Musical instrument Musical instrument A musical instrument is an instrument created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. Early musical instruments may have been used for ritual, such as a trumpet to signal success on the hunt, or a drum in a religious ceremony. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. Musical instruments evolved in step with changing applications. The date and origin of the
Faye Flam in the Special Projects category of the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association's 2011 Keystone Press Awards for her article "Faulting the Forensics". Flam has been nominated for a Pulitzer prize for work in "The Philadelphia Inquirer". Flam's "Planet of the Apes" series drew criticism from Creationists. In an interview with "Discover" magazine, Flam indicated that the most intense criticism of her work came from coverage of climate change. Faye Flam Faye Flam (born c. 1964) is an American journalist. She has written for "Science Magazine" and wrote two weekly columns for "The Philadelphia Inquirer", including one on sex and one on evolution.