Today, all over the world, music has an impact on our culture and history. Specifically, during the Middle Ages, music was used in such a way that society developed around it. Much has changed about this topic, including instruments, vocals and style, but the impact that still reaches our society today remains the same. Long ago, in the 14th century, instruments were used as a form of entertainment and were the main source of information. money for most musicians. Instruments, like ours today, were classified into groups, based on tone, pitch and the way they were played. There were stringed instruments, such as lutes, mandolins and early forms of guitars, woodwinds, an instrument played by blowing on the table, which included flutes, bagpipes and recorders. Among these instruments, percussion instruments such as drums and bells. Although the mediums used to create such wonderful objects have varied, their style and basic idea has barely changed. Today, different stringed instruments have been developed like the violin, cello and double bass. Music: Then woods evolved enormously, going from wood and brittle to solid and metal. Reeds, small samples of wood that musicians must keep moist, were included in some mouthpieces, such as bassoons, oboes, and clarinets, after medieval times. Percussion instruments have changed in size and shape over time. In the Middle Ages, most drums were made from hollow tree trunks and covered with the skins of aquatic animals to create a drumhead. Today, drum shells are made from bentwood and secured with a polyester shell to form the head. Instead of ropes holding the skin in place, as was the case a long time ago, the polyester is secured with a metal ring and buttons used...... middle of paper ...... your mood , offers worship to higher beings, and brings cultures and people together. No matter how much it transforms over time, the effects persist. Whether it's instrumentation, singing, or style, music changes the way we think, move, and perceive the world around us, even in medieval times. Works Cited K., Alchin. “Medieval musical instruments”. Medieval musical instruments. Np, and Web. May 9, 2014. National Geographic. “Inside the Medieval World.” National Geographic Magazine January 2014: 1-128. Print.Naxos. "The world's first classical music group." Musical instruments. Np, and Web. May 9, 2014. “The Middle Ages”. Music History 102. Np, nd Web. May 9 2014. .