KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS These are a set of instruments possessing levers which enable the performer to play with both hands a series of simultaneous sounds (e.g. pianoforte, or harmonium) or 2 hands and the feet (organ) These sound combinations can be easier to control from a larger number of strings/reeds/pipes than would be possible by other families of instruments. The keyboard family is tuned to semitone distances, which is the standardised progression of sounds at present. Thought is being given to “microtone” progression which would necessitate a totally new adaptation of the keyboard instrument. THE ORGAN The earliest keyboard was apparently that of the Organ melodic planning was in vogue. The sounds are produced by inflating bellows which force air through pipes graduated as to length and bore which affects the pitch of the sound produced. These pipes some of which are of (1) wood, some (2) metal, (3) whistle or flue pipes and (4) others supplied with a vibrat
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