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instrument-families

A program that utilizes abstract classes to compile a list of instruments from different instrument families.

Assignment

Write a program that will compile a list of instruments from different instrument families. A family of musical Instruments is a grouping of several different but related sizes or types of instruments. Some commonly recognized families are:

  • Brass Family - A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympatheticvibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_instrument
  • Strings Family - String instruments, stringed instruments, or chordophones are musicalinstruments that produce sound from vibrating strings. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_instrument
  • Woodwind Family - Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the moregeneral category of wind instruments. There are two main types of woodwind instruments:flutes and reed instruments (otherwise called reed pipes). What differentiates theseinstruments from other wind instruments is the way in which they produce their sound. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodwind_instrument
  • Percussion Family - A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by beingstruck or scraped by a beater (including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles); struck, scrapedor rubbed by hand; or struck against another similar instrument. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion_instrument

Constraints

  • Limit the number of families to the list above.
  • Use one separate (external to the main class) abstract super class: Instrument.
  • Use three separate (external to the main class) abstract subclasses that extend Instrument:
    • BlownInstrument
    • Fingered
    • Struck
  • Use four separate (external to the main class) subclasses (families) that extend the appropriate three above:
    • Brass
    • Strings
    • Woodwind
    • Percussion

Requirements

  • Display the menu shown in the example output below.
  • Request the number of instruments to be entered.
  • All instruments should be placed into an array (you can use one array per family or one array for all entered) so they may be displayed.
  • Use set and get methods where appropriate.
  • Implement a loop that will allow the user to enter more instruments.
  • Use exception handling and validation where appropriate.