1. Ancient Musical Instruments By Sherri Bohne Music 1010

2. Hollow bones, First musical instrument

3. Animal horns made practical instruments

4. Music accompanied comedies and pantomimes in Greece

5. The Water Organ or Hydraulis is the first known keyboard

6. Lyre is oldest string instrument, in Greek mythology invented by Hermes

7. Kithara used for entertainment for both Greeks and Romans, similar to guitar

8. Aulos, a wind instrument, played simultaneously (hard to master!)

9. Pan, God of the forest, played Pan Pipes to pick up girls, in Greek mythology

10. Littus, a variant of the tuba, used for both music and to scare the enemy in Celtic war

11. Conch shell, a natural trumpet, used for prayers for rain and fertility

12. Bullroarer, known on every continent, used to signify the presence of spirits

13. Idiophones, shaken or scraped, popular in many countries like Africa

14. Early drums made from animal skins used to send signals as well as for music

15. Music in ancient Greece was tied up in their mythology

16. Music was omnipresent at the first Olympic Games

17. Instruments we play today had roots in Greece, we have them to thank for our orchestras and bands