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Harps are also part of the string family; the harp is included in the classical orchestra. Left: Classic Harp Right: Lyre ancestor of the harp Below: Autoharp The musician pushes keys while strumming. The Percussion Family Percussion instruments are those that are played by striking or shaking. All drums are percussion instruments. Often, drums are used to keep the rhythm in a musical piece. They are used for effect and add dynamics to complex compositions. Here are some examples of different types of drums: Left: Snare drum; Bottom Left: Concert Tom Drums Bottom Right: Timpani Some percussion instruments are tuned instruments, which means you can play notes in a scale on them: Left: Chimes Orchestra Bottom Left: Glockenspiel Bottom Right: Xylophone Right: Bells Glockenspiels are made of metal; xylophones are made of wood. Left: Tambourine Center: Cymbals Right: Maracas Left: Triangle Center: Cowbell Right: Wood block Today, many people recognize that there is now a fifth family of instruments. The keyboard family includes pianos, organs, electronic keyboards and synthesizers, among others. One could argue that a piano is a percussion instrument, because you strike the keys to play it. It has also been considered a string instrument, because it has tightly bound strings which produce the sound. Left: Strings inside a grand piano. Right: Felt mallets that strike the strings inside an upright piano Top Left: Mellotron – popular in the 1960’s and 70’s, replicates string sounds. Top Center: Early model Moog Synthesizer Top Right: Harpsichord, very common Baroque keyboard, ancestor of the piano Left: Pipe organ – found in churches and cathedrals around the world. Like the theramin, there are other ‘oddball’ instruments that defy classification. Who knows, maybe there will be more families of instruments some day! …these! Exploring the Families of Musical Instruments, and More! Musical instruments have been used by people to create mus