| ocial event that features music played with | | | | their stuff when they are able to play country |
| country styled musical instruments is sure to | | | | styled musical instruments such as the violin and |
| draw large crowds. Musical instruments such as | | | | banjo and produce musical sounds that sound just |
| the fiddle, banjo, and guitar have been featured | | | | like a train coming down the tracks. When this |
| during live performances at the Grand Ole Opry | | | | type of country music sound is produced on a |
| and are favored by country music artists in | | | | stage in front of a live audience, the crowd will |
| recording studios around the world. These musical | | | | typically show how good the music feels by |
| instruments are not easy to use at first, but they | | | | clapping hands and stomping feet while the chords |
| are the most preferred musical instrument modes | | | | are being released in unison on the stage. |
| to bring country styled music to people around | | | | Country music gets even livelier when drums are |
| the world. | | | | introduced to the music score. Audiences are likely |
| People believe that guitars, banjos, and fiddles | | | | to get up and start dancing when these country |
| should be easy to play if they are meant to | | | | styled musical instruments are heard. The clapping |
| supply country styled music sounds. That outlook | | | | is likely to get very loud during some portions of |
| changes when players must figure out how to | | | | a country music show and fans will show their |
| make the music tones change after a few | | | | appreciation for a good performance by giving |
| strums on the chords. Then aspiring musicians | | | | standing ovations at the end of the show. Drums |
| realize that there is a lot of practice involved to | | | | are not down home country music instruments |
| produce quality country music sounds worth | | | | but are percussion styled instruments that can be |
| listening to. | | | | used to create country styled spirit in music |
| The effort of learning to strum each of these | | | | scores. |
| musical instruments might be too much for some, | | | | The true sounds of country music can be derived |
| because the intricacies of playing the musical | | | | from two country styled musical instruments. |
| instruments is greater than expected, and people | | | | Early settlers used to rely on everyday items |
| do not want to waste money learning how to | | | | around the house to produce musical sounds at |
| play them. It takes months of practice to render | | | | social events. Items such as a washboard and a |
| music of better quality, and even more practice | | | | jug of moonshine have been used to spice up |
| will be required to play good enough for a public | | | | parties in many ways. After the daily wash |
| performance. Most students learn the basic | | | | chores were finished, women could be seen |
| chords while playing these music instruments in | | | | congregating with friends for a mid-afternoon |
| high school. | | | | party. The rhythms created after many days of |
| To an untrained ear, country musical instruments | | | | wash would be introduced to guests when they |
| might sound in tune when they truly are not. A | | | | came over for a Saturday night filled with dancing. |
| country music fan will know if the musician knows | | | | |