Musical Instruments Categories

1 School of Information - Instrument Encyclopedia

http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/

Encyclopedia with glossary from Music Heritage Network, at the University of Michigan where this project is an initiative of CHICO, the Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach project and has information for educators including an instrument glossary, useful terms and definitions.

2 Instrument Encyclopedia

http://www.lehigh.edu/Zoellner/encyclopedia.html

Encyclopedia with glossary from Music Heritage Network, University of Michigan lets the user experience a sampling of instruments, complete with images and music samples.

3 Musical Instruments

http://www.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/instruments.html

From the Sibelius Academy in Finland categorized details on Musical Instrument with a Nordic twist. Categories: Accordion Bagpipes Banjo Bass Bodhren Bouzouki Brass Instruments Companies Crumhorn Drums and Percussion Guitar Harmonica Harmonium Harp Harpsichord Jazz Instruments Lute Mandolin Nyckelharpa Organ Penny Whistle and Ocarina Piano Reed Organs Shakuhachi Flute String Instruments Synthetisizers Tin Whistle Voice Woodwinds

4 Musical Instruments of the World

http://www.eyeneer.com/World/Instruments/index.html

Musical instrument details from Africa, Asia and the Americas.

5 American Musical Instrument Society

http://www.amis.org/

The AMIS is an international organization founded in 1971 to promote better understanding of all aspects of the history, design, construction, restoration, and usage of musical instruments in all cultures and from all periods.

6 The Galpin Society: for the study of musical instrument

http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/galpin/

The Galpin Society is a international organization whose members study musical instruments and includes complete contents of the Galpin Society Journal except book reviews.