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 Why is music so important in our lives

By Alexandra Rosario

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Categories of Instruments1) Percussion instruments

These instruments makesounds such asscratching, plucking,striking, or shaking.

Instruments like a drumkit, bongos, maracas,and chimes would beconsidered percussion

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Categories(continued)

2) Stringed Instruments A musical instrumentthat produces sound by  vibrating strings

Such as a guitar, violin,harp, and piano

there are four differentkind of string

instruments; bowed,plucked, strummed, andstruck.

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CATEGORIES(continued)3)Woodwind instruments

The sound from windinstrument is made by air vibrating in a pipe ortube. To change the pitchof the sound, someinstruments such as theflute have holes in thetube. The musiciancovers the holes with herfingers. Covering andovercovering the holeschanges the path of theair, changing the airchamber size, andtherefore the pitch of thenote.

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Woodwind instruments(continued)

Examples of this kind of instruments are a pipeorgan, flute, oboe,clarinet, bassoon andsaxophone.

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Categories (continued)4)Brass instruments

 Why are they called brassinstruments? Because they are made of the metal brass.

The musician blows into themouthpiece at one end, andthe music comes out the otherend. The position of themusician's lips and mouth onthe mouthpiece are used to

change the sound's pitch.

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Brass instruments (continued)Examples are like

the french horn,

trombone, trumpet,and tuba, which isshown in this

picture.

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Categories (continued)5)Your Voice!

 Yes, a person’s voice isconsidered an

instrument. The human voice is considered amusical instrument

because it can bealtered to producesounds, tones, differentpitches and vibration.

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Why we all love music  The importance of music is

different in every individual'slife. It inspires people and allowsus to get in touch with ouremotions in a way that is unique.

For those amongst us who find itdifficult to express ourselves,music can evoke reactions. Yourmood can change from dark anddepressed to elated anddelirious happiness with just theselection of the right track and ahit of the play button.

Music works wonders on

creating a certain atmosphere. You can use music to liven up aboring party or to create aromantic ambiance.

Several people proclaim the

benefits of music to heightentheir spirituality. Every religionon the planet uses music insome form or the other toenhance the soul.

Music is recreational, listeningto soothing songs can be a way of relaxing and allowing yourbody and mind to take breakfrom the monotony of life.

Studies have proven that musiccan be a good way of helping your imagination go to newheights. The effects of music onthe mind and brain arenumerous.

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