May 13, 2012  ( mothers day )
                                      I dedicate this article to my mother, who stood by me all those
                                      long and arduous years I was studying to be a musician.
                                                             Thank you mother!!


We continue on the subject  " THE ORIGINS OF MUSIC "  with what we feel is most
important to discuss, and that is " Old Instrumentation " .

We will present to our readers some of the findings of contemporary excavations and
what they brought to light.               
                                                                                              Article by :  EVI MARTYN
                                                                                                                   concert pianist

                                           OLD   INSTRUMENTATION

Old instruments date all the way back to the end of the ICE AGE.
We find wooden round  flutes with 3 or 5 holes.

One sound whistles made of reindeer bones are found in caves and rocks mixed with pictures of archers.

These findings are more prevalent in MESOPOTAMIA around
7.000 B.C. 

                        Findings in ancient Greece

The oldest Greek musical Instrument was found near the lake KASTORIA around 5.800 B.C.,  It is a flute --------
This flute was made of a large bone of a bird and produces
more than one sound ( musical note)   However!!

The oldest known bone flute is 25 thousand years old and it was found in the Slovanian cave DIVJE BABE in 1995.

In my article " The Origins of Music " dated  May 6,  I have posted a VIDEO  from my
lecture regarding this subject, Please, go to that date and click on the VIDEO to see
the display of OLD INSTRUMENTS  on the power point. Scroll down to find the date.
                   Greek, Egyptian, Middle Eastern, Russian, Roman, Chinese.
                                     
                                                                                                        Evi Martyn
                                                                 Hellenic Culture Advocate
To be continued:

The next segment will be dedicated to the PERIODS OF MUSIC.