- Stringed musical instruments
- Wind musical instruments
- Membrane Musical Instruments
- Plate Type musical instruments
Stringed musical instruments
Stringed musical instrument produces music by a stretched string.
Example - Guitar, Piano, Sitar
Wind musical instruments
Wind musical instrument produces music by vibration of air columns inside them
Example - Flute, Shehnai
Membrane musical instruments
Membrane means a thin skin.
Membrane musical instrument produces music by vibration of thin stretched membranes
Example - Tabla, Drums
Plate type musical instruments
Plate type musical instrument produces music by vibration of thick plates.
Example - Cymbals (Manjira), Jal-tarang
|
Instrument Name |
Parts which Produces Sound |
|
Guitar |
Stretched string |
|
Piano |
Stretched string |
|
Sitar |
Stretched string |
|
Flute |
Air Column |
|
Shehnai |
Air Column |
|
Drums |
Stretched Membrane |
|
Tabla |
Stretched Membrane |
|
Cymbals (Manjira) |
Plate type |
|
Jal-tarang |
Plate type |
Note: When we pluck the string of a guitar, the sound we hear is because of vibration of the whole instrument , not only the string.
Questions
NCERT Question 7 -
Identify the part which vibrates to produce sound in the following instruments:
(a) Dholak (b) Sitar (c) Flute
