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== Should VOCALS be Considered a "Musical Instrument"? ==
== Working outline ==
What should the major topics be in this article? Let's hash out a working outline:
* Lead
* Archeology
* History of musical instruments
** Primitive and prehistoric
** Antiquity
** Middle Ages
*** Seems like a rather big jump to make here, where should another division be made? --[[User:Kakofonous|Kakofonous]] ([[User talk:Kakofonous|talk]]) 21:31, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
**** Do you mean the jump between Antiquity and Middle Ages? Or between Middle and Modern? My intent was that Antiquity would take us through the early centuries A.D., Middle Ages would take us until about 1400. Alternate suggestions? --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Laser brain'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 15:54, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
** Modern
*** Renaissance
*** Baroque
*** Romanticism
*** Twentieth century
* Classification of musical instruments
** Ancient systems
** Hornbostel-Sachs
** Schaeffner
** Range
* Construction
** Materials
** Production (i.e., [[luthier]])
* User interfaces (need a better name)
* <s>Culture</s>
** <s>Mythology</s>
** <s>Popular culture</s>
*** What type of pop culture references? This seems quite vague and an invitation for random lists. --[[User:Kakofonous|Kakofonous]] ([[User talk:Kakofonous|talk]]) 21:31, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
**** I was thinking about some well-referenced text about how musical instruments can be seen as status symbols and how some manufacturers (like Fender Corporation) have grown into brand images on clothing, etc. Thoughts? --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Laser brain'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 15:54, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
* See also
* Notes/references
Add/edit/delete at will. --[[User:Laser brain|Laser brain]] ([[User talk:Laser brain|talk]]) 19:45, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
:This article should discuss the impact of musical instruments on musical acts (bands and solo), and also how cheaper guitars and the hundreds of cheap synths in the 80s/90s meant more and more people could start making their own music. There should also be some mention of how computers are now a big part of making music. Computers are often used as a musical instrument in the production of newer releases, most commonly with software-based synthesizers. Another thing to make sure of is that we represent a world view, instead of focusing on one country/region of the world. Various musical instruments have all originated from different parts of the world. — <font size="3" face="times" color="#f42c39"><strong>[[User:Wackymacs|Wackymacs]]</strong> ([[User talk:Wackymacs|talk]] ~ [[Special:Contributions/Wackymacs|edits]])</font> 13:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
:: Great ideas! I was thinking your first idea would fit into the Popular Culture section. Your second idea, about computers, is what I was trying to get at with "User interfaces" but I think we need a better heading. The section would be about modern ways people make music outside of "traditional" musical instruments. --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Laser brain'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 15:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
:::Since the computer-related stuff is basically synthesizers, it could go into Modern History. The first common synthesizers date back to the 1960s, and the Fairlight CMI was introduced in 1979, which is basically a powerful (for its time) computer connected to a music keyboard. The recent software-based stuff dates from the 90s to present, so all that info seems fitting for 'modern history'. — <font size="3" face="times" color="#f42c39"><strong>[[User:Wackymacs|Wackymacs]]</strong> ([[User talk:Wackymacs|talk]] ~ [[Special:Contributions/Wackymacs|edits]])</font> 15:49, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
:::: Agreed. Thanks for the ideas. --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Laser brain'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 16:08, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

=== Working bibliography ===
I thought I'd list some books I've obtained to work on this article. Please add to the list if you have other good sources. --[[User:Laser brain|Laser brain]] ([[User talk:Laser brain|talk]]) 04:15, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
* {{cite book |last=Marcuse |first=Sibyl |title=A Survey of Musical Instruments |publisher=Harper & Row |year=1975 |isbn=0060127767}}
* {{cite book |last=Sachs |first=Curt |title=The History of Musical Instruments |publisher=W. W. Norton & Company |year=1940}}
* {{cite book |last=Kartomi |first=Margaret J. |title=On Concepts and Classifications of Musical Instruments |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year=1990}}
* {{cite book |last=Remnant |first=Mary |title=Musical Instruments: An Illustrated History from Antiquity to the Present |publisher=Batsford |year=1989 |isbn=0713451696}}.

