From American-made Martin acoustic guitars in Pennsylvania to handcrafted ceremonial gongs in Thailand, we traveled the world to uncover the stories behind how different musical instruments are made.

Sidiki: Hello, my name is Sidiki ... the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - who appear in Musical Storyland - play and talk about their different instruments. The resources were devised to cover ...

There are three families of musical instruments - string, wind and percussion. When a string is plucked on an instrument such as a guitar, the vibration is passed into the air and you hear a sound.