Have you ever played a musical instrument? It is an object that was created to make musical sounds.
I played the trumpet in high school
That's awesome! In theory, any object that makes sound can be considered a musical instrument. However, what distinguishes an actual musical instrument is though purpose.
Really? Can you give me some examples please?
Well, early musical instruments were likely used for rituals. For instance a trumpet would signal a successful hunt.
Oh ok so only when used to make music its a musical instrument? I never realized that
Musical instrument
A musical instrument is an instrument created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. Early musical instruments may have been used for ritual, such as a trumpet to signal success on the hunt, or a drum in a religious ceremony. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. Musical instruments evolved
entered into it. So it can sound like any musical instrument, or it can take sounds which aren't from music instruments, like a bird singing, and make that into a musical instrument." When asked what the Melodian could be used for, Mendell explained that, "A good example is what Stevie Wonder did with it in "The Secret Life of Plants"; he wanted to be able to have birds singing a melody which he wrote." Mendell was referring to the 1979 soundtrack album "Stevie Wonder