=== Google Books sources ===
A search for "history of musical instruments" brings up 2124 results on Google Books (limited preview). I've been using limited preview on Google Books to write several articles, and it works extremely well. Some of the better titles available:

* {{cite book |last=Campbell |first= Donald Murray |title=Musical Instruments: History, Technology, and Performance of Instruments of... |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2004 |isbn= 0198165048 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=D_15UtgRVJsC&dq=history+of+musical+instruments&as_brr=3&ei=QkBFSNTFKI_aigG78eDJBw}}

* {{cite book |last=Blades |first= James |title=Percussion Instruments and Their History |publisher=Bold Strummer Ltd |year=1992 |isbn= 0933224613 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=a8V3Z6j2ExEC}}

* {{cite book |last= Malm |first= William P. |title=Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments: the new edition | publisher=Kodansha International |year=2000 |isbn= 4770023952 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Yn3VQbqywCsC}}

* {{cite book |last= Bicknell |first= Stephen |title=The History of the English Organ | publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1996 |isbn= 0521654092 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=LWKDAgzlVn0C}}

* {{cite book |last= Cumpiano |first= William R. |title=Guitarmaking, Tradition and Technology: A Complete Reference for the Design... | publisher=Chronicle Books |year=1994 |isbn= 0811806405 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2hQwIdyG77UC}}

* {{cite book |last= Baines |first= Anthony |title=Brass Instruments: Their History and Development | publisher=Courier Dover Publications |year=1993 |isbn= 0486275744 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=FLHSH0382HsC}}

Simply click on the 'Preview' tab to read the books. Similar searches can be made to provide research for the rest of the article, such as "musical instruments culture", "impact of musical instruments" and so on. Hope they become useful. — <font size="3" face="times" color="#f42c39"><strong>[[User:Wackymacs|Wackymacs]]</strong> ([[User talk:Wackymacs|talk]] ~ [[Special:Contributions/Wackymacs|edits]])</font> 13:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

:Hmm.Just found this in [[Trumpet]]'s references. Is [http://www.musicatschool.co.uk/year_7/Instruments_sheets/brass.PDF this] reliable? It is certainly informative. --[[User:Meldshal42|<font color="green">'''Meldshal42'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Meldshal42|<font>(talk)</font >]] 17:12, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
:: No, it is a teacher's lesson sheet. We need to be using reliable, authoritative sources. --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Laser brain'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 17:17, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
:::A general rule of thumb: Books are best, avoid online sources (unless of course its a well-known source such as the BBC, NYT, Time, etc) . I find that almost all books published by a University press are definitely reliable. — <font size="3" face="times" color="#f42c39"><strong>[[User:Wackymacs|Wackymacs]]</strong> ([[User talk:Wackymacs|talk]] ~ [[Special:Contributions/Wackymacs|edits]])</font> 12:03, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

== ThinkQuest? ==

What makes ThinkQuest a reliable source? I took a look at the links, and it seems ThinkQuest does not cite its own sources. — <font size="3" face="times" color="#f42c39"><strong>[[User:Wackymacs|Wackymacs]]</strong> ([[User talk:Wackymacs|talk]] ~ [[Special:Contributions/Wackymacs|edits]])</font> 17:27, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
: It's not. But, I think a good strategy for now is to add any prose we can and adjust the sources later. The material sourced to ThinkQuest should be easily sourced to a RS. --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Laser brain'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 17:33, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
::Fair enough, but don't be so sure - [[Synthesizer]] has a lot of unsourced prose, and some of it I have not been able to find reliable sources for unfortunately (even with access to Thomson Gale and Google Books and other places). — <font size="3" face="times" color="#f42c39"><strong>[[User:Wackymacs|Wackymacs]]</strong> ([[User talk:Wackymacs|talk]] ~ [[Special:Contributions/Wackymacs|edits]])</font> 17:56, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
:::Please note that having external references on this page is silly, as it's basically a compilation of the individual Wiki pages about both instrument types and various individual instruments. Why make references to ThinkQuest about the types of instruments that belong to the woodwind family when Wikipedia already has a long article on the subject where all these instruments are listed? [[User:Thomas Blomberg|Thomas Blomberg]] ([[User talk:Thomas Blomberg|talk]]) 00:39, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

