Musical Instruments
The Drums
The "most natural" of all instruments, especially for the young children that are drawn to the little drum set in our sunroom that our son Robert bought for $3 at a yard sale many years ago for his nephew David.
The articles provided here are:
- Membranophone - WIKIPEDIA - an article describing the general class of instruments that produce sound by means of a vibrating membrane.
- Drum - WIKIPEDIA - an article describing this instrument in great detail.
- Drum Kit - WIKIPEDIA - an article describing a popular collection of drums used by musical groups.
- WIKIHOW - Instructions for Playing the drums.
This section considers what might be considered to be the foremost "musical" drum.
- The Timpani - WIKIPEDIA - an article describing this instrument in great detail.
- The Well-Tempered Timpani - This is a link to an exhaustive reference describing the design and function of the Timpani.
- WIKIHOW - Instructions for Playing the Timpani.