From violins and pianos to triangles and trumpets, instruments are key to making music. Did you know that there are four ...

There are three families of musical instruments: string, wind and percussion. When a string is plucked on an instrument, such as a guitar, the vibration is passed into the air and you hear a sound.

Habib Wardack prefers another type of stringed instrument- one that’s been around since the 7th Century. Wardack first picked up a rubab when he was 8 years old. He’s considered a virtuoso.

1. Guqin The guqin is a Chinese zither, a plucked instrument 120cm-130cm (47 inch-51 inch) long with seven strings. It is one of the oldest instruments in China, dating back 3,000 years.

esraj, which belongs to the category of bowed type of stringed instruments or vitata-vadya of indian classical music, is fast losing its popularity today. esraj which came into existence after ...