The Most Popular Musical Instruments

MOSTO POPULAR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS presented by IndigoBoom.com We take a look at where the most popular instruments are bought, sold and played. Preferences & best-sellers. INSTRUMENT CATEGORIES There are 6 main categories of musical instruments and almost 300 in each. + local instruments = over 1500 instruments THESE ARE THE FIRST DEGREE RELATIVES: Woodwinds Brass Percussion Keyboard Electronic Strings OLDEST The FLUTES, made from bird bone + mammoth ivory, come from a cave in Germany. About 43,000 years old. NEWEST ELECTRONIC instrumente = keyboard, computer, synthesizer & more. MOST PLAYED POPULAR AROUND THE WORLD 01 Piano 03 Drums 02 Guitar Other popular instruments: Flute, Ukulele, Saxofone, ClarinetTrombone, French Horn, Violin, Harmonica, Trumpet SOME PIANO TRIVIA The PIANO • Over 750,000 new pianos are made around the world • The biggest year for pianos in America was 1909, when over 350,000 pianos were sold! every year • Invented in Italy in the 18th century • More than 90 % of all concert piano performances are on Steinway grand pianos • By 2010, 110 music schools, conservatories, • 21 million Americans play the piano (More Americans play the piano than all other musical instruments combined!) and universities worldwide had become "All Steinway Schools." 2 WHY piano? Main reason: versatility, it serves a variety of musical genres. The GUITAR • Born beginning of the 12th century in Europe • In the 1950s, '60s and '70s, electric guitars powered rock and pop. Remember? • Electric guitars were introduced in the 1930s • Industry Products: Acoustic guitars, Electric guitars, Bass guitars, Amplifiers and accessories Amazon best sellers in guitars June 2013) 1. Kala KA-15S Mahogany Soprano Ukulele 2. 38-Inch Beginner Acoustic Guitar 3. Fender Starcaster Acoustic Guitar WHERE ARE THEY SOLD? Over 900,000 In the 2000s, 60 million musicians resided in the USA composers, songwriters and music publishers in the USA 42.7% 15,6 % 41.7 % America Japan Rest of the World In 2005, Americans were the biggest consumers of musical instruments, making up 42.7 % of the worldwide market. Japan was second at 15.6 %. Sales of all instruments in the USA totaled $6.5 billion in 2011, DOWN ROUGHLY 13% from their peak in 2005, according to Music Trades, which tracks the industry. In 2005, Americans purchased: $1.4 billion Guitars $1.1 billion Pianos $1.8 billion $572 million in products in 2008, a figure that had remained fairly stable since the early 2000s. Percussion instruments $470 million Wind instruments $68 million Stringed instruments CASE STUDY: IMPORT-EXPORT USA Main imports Pianos, guitars, and electric instruments. Worth $1.0 billion in 2009 Main suppliers Japan, Korea, Taiwan & China. Account for some 2/3 of imports. Chief musical instrument exports are parts (about 1/3 of total), high-quality guitars & electric instruments. Exports totalled $700 million. Most popular musical instruments on eBay and Amazon (June 2013) ebay Synthesiser Saxophone Fender Stratocaster amazon Snark SN-1 Tuner Guitar Picks Guitar Stand indig bom! SOURCES presented by http://en.wikipedia.org http://www.amazon.com http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8117915.stmhttp://howmanyarethere.net/how-manymusical-instruments-are-there-in-the-world/ http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/appendix/instruments/instrumentmain.html http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/what-is-the-most-popular-musical-instrument-inamerica http://top10wtf.com/top-10-most-popular-musical-instrument/ http://money.futureofmusic.org/how-many-musicians-are-there/ http://business.highbeam.com/industry-reports/food/musical-instruments http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/business/fender-aims-to-stay-plugged-in-amidchanging-music-trends.html http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/acoustic-electric-guitar-manufacturing.html