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This instrument has four strings, is sometimes called "uke" for short, and was developed in Hawaii.
What is a ukulele?
The player of this instrument buzzes their lips into a shallow, cup-shaped mouthpiece while they control three valves that can produce 45 different notes. This instrument is often used in orchestras.
What is a trumpet?
This instrument has a mouthpiece and is played like a whistle by blowing directly into the top.
What is a recorder?
This instrument is shaken with a handle that has two hollow containers typically filled with beans or small seeds.
What are maracas?
This instrument is traditionally associated with Scotland and has several parts, including the air-supply blowpipe, the chanter, and the drones.
What is a bagpipe?
This instrument most often has six strings that are made of steel or nylon. It comes in four main types: classical, acoustic, electric, and bass.
What is a guitar?
This is the lowest-pitched brass instrument, can weigh 30 to 50 pounds, and has a large cone-shaped opening.
What is a tuba?
This is a slim, single-reed instrument where the musician blows into the narrow gap between the reed and the mouthpiece, causing the reed to vibrate and make a sound.
What is a clarinet?
This instrument is traditionally made of a wooden hoop with jingles attached and is often played while held in your hand.
What is a tambourine?
This instrument is a set of 12 to 18 hanging tubes that are struck with a mallet to make sound. The tubes can range from 2 inches to 4 feet in length.
This is the smallest member of the string family, with four strings played with a bow.
What is a violin?
It takes 14 to 18 feet of brass tubing to create this instrument! It's a coiled tube with a large flared bell at one end and a mouthpiece at the other with valves that are used to change the pitch.
What is a French Horn?
Although this instrument is made of brass, it's actually a member of the woodwind family. It's often used in jazz music and is constructed with a feed fitted into the mouthpiece.
What is a saxophone?
This instrument consists of thin, round plates that are often used in pairs or on a drum set.
What are cymbals?
Pizzicato is an Italian word that means this.
What is to pluck the strings?
One of the larger instruments in the string family, this one has four strings and produces a deep sound. You can make sound by moving a bow across the strings or plucking the strings with your fingers.
What is a cello?
While most instruments use valves to play different pitches, this instrument uses a slide. It can play a wide range of notes, and it sounds deeper than a trumpet.
What is a trombone?
This medium-size instrument is played in a horizontal position where the musician blows across a hole and places their fingers on different holes to produce different sounds.
What is a flute?
This instrument is made of tuned wooden bars that are hit with a mallet in order to make a sound.
What is a xylophone?
This woodwind instrument is nearly 8 feet long and has the lowest voice.
What is the bassoon?
This instrument includes a series of strings in increasing lengths stretched across a triangular framework. It's said to be one of the oldest instruments in the world.
What is a harp?
This brass instrument has no valves, and pitch changes are controlled by air and embouchure. It's used especially for military calls.
What is a bugle?
This instrument is similar in size to the clarinet, but instead of a mouthpiece, uses a double reed to produce the sound.
What is an oboe?
Also known as kettle drums, this a set of 3 to 5 drums. Each drum has a pedal to adjust its pitch.
What are timpani?
These are used in brass instruments to make them softer and give a different timbre.
What are mutes?