The Musical Instruments - Learn - Listen - See

Name: The Musical Instruments - Learn - Listen - See
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The Categories of the Musical Instruments, Classical and Ethnic Instruments, Modern and Software Instruments.

Created byCostas Christodoulou

Last updated 11/2021

English

What you'll learn

Categorize the musical instruments into groups according to the material they are made of.
Listen to the sound of many instruments in our world.
Identify the way the musical instruments work.
Learn the history of many instruments.
Listen to the way modern electronic instruments can reproduce the sound of existing instruments.
Brass Instruments, Woodwind Instruments, String Instruments, Keyboard Instruments, Percussion Instruments.

Course content

5 sections • 55 lectures • 1h 35m total length

The Musical Instrument we all own "The Voice".1:43
Our Voice is the most important and common musical instrument that we all own. So, although it is not in the Brass Family, it is the first instrument that I present to you.
Brass Instruments - French Horn2:08
Here we will see the Brass instruments beginning with the French Horn, the instrument of the Classical Orchestra.
The Trumpet2:46
The king of the brass instruments is the Trumpet.
The Didgeridoo1:52
Learn about this Australian folk Instrument.
The Tuba1:36
The bass instrument of the Brass Family.
The Trombone1:22
Here is an instrument used in Classical Music but also in Jazz and Latin music.

String Instruments, The Violin2:24
The String Instrument family will start the presentation with the Violin.
The Viola1:51
Viola is a bigger brother of the Violin.
The Erhu1:36
The Chinese Folk Violin Instrument.
The Cello1:43
The Cello is the second bass instrument of the violins.
The Double Bass2:06
The bass and bigger instrument of the Violins.
The Harp1:58
One of the oldest musical instruments and its presence in the classical orchestra.
The Celtic Harp1:37
A folk brother of the Harp.
The Lute Family1:51
Instruments of the European Lute Family.
The Oud1:35
An Arab folk lute instrument.
The Bouzouki1:33
The famous Greek folk instrument.
The Banjo0:48
American folk instrument.
The Dulcimer1:54
An instrument with many different names in places all over the world.
The Guitar1:57
The Guitar we all know.
The Electric Guitar1:35
The electric brother.
The Electric Bass1:44

Woodwind Family, The Saxophones2:19
The woodwind family. Saxophones are in wood family although they are made of brass.
The Clarinet2:12
A classical but also folk instrument.
The Flute2:00
Another woodwind made of brass or silver.
The Shacuhachi1:38
A Japanese folk instrument.
The Ney1:42
Arab and Greek folk instrument.
The Panflute2:01
An instrument famous in Romania.
The Oboe1:48
Instrument of the classical orchestra with a very sweet sound.
The English Horn1:52
The big brother of Oboe.
The Recorder1:44
The famous wooden musical instrument.
The Bassoon2:06
The bass instrument of the woodwind family.
The Harmonica2:03
Who doesn't know the sound of Harmonica?
The Bagpipes1:24
The Bagpipes around the world.

The Keyboard Family - Harpsichord, Fortepiano2:44
The Keyboard family with lots of modern instruments.
The Grandpiano1:30
The so called King of the Musical Instruments.
The Electric Piano2:05
The electric - electronic version of the piano.
The Church Organ1:12
The largest musical instrument of all.
The Electronic Organ1:13
The electronic evolution of the church organ.
The Accordion1:42
A versatile musical instrument with many different forms.
The Clavinet1:02
One of the first electronic instruments.
The Synthesizer1:04
A modern musical instrument with electronic circuits.

The Percussion Family - Timpani1:44
The family of percussion. The timpani, an orchestral percussion instrument.
The Tablas2:08
A percussion instrument from India.
The Sleigh Bells - The Maracas1:44
Sleigh bells is the famous Christmas and marakas is a Latin percussion instrument.
The Shekere1:25
An African percussion instrument.
The Gong1:31
A large iron plate used in orchestral music.
The Tambourine - The Castanets1:31
Tambourine is an instrument we see as a musical toy but also as percussion in many types of orchestras. Castanets are famous in flamenco music.
The Congas1:27
Latin percussion instrument.
The Darbuka1:43
A percussion instruments we meet in Arab and Greek music.
The Djembe1:33
An African percussion instrument.
The Cymbals1:15
Metal plates used in orchestral and bands.
The Drums1:50
The analog and electronic form of the famous percussion instrument.
Melodic Percussion - Xylophone0:59
It may be a children's toy, but also an instrument of the orchestra.
The Marimba1:49
Marimba is used in Latin music but also in orchestras.
The Vibraphone2:17
The vibraphone is known in Jazz music but also is an instrument of the orchestra.

Requirements

For this course, there are no requirements to follow it. Just love for music and the curiosity to learn about the musical instruments of our world.

Description

This is a free course I created for everyone that wishes to learn about the musical instruments that exist in our world. You don’t need to have music education in order to follow this course. It can also help you choose to learn a musical instrument if you have this in mind.

The sounds we hear in music come from many instruments. As we grow up, we learn the most popular instruments like piano or guitar, or saxophone.

In many occasions we hear sounds that are not so familiar to our ears, and this happens because the musical instruments are so many that it is truly difficult to recognize all these sounds.

In this course, I will show you the musical instruments in 5 categories:

Brass Instruments
Woodwind Instruments
String Instruments
Keyboard Instruments and
Percussion Instruments

We will see classical instruments we see in big orchestras, or traditional instruments that outline the folk music of many countries, instruments that have a deep history, or others that are current.

And for all these, you will listen to me performing the sounds on my Yamaha keyboard called D-Deck. I will play the sound of every instrument I describe to you to have a complete realization of the instrument. As you understand, the number of the existing musical instruments is vast, but I will show you many of the instruments that exist and I will describe to you the major features of the instruments. Maybe in these sounds you will hear, there is one that will make you try to learn it.

Sit back, grab a nice cup of coffee and watch a rich sound experience that I have planned for you.

Who this course is for:

Anyone with musical interests, love for music, curiosity about the sounds we hear, interest about the instruments of our world.

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Course content

The Brass Instruments6 lectures • 11min

The String Instruments15 lectures • 26min

The Woodwinds12 lectures • 23min

Keyboard Instruments8 lectures • 13min

The Percussion Instruments14 lectures • 23min

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