== Length of History section ==

I'm getting the feeling that once this section is completed, we're going to have to break it off into [[History of musical instruments]] and then write shorter summaries for this article. --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Laser brain'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 14:46, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

:Yes, I agree. But it can still remain in this article, just copy it over. --[[User:Meldshal|<font color="green">'''Meldshal'''</font >]] [[User talk:Meldshal42|<font color="red">'''(§peak to me)'''</font >]] 16:10, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
::Certainly looks that way, otherwise it's going to be much too large. — <font size="3" face="times" color="#f42c39"><strong>[[User:Wackymacs|Wackymacs]]</strong> ([[User talk:Wackymacs|talk]] ~ [[Special:Contributions/Wackymacs|edits]])</font> 16:53, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

::Sorry its been solong since I've edited. Try to wait for me at FAC, I'm juggling a ton of future FAs right now and I'm kind of stressed. Thanks for understanding. --[[User:Meldshal|<font color="green">'''Meldshal'''</font >]] [[User talk:Meldshal42|<font color="red">'''[Chat]'''</font >]] 18:32, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

:::nominate for GAN? --[[User:Meldshal|<font color="green">'''Meldshal'''</font >]] [[User talk:Meldshal42|<font color="red">'''[Chat]'''</font >]] 18:33, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
::::Why? This is far from GA status. I think Laser brain's aim is to go straight for FAC, which makes more sense. — <font size="3" face="times" color="#f42c39"><strong>[[User:Wackymacs|Wackymacs]]</strong> ([[User talk:Wackymacs|talk]] ~ [[Special:Contributions/Wackymacs|edits]])</font> 18:43, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

== Musical order ==

I am looking for an article or section that has [[instrumental order]] for musical instruments, anyone know where I can find it? i.e. flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, etc. [[Special:Contributions/76.16.191.46|76.16.191.46]] ([[User talk:76.16.191.46|talk]]) 06:57, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

== Sourcing ==

You need to settle on either {{tl|citation}} or {{tl|cite book}} and its relatives. I did a couple of tweaks on some of the footnotes. Otherwise, the footnotes look fine.

== Prehistoric and Primitive ==

This section needs major work to bring it up to contemporary standards. The entire section is based on Curt Sachs 1940 (with one minor exception, that doesn't bear keeping anyway), which is a highly outdated POV work. We do not know how prehistoric music developed. We do not know that 3-tone xylophones developed first, followed by larger and more complex ones; we do not know that they began in Southeast Asia and then spread north and west. All of this is Sachs's speculation based on his reading of minimal historical evidence through the lens of linear cultural evolution, and supported by his insistence that present-day "primitive" music represents an unchanged patrimony from ancient times. Illustrating prehistoric music with an Aztec instrument is no more appropriate than illustrating it with a Farfisa organ. If the Sachs theories are kept in the entry, they should be clearly contextualized as no longer widely held, and developed within a particular context that also no longer exists.[[User:Rikyu|Rikyu]] ([[User talk:Rikyu|talk]]) 22:34, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
: Thanks for the feedback. Can you recommend some updated sources for this time period? I tentatively composed this section with Sachs because I haven't found any better books. I suspected it would need to be updated with more contemporary research, but no one here has been forthcoming with sources. I do have newer sources (Brown and Baines, for example) that cite Sachs as being authoritative. --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Laser brain'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 19:06, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
::Perhaps Rikyu, you can bring up sources that suggest Sachs is outdated and no longer useful, so it can be fully evaluated? Just because something's old does not necessarily mean it is biased (limited, perhaps, but that's not the same). --<font color="#cc6600">[[User:David Fuchs|Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs]]</font><sup> <nowiki>(</nowiki><small><font color="#993300">[[User talk:David Fuchs|talk]]</font></small><nowiki>)</nowiki></sup> 02:01, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
:::Thanks to both of you for commenting. I'll build something here on the talk page before making any changes to the entry itself. For the record, the problem with Sachs's POV is not its age but his belief that cultures evolved in a unilinear fashion. Other scholars even of his generation disagreed (Boas and Kunst, just to name two), and therefore strongly resisted his equation of some present-day societies with long-dead ones simply on the basis of shared technologies, which in turn implies a developmental scale on which societies can be ranked, and justifies those higher on the ranking (Europe, eg.) in colonizing those lower on the ranking. This is not to say that Sachs favored colonialism, just that his approach provided intellectual support for it, and this was recognized at the time, even by Sachs himself. Anyway, more to come. [[User:Rikyu|Rikyu]] ([[User talk:Rikyu|talk]]) 20:04, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
:::: No idea if you're still around or if you're interested in working on this, but I've essentially been waiting for you to bring in sources to back up your objection. I don't want to complete this article using Sachs if it's not the best source. Despite his shortcomings, I'm more interested in knowing if what I've sourced to Sachs is correct or if there are scholarly works debunking his history of musical instruments. If there aren't or you don't reply, I'm not sure how to proceed because I've exhausted all my resources trying to find other books. --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Andy Walsh'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 22:04, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

