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Types of Indian Classical Instruments
by Ajay Sharma consultantThey say “Music is what feelings sound like”, and feelings indeed are expressed in multiple forms of music. Be it vocal or instrumental- music can effectively express what is inexpressible by the other mediums.
A Music School is known to specialize in the study, training and research of music. Apart from teaching the vocals of Indian as well as Western music, the music schools also give trainings on musical instruments. These schools have specific courses providing instruction on a range of musical instruments.
We know of a number of musical instruments on which trainings are given in a Music Academy, such as guitar, drums, piano etc. but all these musical instruments are categorized in specific class on the basis of their structures. The Indian Classical Instruments are broadly classified into four groups. These classical instruments are used in the types of Indian Classical Music- Hindustani Music and Carnatic Music. Let us look at the categories of these Indian instruments and their respective examples.
Chordophones: The instruments which produce sound through the vibrating strings are called chordophones. All the instruments which consist of strings attached at two points and which create sound by the stretch of these strings fall under this category. The typical examples of chordophones are piano, violin and guitar. Heaving multiple uses of strings.
Aero phones: Aero phones are also known as wind instruments because of the literal meaning of the “aero” as air or wind. Even without the vibration of a physical string, these instruments create sound through vibrating column of air. When the player buzzes his lips against the mouthpiece of an aero phone, the vibrating air inside the instrument produces varying sounds, according to the blows and whistles.
Membrano-phones: These instruments produce sounds by way of vibrating stretched membrane. The stretching of the membrane could be of various forms such as striking, rubbing or blowing against it. Drums are the most common instruments of this category and the three main types of drums are stuck drums, string drums and friction drums.
Idiophones: Idiophones are those instruments in which the vibration is caused neither by the string nor the membrane, but wholly by the instrument itself. The examples include bells and gong where the sound is generated by striking, rubbing, plucking or blowing the material of the instrument.
No matter how much the popularity of Western Music has grown, the classical influence would always occupy a space in the music schools and academies.
A Music School is known to specialize in the study, training and research of music. Apart from teaching the vocals of Indian as well as Western music, the music schools also give trainings on musical instruments. These schools have specific courses providing instruction on a range of musical instruments.
We know of a number of musical instruments on which trainings are given in a Music Academy, such as guitar, drums, piano etc. but all these musical instruments are categorized in specific class on the basis of their structures. The Indian Classical Instruments are broadly classified into four groups. These classical instruments are used in the types of Indian Classical Music- Hindustani Music and Carnatic Music. Let us look at the categories of these Indian instruments and their respective examples.
Chordophones: The instruments which produce sound through the vibrating strings are called chordophones. All the instruments which consist of strings attached at two points and which create sound by the stretch of these strings fall under this category. The typical examples of chordophones are piano, violin and guitar. Heaving multiple uses of strings.
Aero phones: Aero phones are also known as wind instruments because of the literal meaning of the “aero” as air or wind. Even without the vibration of a physical string, these instruments create sound through vibrating column of air. When the player buzzes his lips against the mouthpiece of an aero phone, the vibrating air inside the instrument produces varying sounds, according to the blows and whistles.
Membrano-phones: These instruments produce sounds by way of vibrating stretched membrane. The stretching of the membrane could be of various forms such as striking, rubbing or blowing against it. Drums are the most common instruments of this category and the three main types of drums are stuck drums, string drums and friction drums.
Idiophones: Idiophones are those instruments in which the vibration is caused neither by the string nor the membrane, but wholly by the instrument itself. The examples include bells and gong where the sound is generated by striking, rubbing, plucking or blowing the material of the instrument.
No matter how much the popularity of Western Music has grown, the classical influence would always occupy a space in the music schools and academies.
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