The statement "Mountain people created this new type of music" is accurate about Appalachian music. Appalachian music is a genre of traditional music that originated in the Appalachian region of the United States, which includes parts of 13 states along the Appalachian Mountains. It was primarily created and performed by the people who lived in the region, who were predominantly of Scottish, Irish, English, and African descent. The music was often passed down orally from one generation to another, and there were no official versions of songs, making melodies reusable and adaptable to the individual performer's interpretation. The instruments used in Appalachian music were often handmade and not expensive, including the banjo, fiddle, and dulcimer.