=== Suggestions ===
Please add section on who are the major manufacturers of musical instruments (of each type) and the major vendors. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/207.237.207.140|207.237.207.140]] ([[User talk:207.237.207.140|talk]]) 00:06, 8 August 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

The range chart for the "human voice" is rather more restricted than is actually the case. The basso profundos of the RUssian Orthodox church regularly descent to low C (C2), and I've even hit htat note myself on good days, and I'm only a bass-baritone. Some regularly go down to A1, as do the Tibetan monks who include vocal multiphonics in their meditative chant rituals. And a few bassos go even lower. On this recording, Viktor Wichniakov hits a low C1 (about 30 seconds in).

mms://www.dutchdivas.net/sound/HighC/pasuikovAb.wma


Chopping off the bass range at E2 makes me think that someone has consulted a rather old music appreciation text for their information. -- Dr H <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/74.92.174.105|74.92.174.105]] ([[User talk:74.92.174.105|talk]]) 22:57, 22 January 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

This article is completely missing the Classical era right now...the Classical era was 1750-1830 and the Romantic was 1815-1910 (Beethoven was the major transitionary composer between the two eras). I do not know myself which instruments were invented/improved upon during these two eras, but a distinction between the two and a more in-depth discussion of those would be useful.

Some details that must be attended to: a Modern Era section needs to be added (1900-today), and the saxophone must be included in this section. The saxophone is NOT a fixture in any orchestra - it is only very rarely used (ex. some Ravel orchestrations)!! And when it is, the rest of the musicians look askance at it. FInally, clarinets are named by the key they play in, not their size: Eb clarinet, Bb clarinet, A clarinet, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, and contrabass clarinet is the entire family of clarinets that are currently in use.

The prehistoric section of this article is very extensive, but coverage of more modern developments is pretty thin right now! This already thorough article would be greatly enhanced by such additions.
[[User:Shawshank 777|Shawshank 777]] ([[User talk:Shawshank 777|talk]]) 01:09, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

: I've been meaning to do the tasks you mention, but I ran out of gas a while back while working on Baroque. I'll try to put some time into it soon so at least the eras are represented properly. --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Andy Walsh'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 02:50, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

== Additional sources ==

I did some checking around with music departments at two universities near here and ordered two more books. They are considered the two major works about musical instrument history since Sachs. I think they will provide nice balance in the article, although Sachs is still considered the authoritative reference and both of these books owe some degree to Sachs. They are:
* Musical Instruments: A Worldwide Survey of Traditional Music-making by Lucie Rault
* Origins and Development of Musical Instruments by Jeremy Montagu
I would like to throw a final hook out there and call for additional major references if anyone knows of any. --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Andy Walsh'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 02:35, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

bjk <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/112.210.127.42|112.210.127.42]] ([[User talk:112.210.127.42|talk]]) 12:33, 9 January 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Death to any person who sees it ==

From the Primitive and prehistoric section:
"One East African tribe, the Wahinda, believed it was so holy that seeing a drum would be fatal to any person other than the sultan." On its face, that seems like a pretty outrageous claim. plus, it raises some questions. Who are the sultans? I thought we were talking about pre-history. Wikipedia's Wahinda article has a little bit more to say:

Another reference to the Wahinda in relationship to drums and drumming comes from a Sacred Beat: from the heart of the drum circle, by Telesco and Waterhawk [2]


