INDIA

1. 2 main instruments used in their ethnic music
2. A short description that comprises of:  
3. The materials used to make the instrument and,

• How is the instrument played?

 TABLA

 

• membranophone percussion instrument, which is often used in Hindustani classical music.The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres.
• Playing technique involves extensive use of the fingers and palms in various configurations to create a wide variety of different sounds and rhythms, reflected in the mnemonic syllables (bol).
• Made of: goatskin heads with syahi

 

 

 

 SITAR

• is a plucked stringed instrument used mainly in Hindustani music and Indian classical music
• The player plucks the string using a metallic pick or plectrum called a mizraab. The thumb stays anchored on the top of the fretboard just above the main gourd. Generally only the index and middle fingers are used for fingering although a few players occasionally use the third.
• The other type of sitar, the instrumental style, is most often made of seasoned toon wood, but sometimes made of (Burma) teak. It is often fitted with a second resonator, a small tumba (pumpkin or pumpkin-like wood replica) on the neck.