Written by: Samyam Shrestha - 2022012, Grade XI
Posted on: 30 November, 2020
There are many different varieties of musical instruments that are used to create different kinds of melodies. In our world, every person is different, people also have different kinds of musical instruments they want to learn and create music. The five major types of musical instruments are percussion, woodwind, string, brass, and keyboard. Many instruments fall under those categories. The percussion category includes drums, xylophone, tabla, etc. The woodwind category includes saxophone, the likes of flute and trumpet. The string category includes guitar, harp, etc. Lastly, the keyboard category includes organ, piano.
Every music can be used in its way. Some instruments are hard way harder than others. But if we learn and practice then it becomes easier. Perfect practice makes a person perfect. So if we practice instruments perfectly, then we can learn it easily. The world of music is also connected through musical instruments. Most musicians use musical notes to read and create musical melodies.
Due to musical instruments, the world of music has vastly developed. In the 1100s classical music was popular everywhere and keyboard instruments and string instruments were widely used. After the development of society, music has also developed. In our present life, all 5 categories of musical instruments have been used to create different genres of music-making the world of music a different place. The history of musical instruments started from the beginning of human culture. Early musical instruments were used to create melodies for the rituals, such as signals or religious ceremonies. Then people started creating and experimenting with different kinds of things to create a musical sound than in following daws that were re-developed and made into musical instruments.
Music has become irreplaceable in human culture. Music can convey the emotion that can’t be conveyed by word. And many musicians earn for living by creating and playing melodies.
