It is a system of classification devised by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs which is the most widely used system for classifying musical instruments by ethnomusicologists and organologists (people who study musical instruments). HOW TO IDENTIFY AN INSTRUMENT’S CLASSIFICATIONCLASSIFICATION??

--KnowKnow the source of the sound or the part that vibrates to produce the sound. FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: 1. Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Clave FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: 1. IDIOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Maracas FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: 1. IDIOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Guiro FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: 1. IDIOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Glockenspiel FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: 1. IDIOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Mbira FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: 1. IDIOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? --soundsound is primarily produced by the actual body of the instrument vibrating, rather than a string, membrane, or column of air. In essence, this group includes all percussion instruments apart from , as well as some other instruments. FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: Which part of the 22.. CHORDOPHONES instrument vibrates to produce sound? Guitar FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: Which part of the 22.. CHORDOPHONES instrument vibrates to produce sound? FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: Which part of the 22.. CHORDOPHONES instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Erhu FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: 22.. CHORDOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Violin FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: Which part of the 22.. CHORDOPHONES instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Gayageum FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: Which part of the 22.. CHORDOPHONES instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Valiha FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: Which part of the 22.. CHORDOPHONES instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Inanga FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: 2. CHORDOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? --soundsound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings. This group includes all instruments generally called string instruments in the west, as well as many (but not all) keyboard instruments, such as pianos and harpsichords. FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: Which part of the 33.. instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Trumpet FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: Which part of the 33.. AEROPHONES instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Shakuhachi FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: Which part of the 33.. AEROPHONES instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Ocarina FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: Which part of the 33.. AEROPHONES instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Tongali FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: Which part of the 33.. AEROPHONES instrument vibrates to Oboe produce sound? FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: 3. AEROPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound?

--soundsound is primarily produced by the vvibratingibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membrane. FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS ::

33.. Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Bodhran FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS ::

33.. MEMBRANOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound? FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS ::

33.. MEMBRANOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Darbuka FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS ::

33.. MEMBRANOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Dabakan FOUR MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS :: 44.. MEMBRANOPHONES Which part of the instrument vibrates to produce sound?

--soundsound is primarily produced by the vibration of tightly stretched membrane. This group includes all drums covered with animal skin. SUMMARY CLASSIFICATION SOURCE OF SOUND Actual body of the instrument is vibrating Chordophone Vibrating string or strings Vibrating column of airair Vibration of a tightly stretched membrane or skin