Music in

Early Childhood Education

Discovering

Rhythm & Orchestral

Instruments

Music Lab #5Keyboard Instruments

Pianos were invented around A.D.1700. The original pianos were smaller than those we know today. By 1850, the piano had been perfected. The body of the piano contains strings. The keys are connected to felt hammers that strike the strings and cause them to vibrate.

Music Lab #5Keyboard Instruments

Accordions have existed in one formor another since the early 1800s. They are used to play the folk music of many cultures.

Music Lab #5Keyboard Instruments

Electronic keyboards come in a variety of sizes. Many battery-run models are small enough to fit the small fingers of young children. Some keyboards accommodate head-phones, which allows a person to explore the keyboard without disturbing others.