The document describes several musical instruments used in Colonial America, including the fife, cittern, baroque guitar, and harpsichord. The fife was a small flute played by males in the military. The cittern was a 10-string instrument tuned to an open C chord and played by women. The baroque guitar was similar to modern guitars but without a low E string and mostly played by women. The harpsichord was a keyboard instrument that used a mechanism to pluck its strings instead of hammers like a piano.

1. Instruments of Colonial America

2. FIFE Small transverse flute Played by males Used in military

3. Fife and Drum Corps Colonial Willamsburg

4. CITTERN: ENGLISH GUITAR 10 strings Tuned to an open C chord Played by women

5. BAROQUE GUITAR Forerunner of modern guitar 10 strings Tuned like modern guitar without the low E Played mostly by women

6. The Baroque Guitar

7. HARPSICHORD Keyboard - forerunner of piano Keys operate a mechanism that plucks the strings

8. Harpsichord Music by Buxtehude