Plan Your Visit       Hours & Directions       About Peterborough       Teachers       Lesson Plans       Booking Tours       Contact Things to See       Explore the Museum       Our Artists       Our Performers       Community Showcase       Instrument Collection       For Kids       Gift Shop       Library       Please Touch       Resources       Slide Show Things to Do       Calendar       Upcoming Events       Dance       Galleries       Workshops       E-News Signup       What's New? About the Museum       Description       Dreamer & Founder       Mission       Membership       History       Board & Staff       Job Opportunities       From the Director Home		Our Instrument Collection Our collection is divided into several categories: Aerophones | Chordophones | Idiophones | Idiophones continued | Membranophones Aerophones Aerophones are instruments that produce sound through the vibration of air. Air can vibrate in many different ways through these instruments, producing a large range of pitches and many types of sound. Some instruments in the aerophone family include: flutes, clarinets, trumpets, horns, didgeridoos, bagpipes, accordions and organs. Many aerophones have been created and used for thousands of years. In many cultures, flutes have been associated with "magic." Some people believed that the flute music could help them to communicate with gods and spirits, change the weather, and help crops. Flutes were also good tools for communicating across great distances. Didgeridoo Didgeridoo Origin - Australia The Didgeridoo is made from hollowed out tree trunks or limbs. They are also made out of cacti. The didgeridoo produces a low pitched echoing sound with complex rhythmic patterns. How to play it: Buzz your lips in the same style as trumpet-playing. To keep the sound going, breathe in a circular fashion by inhaling through your nose while you exhale through your lips.   Click button to hear the instrument Wood Flute Wood Flute   Click button to hear the instrument Ocarina Ocarina Origin - Pre-Colombian Central and South America The Ocarina is a clay flute. They were often made to look like birds, animals, and deities. They were used in many ceremonial rituals. Ocarinas are handmade and their sound may vary. Play them by blowing through the large hole while covering smaller holes with your fingers. Pan Pipes Pan Pipes Origin - Andes, South America Pipe Organ Pipe Organ Origin - America. To see and hear more of the collection, click on a category below: Aerophones | Chordophones | Idiophones | Idiophones continued | Membranophones When children are raised with respect and curiosity towards other cultures, the world will know more peace and less war. Plan Your Visit | Things to See | Things to Do | About the Museum | Home | Contact 26 Main Street ~ Peterborough, New Hampshire ~ 03458 Southern New Hampshire's Year Round Arts Community 603.924.4555 © 2007 Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center. All rights reserved. Top