Music Facts for Kids
Fun facts about music and musicians
The bow used to play a violin is strung with horse hair — about 150 to 200 strands.
Gamelan is a type of music from Indonesia played on gongs, xylophones, and drums by a whole group.
Sheet music is the written form of music — it shows musicians which notes to play and when.
Crickets make their chirping sound by rubbing their legs together — not by their mouths.
The piano is both a string instrument and a percussion instrument because hammers strike the strings.
Babies as young as 7 months old naturally respond to rhythm and can feel the beat of music.
The pipe organ is one of the largest instruments in the world and is often found in churches.
A jaw harp is a tiny instrument held against your teeth — you pluck it to make a twanging sound.
Rhythm is the pattern of beats in music — your heartbeat is a natural rhythm you carry always.
Astronauts have played music in space — the first instrument played in space was a harmonica in 1965.