Music
Woodwind
Brass
Keyboard
String
Percussion
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This most downloaded app of 2021 was first launched in 2014 under the name "Musical.ly".
What is TikTok?
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Even though it's made of metal this jazzy instrument invented around 1840 is considered a woodwind.
What is a saxophone?
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Of brass instruments, it's the largest in size and shortest in length of name.
What is a tuba?
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Of the 5 main vowels, the 3 that are directly next to each other on a keyboard are U, I, and this.
What is "O"?
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It's the name of the instrument shown here.
What is a harp?
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Struck with a small steel rod one of the simplest percussion instruments is this one named for its geometric shape.
What is the triangle?
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Time Magazine claimed that this Disney boat ride song "is very likely the most played song in music history - nearly 50 million times".
What is "It's a Small World"?
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This grumpy Spongebob character can typically be found playing the clarinet in his living room.
Who is Squidward?
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It's the only brass instrument that requires a component to be manually moved by sliding it.
What is a trombone?
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The main difference between a keyboard and this 11-letter word is that a keyboard is an actual instrument while the latter simply reproduces acoustic sounds.
What is a synthesizer?
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The Devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal. But because Johnny played this instrument better, he was unsuccessful.
What is a fiddle?
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"X" marks the spot for this percussion instrument operated by wooden mallets.
What is a xylophone?
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This famous classical composer was known to be deaf (1770-1802).
Who is Ludwig von Beethoven?
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Higher than a flute, this small woodwind is the highest-pitched instrument in an orchestra.
What is a piccolo?
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An elephant's cry has this name also a brass instrument.
What is a trumpet?
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Don't get too excited. It's the symbol over the one on your computer keyboard.
What is an exclamation point?
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In Minecraft, these hostile mobs are likely to drop string when slain.
What are (cave) spiders?
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These rattles, sometimes called rumba shakers, are prominent in Caribbean and Latin American music.
What are maracas?
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In 1987, she was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
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This double-read woodwind instrument excludes the standard mouthpiece altogether for playing.
What is an oboe?
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Brass is an example of this, a combination of 2 or more metals (zinc & copper in this case) that allows for new metal to form.
What is an alloy?
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This key typically needs to be pressed down while typing out other letters. For that reason, there is one on each side of the keyboard for easy reachability.
What is "Shift"?
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Many string instruments require this handheld device to rub against the strings for music to be produced. No arrows are needed.
What is a bow?
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Justin Spencer and Ryan Vezina founded this band in 1995 after performing in their high school talent show in Goffstown, NH.
What is Recycled Percussion?
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The Weeknd sampled A-ha's "Take on Me" to help produce this 2020 hit.
What is "Blinding Lights"?
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It's the only woodwind instrument that does not require a reed.
What is a flute?
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The altitude of every point in the U.K. is measured against a brass bolt in Newlyn Cornwall marking this reference elevation.
What is sea level?
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The name of one of the top 2 keyboard manufacturing companies in the world.
What is Yamaha (1) or Casio (2)?
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In CBS's The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon Cooper's physics research focuses on this while working at the California Institute of Technology.
What is String Theory?
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In the U.S. Army's Fife & Drum Corps they're the drums held upright and played with drumsticks.
What are snare drums?