The modern piano is an instrument that is half percussion and half stringed instrument. What’ s the history oI the piano" Its first Nnown anFestor was the early dulcimer.
What makes the dulcimer more like a modern piano than a stringed instrument? L ook at the picture. The player hits the strings. He doesn’ t pluck them with his fingers. :hen yoX play a piano little hammers inside the instrument hit the strings! <oX Gon¶t toXFh them with yoXr fingers.
hammers (noun) a metal stick that is used to produce sounds
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