I noticed the definition in this article says: ''"A musical instrument makes sounds. Once humans moved from making sounds with their bodies—for example, by clapping—to using objects to create music from sounds, musical instruments were born."''
...[T]here is one "myth" about the drum that needs to be clarified. Many people think of the drum as a man's tool. However, the histories of Egyptian, Semitic, Sumerain, and Wahinda people all tell us of women using these instruments. ... [A]mong the Wahinda of East Africa, it's considered a death wish for a man to even look at a drum. They will only dare to carry it at night, and even better during the dark moon so it cannot be seen. ...
[[User:Puddytang|Puddytang]] ([[User talk:Puddytang|talk]]) 19:08, 12 February 2012 (UTC)


This excludes the human voice. However, most articles on Wikipedia about singers list in the info box that one of their instruments is "Vocals".
: Ah, thank you sincerely for this information. I always thought the Wahinda text to be a bit extraordinary. It comes from Sachs. I actually contacted a ethnomusicologist to get more information on this, but he referred me back to Sachs again, saying Sachs should be considered authoritative. It seems that the text should be updated since the material from your source seems more precise. What's the ISBN of that book? --[[User:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">'''Laser brain'''</font >]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<font color="purple">(talk)</font >]] 19:13, 12 February 2012 (UTC)


I just got that from the [[Wahinda]] page, so I can't personally speak for the source. [[User:Puddytang|Puddytang]] ([[User talk:Puddytang|talk]]) 20:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
I would like to see consistency on Wikipedia. Would it be best just to amend this one article to conform to all the articles that consider Vocals an instrument? --[[User:Diligens|Diligens]] ([[User talk:Diligens|talk]]) 22:45, 11 March 2019 (UTC)


:{{ping|Diligens}} The best place for that discussion would either be the talk page of {{tl|infobox musical artist}}, or one of the [[WP:VPP|Village Pumps]]. [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 23:54, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
{{Talk:Musical instrument/GA1}}


== Worklist toward FAC ==
== The review has started for this page. ==


Collaboration with {{u|Popcornduff}}
Hello all,
* Due attention to modern instrumentation era
* Improved coverage of electronic instruments
* Improved coverage of drum machines and samplers
--[[User:Laser_brain|<span style="color: purple;">'''Laser brain'''</span>]] [[User_talk:Laser_brain|<span style="color: purple;">(talk)</span>]] 14:02, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
:I've added a sentence on samplers. Still lots to do!
:
:IMO, the lead also needs rewriting. It basically just summarises the history of mainly early instruments - missing coverage of how instruments are actually used. [[User:Popcornduff|Popcornduff]] ([[User talk:Popcornduff|talk]]) 10:44, 26 January 2020 (UTC)


::Great to see that you guys are going for FAC. If you go to PR or just want early feedback, I'd be happy to leave some comments. <s>I wonder, isn't the [[Hornbostel–Sachs]] system the most widely used? I would think something like that should be included in the lead.</s> Oops I see it ''is'' included, though either way, I meant rather listing out [[Idiophone]], [[Membranophone]] etc. after the fact, if that makes sense. [[User:Aza24|Aza24]] ([[User talk:Aza24|talk]]) 01:52, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
This is your friendly GA reviewer. Just reporting in to say I have started the review on this article.
[[User:Paradoxical 0^2|Paradoxical 0^2]] ([[User talk:Paradoxical 0^2|talk]]) 03:21, 18 March 2012 (UTC)


== Israeli instruments ==
{{Talk:Musical instrument/GA2}}


Musical instruments of Israel mostly perform during their religious activities. Aerophones, membraphones, percussion and chordophones instruments are its types [[Special:Contributions/119.93.223.239|119.93.223.239]] ([[User talk:119.93.223.239|talk]]) 14:00, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
== Piano ==
:I will be astonished to be shown a source claiming that there is so little secular music in Israel that saying "Musical instruments of Israel mostly perform during their religious activities." is anywhere near accurate. [[User:Just plain Bill|Just plain Bill]] ([[User talk:Just plain Bill|talk]]) 14:23, 17 March 2022 (UTC)


