Hear what professional trumpeters like about their instrument, and learn what skills a good trumpeter needs. Discover whether the trumpet is your best choice for making music.

The drums are a blast to play and fun to learn. Drummers play in many types of groups from rock to pop to jazz. The band Led Zeppelin had hard-rocking drum rhythms. Even Beyoncé dances to the beat of the two drummers in her band Suga Mama. But are the drums right for you? Or would a different choice be better? Hear what professional drummers like about their instrument, and learn what skills a good drummer needs. Discover whether the drums are your...

Introduces different types of musical instruments and provides detailed step-by-step instructions for constructing eighteen simple instruments, including a drum, kazoo, wind chimes, shoe-box guitar, cymbals, and a reed pipe.

A musical family with talents for playing a variety of instruments enjoys getting together to celebrate.

Describes the orchestra, the families of instruments of which it is made, and the individual instruments in each family.

Presents an introduction to music and musical instruments, through the matching of excerpts of classical music with art works selected from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"Discusses the time, the science behind measuring time, and the different systems and devices used to measure time"--Provided by publisher.