or six strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass.The electric bass guitar is plugged into an amplifier and speaker for live performances.
Elecric guitar :-An electric guitar is a guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings (sometimes nickel) into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker. The electric guitar was a key instrument in the development of many musical styles that emerged since the late 1940s, such as Chicago blues, early rock and roll and rockabilly, and 1960s blues rock.
Violin :-The violin is essentially a bowed instrument with four strings that are plucked to create music. The shape of the body of the violin is almost like an hour glass.The violin has been played by many renowned musicians in India like L. Subramaniam,L. Shankar etc. It has been played solo as well as with other instruments to create melodious music.The player places the curved end of the violin known as the chinrest below his neck towards his shoulder. This gives it stability and the sound produced is much more clear.
Mandolin :-A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family (plucked, or strummed).It has a body with a teardrop-shaped soundboard, or one which is essentially oval in shape, with a soundhole, or soundholes, of varying shapes which are open and are not decorated with an intricately carved grille .Originally mandolins had six double courses of gut strings tuned similarly to lutes, and plucked with the fingertips, while the design common today has eight metal strings in four pairs (courses) which are plucked with a plectrum.
Sitar :-The sitar is often referred as a plucked stringed instrument. The Sitar has delicate strings along with a gourd reverberating hollow generating a rich sound.Indian Instrument Sitar has got its name from a Persian term 'Seh-tar' that means 'three strings'.The Sitar comprises a finger-board that is around three feet long and three inches wide. This void and concave finger-board is covered with a slight piece of wood. There are about sixteen to twenty-two curved frets, made of brass or silver that are attached to the finger-board by char pieces.
Keyboard Instruments
Piano :-The piano has 88 keys which span the frequency range 27.5 Hz (A0) to 4186 Hz (C8). The strings are sounded by hammer mechanisms which are activated by the keys. Held in a heavy cast iron frame, the strings pass over a bridge to a pin block by which the strings are tuned. The soundboard is a crucial element in the sound of the piano. Energy is coupled from the strings into the soundboard and from it into the air.
Synthesizer :-A synthesizer (or synthesiser) is an electronic instrument that is capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequencies. Synthesizers create electrical signals, rather than direct acoustic sounds, which are then played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones.Synthesizers can produce a wide range of sounds, which can either imitate other instruments, such as flutes or guitars, or generate unusual new timbres.Synthesizers generate sounds through various analog and digital techniques
Harmonium :-A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air, supplied by foot-operated or hand-operated bellows, being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion.The harmonium plays an integral part in Qawwali music.
Rhythm Instruments
Tabla :-The instrument used to be the part of Classical and Hindustani music, but today it is adding to the flavor of every kind of music, especially jazz. Beats of the Tabla drums can be heard notably in the music of India.The Tabla comprises two drums and that could be the possible reason it is also known as Indian Drums. The drum that is kept on the right hand is called "dayan". This drum is small then the left-hand drum.The left-hand drum is known as "bayan".The method of playing Tabla drum requires maximum exercise of the fingers and movements of palm. The synchronization of both drums produces various sound effects.
Flute :-Flute is a musical instrument that belongs to the woodwind family and produces a sweet sound. A person who plays the flute is known as a flautist or a flutist. A flute produces sound only when a stream of air is blown through it, which bounces in and out of its numerous holes. The air creates a Bernoulli or siphon effect and the air contained in cylindrical resonant cavity in the flute gets keyed up.The frequency of the air inside the musical instrument is changed by the player, by opening and closing the holes in its body.
Drum Kit :-The drum set, also commonly referred to as drum kit, is a collection of percussion instruments which is played by one musician. It usually includes a bass drum, a snare drum, several cymbals, and tom toms. Other percussion instruments such as cowbells and woodblocks are sometimes included.This invention made it possible for one person to play several percussion instruments (snare drum, bass drum, and cymbals) at one time.
Dholak :-The Dholak is a North Indian, Pakistani and Nepalese double-headed hand-drum.It is widely used in qawwali, kirtan and various styles of North Indian folk music. It was formerly much used in classical dance.The drum is either played on the player's lap or, while standing, slung from the shoulder or waist.The dholak's right-hand head is a simple membrane, while the left-hand head is of a greater diameter and has a special coating, a mixture of tar, clay and sand (dholak masala) which lowers the pitch.The drum is pitched depending on size, with an interval of perhaps a perfect fourth or perfect fifth between the two heads. It is related to the larger Punjabi dhol and the smaller dholki.
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