Question

How are different notes produced in stringed instruments, in musical instruments having stretched membrane, and in musical instruments of blow type?

Answer 1

Stringed instruments

1. Vibration off stretched string produces musical notes, increasing or decreasing the thickness & tension of the string, length of the string produce notes in stringed instruments.
2. Veena, sitar, violin, guitar are examples for stringed instruments.

Stretched membrane

1. Vibration of stretched membrane produces notes, exciting membrane at different locations produce musical notes with different pitches in stretched membrane.
2. They are also called as percussion instrument or drum instrument.
3. Drum, mridangam, tabla are examples for stretched membrane.

Blow type instruments

1. Notes are produced by blowing through nozzle at one end and changing the length of air column by selective closing and opening some of holes in blow type instruments.
2. They are also called as wind instruments.
3. Blow type instruments are of three types. Flute type organ pipe, reed type organ pipe & brass instrument.