There are a lot of musical instruments in the world. Among them there are some instruments that called mother instruments because if you learn them you will get idea about how to play other instruments of that kind. For an example, if you learn how to play “Drums”, you know how to play “Kajon” as well. So we can say “Drums” is a mother instrument.
According to the historical analysis there are four important types of Instruments in the western world. They are: Percussion, Strings, Woodwinds and Brass. In this article we will know which are the mother instruments among these four types. So that one can easily get an idea about a family by learning one instrument only.
Drums
Percussion: A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. There are a lot of percussion instruments such as Cymbals, Snare Drums, Chimes, Tambourine, Xylophone, Bass Drums, Maracas, Timpani, Tabla, Conga, Djembe, Bongos, Kajon etc. Among these instruments you can say “Drums” is the mother instruments as you will get idea about other Percussion type instruments if you learn how to play “Drums”.
Strings: These types of instruments produce sounds from vibrating strings when someone plays or sounds the strings in some manner. It is the oldest type of instruments used by humans. Some String instruments are: Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele, Violin, Cello, Double Bass, Sitar, Mandolin etc. In this type we can say “Guitar” is the mother inst
Guitar
rument cause the grammar and the way of playing is almost similar in other Strings instruments.
Flute
Woodwinds: These instruments are played by using air frequency. Common type of instruments are: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Harmonium, Bassoon etc. Among them “Flute” can be the mother instrument.
Brass: These are the instruments that are made by brass. The main members of this family are: Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone and Tuba. Among them “Trumpet” can be called as the
Trumpet
mother instrument.
