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Most of today's musicians tend to go for instruments like the guitar, violin or piano. However, in addition to these common instruments, there are a few rare and strange ones that not many musicians have probably never heard of, let alone know how they sound. These rare musical instruments create beautiful and melodious sounds. Here is a list of the top 5 strange and rare instruments from different parts of the globe:

Balalaika

The Balalaika is a stringed musical instrument from Russia with a characteristic triangular body. The instrument is strung using three strings and can be played using fingers or with leather plectrums. The instrument has leg extensions for convenience and comfort while playing. There are several variations of the Balalaika including alto balalaika, prima balalaika, bass balalaika, contrabass balalaika, and secunda balalaika.

Singing Ringing Tree

Very few musicians have seen the Singing Ringing Tree instrument. This is a wind powered sculpture that resembles a tree and creates melodious sounds. The instrument is found in Lancashire, England in Europe. This 3-metre tall instrument is made using galvanized steel pipes and harnesses wind energy to create a range of penetrating choral sounds produced in several octaves. The structure of the instrument consists of a combination of specifically cut pipes that create music and a few other pipes for holding the structure as well as serving as visual elements.

Cajon

The Cajon was originally developed in Peru by African slaves. This instrument is a hexagonal (six-sided) wooden box with a hole on one side while the other sides are designed using thin plywood. This percussion instrument is played by sitting on it and slapping either the front or rear sides with brushes, mallets, bare hands, fingers or stick. The instrument is commonly used in African and South American music. However, since the recent past, the instrument is gaining popularity in jazz and contemporary flamenco music.

Hydraulophone

The hydraulophone is one of the rarest musical instruments in the world. This instrument is a sensory device that is primarily designed for low vision musicians. This tonal acoustic instrument is played by direct contact with water or other fluids. In this instrument, sound is generated and affected hydraulically. This one of a kind music is fast becoming a popular instrument in Asia as well as in other parts of the world. The best thing about this instrument is that it creates sounds that rhyme well with most music genres.

Jaw Harp

Also known as a GewGew in Europe, the jaw harp is a small instrument made from metal or bamboo. The instrument has a flexible tongue that sits inside the instrument’s frame and creates the vibrations heard when playing the instrument. The Jaw Harp is played by placing it in the mouth and plucking the device’s tongue to produce sound. The pitch of the sound produced by this instrument can be varied by moving the tongue and lips while the instrument is vibrating. There is an endless collection of strange and fascinating rare musical instruments from different parts of the world. These instruments when played artistically and professionally, can produce magical sounds and tunes that can take your music to a new level.

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Are instruments allowed in Hogwarts?

Still, when you think about the more strict professors at Hogwarts, it becomes clear that maybe instruments were not allowed.

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Everyone who went to college knows that there is always that one dude with a guitar playing weird acoustic covers of songs so why didn’t Hogwarts have one of those?

Hogwarts had a lot to offer kids, they even had a chorus! But musical instruments don’t seem to be a hot commodity among the students at Hogwarts. Maybe because frogs helped them to create songs but it is interesting that there were no guitars in the series because, let’s be honest, you get a bunch of people together and someone is bringing out an acoustic guitar. It was the 90s. No one wanted to sing Wonderwall while they were relaxing outside? Still, when you think about the more strict professors at Hogwarts, it becomes clear that maybe instruments were not allowed. Imagine Umbridge if someone had a guitar out and was playing songs. She’d probably break it with magic right there in front of them and tell the entire school that no singing was allowed ever. It is funny though to think of the chorus learning songs without a piano. To be a fly on the wall in that rehearsal. Still, what is the deal? Guitars existed in Europe and Harry Potter was just a normal kid. What if he loved guitar? Would he not be allowed to bring it? What were the things that kids were allowed and not allowed to bring with them? Does Dumbledore hate them because he can’t play? I have a lot of question about the recreational time at Hogwarts. Do you think that guitars were banned at Hogwarts or that everyone was too interested in magic to care about music? Let us know if you would bring a musical instrument to school in the comments below!

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