Exploring music

Photographs and text introduce the keyboard family of instruments, electronic music, and the role of the conductor.

Text and photographs introduce the brass family of instruments, such as trumpets, trombones, tubas, and their relatives.

Text and photographs introduce the woodwind family of instruments, such as flutes, saxophones, oboes, bassoons, and their relatives.

An introduction to the string family of intruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, harp, guitar and their relatives.

Photographs and text describe various types of percussion instruments--including different drums, xylophones, cymbals, and shakers--discussing how they are played and their use in music around the world.

Examines through photographs and text vocal music throughout history, discussing how the voice works, different kinds of singing and songs, and the technology involved in recording and playing back vocal music.