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.

Chinese musical instruments In this series, the Post looks at classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese orchestra, how the eight different types of instrument are played as well as ...

The clarinet is a musical instrument belonging to the woodwind family. It looks similar to an oboe, however it is a single-reed instrument, as opposed to the double-reed of an oboe, and has a very ...

Dr. Universe: Why do people like different kinds of music? – Skyler, 14, Michigan Dear Skyler, When I got your question, it was music to my ears. Humans have been experimenting with all kinds of ...

Bodenschatz and Bagheri set up a new study that looked at twenty different types of music instruments, played in a room under tightly controlled conditions.

Sounds can be made by twanging a string, blowing down a pipe, banging something together, and scraping or shaking something. There are three families of musical instruments: string, wind and ...