Musical Instruments & Timbre
Discover the tools that create sound, from strings and keyboards to winds, percussion, and electronic instruments, plus the science of timbre. Understand how instrumental design, materials, and acoustic physics create the infinite palette of musical colors and textures.
String Instruments
Experience from classical violin to electric guitar, the vibrating strings that sing across all genres. Discover how string instruments became the backbone of musical ensembles and created distinctive playing techniques and expressive possibilities.
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Discover acoustic, electric, bass, the world's most popular instrument family. Understand how the guitar's versatility, portability, and expressive range made it essential across rock, pop, blues, and virtually every genre.
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Orchestral Strings
Experience violin, viola, cello, double bass, the soul of the orchestra. Discover how orchestral strings create the foundation of classical ensembles and provide the melodic and harmonic core of symphonic music.
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Plucked Strings (Global)
Discover harp, sitar, kora, and the plucked strings from around the world. Understand how diverse cultures developed sophisticated plucked instruments that became central to their musical traditions.
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Keyboard Instruments
Discover piano, organ, synthesizer, and the keyboards that shaped classical, jazz, and pop music. Understand how keyboard instruments' harmonic and melodic capabilities made them central to composition across virtually all musical traditions.
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Wind Instruments
Experience brass and woodwinds, the breath-powered instruments that give music its voice. Discover how wind instruments provide distinctive timbres and expressive capabilities across classical, jazz, folk, and world traditions.
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Discover trumpet, saxophone, trombone, the bold and brilliant instruments that lead the orchestra. Understand how brass instruments create powerful statements, carry melodies, and provide excitement and drama to musical performances.
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Woodwind Family
Discover flute, clarinet, oboe, the expressive and versatile instruments of the ensemble. Understand how woodwinds provide agility, nuance, and beautiful timbres that define the color of orchestral music.
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Global Wind Traditions
Experience shakuhachi, duduk, ney, and the wind instruments from world traditions. Understand how different cultures developed unique wind instruments that became central to their musical and spiritual practices.
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Percussion & Drums
Discover from trap kits to taiko, the instruments that give music its heartbeat and groove. Understand how percussion provides rhythmic foundation and drives the momentum of music across all cultures and genres.
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Experience the modern drum set and its role in rock, jazz, and pop music. Understand how the drum kit became the rhythmic foundation of contemporary music and enabled new playing techniques and musical styles.
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Hand Drums & Frame Drums
Discover djembe, congas, frame drums, the instruments played with hands across cultures. Understand how hand percussion traditions create complex rhythms and are central to folk, classical, and world music practices.
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Orchestral & Classical Percussion
Discover timpani, snare, cymbals, the percussion of the orchestra. Understand how orchestral percussion provides dramatic accents, rhythmic drive, and special effects that enhance symphonic performances.
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Global Percussion Traditions
Experience tabla, taiko, steel pan, and the percussion traditions worldwide. Discover how different cultures developed sophisticated percussion instruments and rhythmic systems that became central to their musical identity.
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Electronic Instruments & Sound Generation
Discover synths, samplers, drum machines, and the electronic tools that revolutionized music. Understand how electronic instruments enabled new sounds, production techniques, and entire genres that didn't exist before the technological age.
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Discover analog, digital, modular, and the sound synthesis and electronic tone. Understand how synthesizers created new possibilities for musical expression and shaped the sound of virtually all electronic music.
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Drum Machines & Sequencers
Discover 808, 909, MPC, and the machines that defined electronic music. Understand how drum machines and sequencers revolutionized rhythm programming and became iconic tools in electronic and hip hop production.
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Samplers & Sampling Technology
Explore from Fairlight to SP-1200, the art and technology of sampling. Discover how sampling enabled creative reuse of sounds, created new musical techniques, and became a foundation of hip hop and electronic production.
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Other Electronic Instruments
Discover theremin, omnichord, and the experimental electronic instruments beyond synths and drum machines. Understand how innovative instruments expanded the sonic palette and created new ways of making music.
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Instrument Craft, Innovation & Culture
Discover luthiers, builders, and the craftsmanship behind the world's greatest instruments. Understand how instrument design, materials, and construction techniques create the tools that musicians use to express themselves across all musical traditions.
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Timbre, Sound Design & Sonic Identity
Understand the color of sound, how timbre shapes musical character and creates sonic identity. Discover how the unique qualities of instruments and sounds give music its emotional impact and distinctive fingerprint across genres and styles.
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