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Presents an illustrated introduction to non-Western and obsolete instruments, featuring alphabetically arranged entries that provide descriptions of blown, plucked, banged, and miscellaneous types of instruments, including the alphorn, bagpipes, lute, sansa, anvil, handbells, and others.

Provides information to new rock bands on how to succeed in the music business, focusing on drums, keyboards, and other instruments, including descriptions of different types of drums, a look at the drum kit, and discussion of the role of instruments in the band.

A baby mole born into a musical family begins a lifetime of learning pleasure along with his animal friends.

Highlights twenty-five musical instruments from around the world, arranged according to the way in which they produce sound, including aerophones, chordophones, electrophones, idiophones, and membranophones.

Discusses the place of stringed instruments in the orchestra and explains how these instruments are played.

A music box band of animals tunes up to play for a young listener.

Provides step-by-step instructions for a variety of music-related crafts and activities, and includes facts about music and instruments.

Describes various instruments and their function in the orchestra.

Discusses musical instruments and all the different ways we make music.

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for making ten different instruments from readily available materials.

Presents an introduction to musical instruments, in simple text with illustrations, describing the different groups, including strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, keyboards.

Briefly discusses jazz and blues music and introduces some of their instruments, including saxophone, brass instruments, and piano.

Introduces the role of musical instruments in Christian and gospel choirs, Tibetan and Japanese temples, Jewish and Hindu ceremonies, and use by concert, theater, and rock groups.