2000s-Present
Musical toy instruments of the 21st century saw the production of electronic and digital instruments. This difference called for new designs, developments and dissemination which leads us to the important steps of further understanding the meanings and function of musical toy instruments. Media technology including hardware and software to use for composing, creating, and producing audio information along with virtual reality connection has augmented our new environment of sounds. Nevertheless, while their appearance, technical functionality, playing techniques, and sounds differed, they still seemed to connect to known musical toys from centuries past, i.e., the keyboard, guitar, drum sets, musical horns and notes, and even stuffed animals.