PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Archaeology shows that flute-like instruments were the first instruments to be made.
Flutes made of bone were not all that uncommon.
The Renaissance brought light to instruments like the lute.
In the Renaissance, portable organs were played also played.
Many medieval instruments have evolved into the instruments we use now.
Some instruments have continued to evolve into "electric" instruments.
Electric instruments tend to have a louder sound and fit in better to modern music.
Bowed instruments have a number of strings that make a sound when the bow pulls across the strings.
Woodwinds are played by the passing of air through the instrument.
Brass instruments are played by the buzzing of lips while blowing on the mouthpiece.
Percussion instruments vary, but the common drum is played by hitting the instrument to produce a sound through vibration.
