Basic Elements of Music

Michael J. Pagliaro has served as professor of instrumental music and musical instrument technology. He is founder and CEO emeritus-in-counsel of Ardsley Musical Instrument Service, Ltd., director of research and development for Contemporary Music Laboratories, and author of Everything You Should Know about Musical Instruments (1992), The Violin: How It Works (2002), The Flute: How It Works (2003), The Violin Workbook (2004), The Musical Instrument Desk Reference (2012), The String Instrument Owner’s Handbook (2015), and The Brass Instrument Owner’s Handbook (forthcoming 2016).

Chapter 1: An Overview of the History of Music
Chapter 2: Sound Production
Chapter 3: Non-fretted String Instruments Defined
Chapter 4: The History of Non-fretted String Instruments
Chapter 5: How Non-fretted Instruments Work
Chapter 6: Brass Instruments Defined
Chapter 7: The History of Brass Instruments
Chapter 8: How Brass Instruments Work
Chapter 9: Woodwind Instruments Defined
Chapter 10: The History of Woodwind Instruments
Chapter 11: How Woodwind Instrument Work
Chapter 12: Percussion Instruments Defined
Chapter 13: The History of Percussion Instruments
Chapter 14: How Percussion Instruments Work
Chapter 15: Form in Music
Chapter 16: Music Theory
Chapter 17: Ensembles
Chapter 18: Anatomy of an Opera
Chapter 19: The Role of the Conductor