Contains articles that provide an overview of the history of music and music-making; offer information about instruments, composition, and composers; and include more than one thousand illustrations.
Making music isn't about dropping big bucks in the guitar shop or endlessly fiddling with expensive software. It's about wringing good noise out of bits of wood and wire, crafting your own sound with plastic and steel. When you create your own instruments, creating your own sound comes naturally.
Junkyard Jam Band is a step-by-step guide to making a full array of complete musical projects on the cheap, no previous carpentry or electronics experience required. Each build includes tips on how to coax the best sounds out of the instrument and encourages you to mod the project to fit your own style.
"Music has been a powerful tool for self-expression for thousands of years. And while modern instruments are often very expensive, the truth is that anyone can make their own! With the information, projects, and resources found within these pages, young musicians will quickly be making and playing their own instruments"--Provided by the publisher.
Presents color-illustrated profiles of musical instruments, describing their origins, variations, music, and key features. Covers the categories of strings, woodwind and brass, percussion, and keyboards, as well as the human voice.
A popular history of fifty instruments that have had an impact on history. Each entry explores the origins and evolution of one instrument, and explains its role in the development of music. Sidebars highlight the type of instrument and the period during which it was introduced.