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== Proposed merge of [[Music instrument technology]] into [[Musical instrument]] ==
== Trumpet ==
{{Discussion top|result=To '''blank and redirect''' [[Music instrument technology]] to [[Musical instrument]] as there is no salvageable content. [[User:Klbrain|Klbrain]] ([[User talk:Klbrain|talk]]) 07:47, 28 December 2023 (UTC)}}
"[[Technology]]" (not to be confused with [[high technology]]) is an integral aspect of musical instruments, esp. in their design and construction. [[User:Fgnievinski|fgnievinski]] ([[User talk:Fgnievinski|talk]]) 05:17, 26 July 2023 (UTC)


:I don't see anything at that article that is both sourced and appropriately placed here. Some of the details could, if sourced, be added to their respective specific instrument articles (eg [[timpani]]). [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 03:03, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
Trompetas trump trump
:That article is pretty much a nothing burger, and I doubt there's much to merge. I would perhaps just blank and redirect. [[User:Why? I Ask|Why? I Ask]] ([[User talk:Why? I Ask|talk]]) 05:41, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
::Yeah, there's nothing worth salvaging in that article. Blank and redirect. [[User:Popcornfud|Popcornfud]] ([[User talk:Popcornfud|talk]]) 12:33, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
:Blank and redirect. [[User:Jacqke|Jacqke]] ([[User talk:Jacqke|talk]]) 17:15, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
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Should VOCALS be Considered a "Musical Instrument"?

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I noticed the definition in this article says: "A musical instrument makes sounds. Once humans moved from making sounds with their bodies—for example, by clapping—to using objects to create music from sounds, musical instruments were born."

This excludes the human voice. However, most articles on Wikipedia about singers list in the info box that one of their instruments is "Vocals".

I would like to see consistency on Wikipedia. Would it be best just to amend this one article to conform to all the articles that consider Vocals an instrument? --Diligens (talk) 22:45, 11 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Diligens: The best place for that discussion would either be the talk page of {{infobox musical artist}}, or one of the Village Pumps. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:54, 11 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Worklist toward FAC

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Collaboration with Popcornduff

  • Due attention to modern instrumentation era
  • Improved coverage of electronic instruments
  • Improved coverage of drum machines and samplers

--Laser brain (talk) 14:02, 17 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a sentence on samplers. Still lots to do!
IMO, the lead also needs rewriting. It basically just summarises the history of mainly early instruments - missing coverage of how instruments are actually used. Popcornduff (talk) 10:44, 26 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Great to see that you guys are going for FAC. If you go to PR or just want early feedback, I'd be happy to leave some comments. I wonder, isn't the Hornbostel–Sachs system the most widely used? I would think something like that should be included in the lead. Oops I see it is included, though either way, I meant rather listing out Idiophone, Membranophone etc. after the fact, if that makes sense. Aza24 (talk) 01:52, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Israeli instruments

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Musical instruments of Israel mostly perform during their religious activities. Aerophones, membraphones, percussion and chordophones instruments are its types 119.93.223.239 (talk) 14:00, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I will be astonished to be shown a source claiming that there is so little secular music in Israel that saying "Musical instruments of Israel mostly perform during their religious activities." is anywhere near accurate. Just plain Bill (talk) 14:23, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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"Field instruments" listed at Redirects for discussion

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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Field instruments and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 October 7#Field instruments until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. signed, Rosguill talk 15:14, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge of Music instrument technology into Musical instrument

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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.
To blank and redirect Music instrument technology to Musical instrument as there is no salvageable content. Klbrain (talk) 07:47, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Technology" (not to be confused with high technology) is an integral aspect of musical instruments, esp. in their design and construction. fgnievinski (talk) 05:17, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see anything at that article that is both sourced and appropriately placed here. Some of the details could, if sourced, be added to their respective specific instrument articles (eg timpani). Nikkimaria (talk) 03:03, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That article is pretty much a nothing burger, and I doubt there's much to merge. I would perhaps just blank and redirect. Why? I Ask (talk) 05:41, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, there's nothing worth salvaging in that article. Blank and redirect. Popcornfud (talk) 12:33, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Blank and redirect. Jacqke (talk) 17:15, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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