15 Modern Musical Instruments Popular in Indonesia

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - As time goes by, the life of musical instruments in Indonesia changes and the types become more diverse. Now, the musical instruments played are not only traditional musical instruments but also modern musical instruments.

Modern musical instruments are musical instruments that originate from western culture and developed in Indonesia. Modern musical instruments are usually used to accompany modern dance creations or dances from the West.

The rapid development of modern musical instruments in Indonesia certainly has a big influence because it can create new musical genres. This musical instrument has a technological touch so it can produce a variety of sounds.

List of Modern Musical Instruments That are Popular

To find out more, the following are examples of modern musical instruments that are popular in Indonesia:

1. Violin

One of the modern musical instruments that is popular in Indonesia is the violin. This musical instrument comes from Central Asia and has a shape that resembles a guitar. The way to play the violin is by playing with a long string of wood.

2. Bass

Bass is a musical instrument that resembles a guitar and must use electricity to produce sound. If a guitar has 6 strings, then a bass only needs 4 strings. The way to play this modern musical instrument is the same as the guitar, namely by plucking it.

3. Piano

The piano is a modern musical instrument that has a sound and tone that is unique to the ear. Usually the brain will become relaxed and calm when hearing the music of the piano. The way to play it is by pressing the black and white keys on the piano.

4. Drums

This modern musical instrument is usually often used by band members. In fact, drums come from China. The drum is played by hitting it so that it produces a loud and loud sound.

5. Cello

The type of modern musical prayer that can be played is the cello. This musical instrument is similar in shape to a guitar and violin. The way to play the modern musical instrument cello is by playing.

6. Harp

Furthermore, the modern musical instrument which is quite popular in Indonesia is the harp. This musical instrument is played by plucking and originates from Egypt. The harp produces beautiful notes and you need to be careful when playing it because it is quite large and tall.

7. Acoustic Guitar

The acoustic guitar is the most common and popular modern musical instrument played. How to play it by plucking it to produce a melodious sound.

8. Electric Guitar

Electric guitars are actually the same as guitars in general. It's just that the sound is clearer and clearer because this guitar has to be played with electricity.

9. Harmonica

The modern musical instrument harmonica originates from China. The way to play it is by blowing into the hole on the side of the harmonica to produce different notes.

10. Saxophone

This musical instrument has a shape that is almost like a trumpet but the tip is curved upwards. Just like the trumpet, the saxophone is played by blowing. Saxophones can be found in jazz music performances.

11. Keyboards

The keyboard is one of the most widely played modern musical instruments in Indonesia. The way to play it is the same as playing the piano, namely by pressing the keys. The keyboard can produce ensemble musical sequences.

12. Clarinet

This musical instrument from Germany is one of the most popular wind instruments. The clarinet is a cylindrical tube that resembles a funnel and produces a beautiful sound. Clarinets can be found in orchestral or jazz performances.

13. Ukulele

The ukulele is a musical instrument originating from Hawaii. The shape is exactly the same as a guitar but smaller in size. The ukulele is played by plucking and produces a lighter tone than the guitar.

14. Banjo

The modern musical instrument Banjo has a quite unique shape. This musical instrument is played by plucking. The banjo is a musical instrument that combines several African musical instruments.

15. Trumpet

Trumpets are often found in musical performances in the jazz or pop genres. To produce sound, the trumpet is played by blowing. Apart from that, the trumpet also has buttons which, when pressed, produce different notes from each other.

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