By Dana Meachen Rau Illustrated by Kathleen Petelinsek CHERRY LAKE PUBLISHING ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN MAKING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
4 Making More Than Music Making music is marvelous By banging strumming and blowing into instruments you can create sounds that blend together to form a tune There are four basic types of instruments percussion brass woodwind and string Percussion instruments are the type you hit with your hands or some other object to make a sound These include drums and xylophones Drums are one of the most common kinds of percussion instruments
5 Brass instruments are made of metal and need air to work You blow air into a mouthpiece This air travels through the instrument and makes sound Trombones trumpets and tubas are types of brass instruments Woodwinds also need air to work You blow air over a small piece of wood called a reed The reed vibrates and makes a sound Clarinets and oboes are woodwinds String instruments make sounds when you pluck strum or slide a bow across their strings String instruments include guitars violins and harps You can make a lot of beautiful music with these instruments But you can also make your own instruments and create your own unique tunes All it takes are some simple supplies Playing many kinds of instruments together can create rich interesting music
