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  Welcome to my musical instrument guide (which is best viewed with Internet Explorer)! In this guide I'm going to show you all of the instruments and give a little information on them, how you play them, and even which one might be right for you. I've also included a list of books that may aid your search and help to teach you the perfect instrument. First I'll start out by telling you what a musical instrument is. The dictionary definition is "a device for playing or producing music". Basically, a musical instrument is anything that is blown into, hit, or vibrated to make a sound. The different instruments all make different kinds of sounds. They might play the same notes, but the sound they make can be very different. Let's get into it, shall we?  If you want to start out on an easier instrument, a percussion instrument is the way to go. To play a percussion instrument you usually have to hit or shake it. What sound comes out depends on how you hit or shake it.
 These instruments are very good to learn. They are some of the very few that sound good when they are played by themselves. All of the notes are sitting right in front of you when you play, so it helps with reading music faster. More than one note can be played at the same time, also.
 These instruments are harder to play than percussion instruments. They involve vibrating a little piece of wood back and forth to produce a sound. That's why they're called woodwind instruments. The little piece of wood is called a reed. Flutes are also included in this group because they used to be made of wood when they started out. Pan pipes are the exception to the rules about needing a reed. Playing one of these would be like blowing over little pop bottles that are different sizes. The longer the pipe, the lower the note.
 These instruments aren't a cakewalk to play, either. Playing these involves pursing the lips together and "buzzing". This means vibrating them back and forth with air and muscle control. It sounds much harder than it really is. The higher the instrument can play, the closer together your lips will have to be.
 Stringed instruments can be tricky to play, also, but the musician won't get as tired as quickly as a wind player. These instruments are played by vibrating the strings to produce a sound. When the strings vibrate, the vibrations create sound waves, which bounce all through the inside of the instrument. Then the sound comes out of the holes in the top, which are called F holes. When you play something like a violin, viola, cello, string bass, bass guitar, etc you have to put your fingers down on the strings in different spots to make different notes come out. When you put your finger(s) down you can bow or pluck the instrument to get the strings to vibrate. Wherever you put your finger down is what note will come out, and the closer your finger is to your head, the higher the note. You have to get it right on, though, or the note could be out of tune. Accuracy is very important as well as having a good ear.
 I made this category for the random little noisemakers that can be considered instruments. You have to blow into these and it doesn't take much skill. The only exception would be the kazoos, which you would have to hum into to make notes. They're pretty simple to "play".
 I put a list of books in here that your pet can read to help them with their instruments. There are also dancing books here, too, because you can't dance without music! Well, you can, but it's no fun that way! You can learn to sing or howl with a couple of these, too! There are just a lot of books!
 I hope you learned a lot about Neopia's different instruments! I don't want to close this guide without giving you some tips and links first! First of all, I want to mention that you can see many of Neopia's well-known bands at the Tyrannian Concert Hall! Just buy a ticket and off you go! There is also a most wonderful Neopian Times article about all of the instruments and how they are played! You can also download some music from random Neopets games. Thank you for taking the time to check out my page! If you would like to link back to me, please use this button!    |
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