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Instruments of
the World
6th Grade General Music
Meghann Becker
Wind Instruments
Didgeridoo
• Originates from Australia
• played while sitting cross
legged on the ground
• a continuous note can be
produced for as long as
20 minutes at a time if
the player uses circular
breathing
• Made out of wood
(eucalyptus)
• accompanies dancing and
singing in ceremonial
rituals of Aboriginal
groups of Australia
Rag Dhun
• Originates from Tibet
• Trumpet-type instrument
used in rituals by Tibetan
monks
• Sounds a drone for
chants
• The largest Rag Dhun is
16 feet long
Algaita
• Originates from Africa
• A relative of the oboe
• Made out of wood,
leather and brass
• Usually only played in the
presence of local rulers
• Algaita players blow up
their cheeks when
inhaling air to play
Strings
Sitar
• Originates from Southern
Asia (India)
• Has 18 or 19 strings
• dominant hand is used to
pluck the string using a
plectrum (similar to a
guitar pick) called the
mezrab
• Part of the lute (plucked
string instrument with a
fretted neck and a deep
round back) family
Balalaika
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Originates from Russia
Triangular body
3 strings
In modern times,
balalaikas come in 6
sizes: piccolo, prima
secunda, alto, bass, and
contrabass (from
smallest to largest)
• Index finger used to
sound notes on smaller
balalaikas and a plectrum
used on larger sizes
Psalmodikon
• Originates from Sweden
• One string, played with a
bow
• invented to simplify
music in churches and
schools
• The frets are marked
with a number, so the
music could consist of a
list of numbers with
words to the song
printed above them
Percussion
Bodhran
• Originates from Ireland
• Made of wood and goat
skin
• The right hand uses a
stick called a beater to
strike the bodhran while
the left hand is
positioned in different
spots on the opposite
side to change the sound
(pronounced bow-rahn)
Kotsuzumi
• Originates from Japan
• is held on the right
shoulder and the player
alters the tone by
squeezing the laces
• A variety of the tsuzumi
(hourglass-shaped drum)
• Played in koh and kabuki
(ancient theatre)
Palo de lluvia
• Originates from Chile
• Also known as a
“rainstick”
• Made out of dead cacti
• The thorns of the cactus
branch are pressed into
the hollow shaft to form
a spiral pattern
• Filled with desert
pebbles
• When turned upside
down, the pebbles hit the
thorns, making a “rain”
sound