MUSIC

Types of Music
Jazz can usually be described as smooth. Most jazzy music has a lot of brass to create that smooth, vibrating sound.
Rock is the most popular form of music. A real heavy drum beat and awesome guitar lines usually make up the best rock music.
Classical music is composed by some of the most brilliant minds in the world. Everyone knows that classical music is some of the most difficult music to perform, requiring great speed and accuracy.
Country music is easily distinguishable from other genres because of its use of the steel guitar. It also focuses on how the artist sings the tune.
The blues are so named because they are supposed to have a depressed or saddened feeling. The whole idea of playing the blues is to let other people know how the musician feels (which, if you're playing the blues, usually means you're saddened).
Reggae is one of the most unique forms out there. It uses a lot of steel drum but usually has a "happy sound".

Types of Instruments
There are a very large number of musical instruments, each with its own unique sound and quality. These musical instruments can be divided into 4 basic categories:
· String Instruments : All string instruments have one thing in common, their sound is made by a vibrating string. Strings can be made of metal, synthetic or natural materials. There are 3 basic types of string instruments, based on how you get the string to vibrate. Strings can be plucked, like on the guitar. The violin is a string instrument that uses a bow to make the strings vibrate. A piano may not look like a string instrument from the outside. The musician actually presses keys. The keys of a piano activate hammers, which strike the strings, to make a sound.
· Wind Instruments : The sound from wind instrument is made by air vibrating in a pipe or tube. The musician blows in one end, and the music comes out the other end. To change the pitch of the sound, some instruments such as the flute have holes in the tube. The musician covers the holes with her fingers. Some instruments have valves instead of the holes.
· Brass Instruments : Brass instruments, such as the trumpet, make sound as a result of a musician blowing into them. They are called brass instruments because they are made of the metal brass. Here too, the pitch of the sound is related to the size of the air chamber.
· Percussion Instruments : Percussion instruments are played by being hit or shaken. Although most people probably think of the drum, there are lots of different percussion instruments. A percussion instrument's sound is made by it vibrating, once hit or shaken. Different types of materials, such as metal, wood or vibrating membrane like on the drum, make different types of sounds. A different thickness or size of material can also make different sounds.