Instruments

The largest and lowest-pitched instrument in the string family.

A woodwind instrument in the double reed family similar to an oboe, but larger and lower in pitch.

The second largest and second lowest instrument in the string family. Its four strings are either plucked or played with a bow.

A woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece, a cylindrical tube with a flared end, and holes stopped by keys.

The only woodwind instrument that does not require a reed, but instead, produces sound as air is blown across the mouthpiece. 

A brass instrument consisting of a long tube that is coiled into a circular shape to rest in the player’s lap. The pitch is controlled by both the embouchure and a series of valves.

A stringed musical instrument with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played by plucking or strumming with the fingers or a pick. Students can learn on classical, acoustic, or electric guitars. 

A stringed instrument, roughly triangular in shape, consisting of a frame supporting a graduated series of parallel strings, played by plucking with the fingers.

A woodwind instrument with a double-reed mouthpiece, a slender tubular body, and holes stopped by keys.

A keyboard instrument of one or more pipe divisions or other means for producing tones, each played with its own keyboard, played either with the hands on a keyboard or with the feet using pedals.

Pitched and unpitched instruments that are played by being struck with a stick, mallet or a bare hand. Pitched instruments include timpani and keyboard percussion, while unpitched instruments include drums, cymbals, and tambourines, to name only a few.

A large keyboard instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by small hammers when the keys are pressed.

A member of the single-reed woodwind family that is extremely popular in jazz music.

A large brass instrument with a U-shaped piece that is slid in and out of the main body of the instrument to manipulate the pitch.

The highest sounding instrument in the brass family, played by buzzing into a mouthpiece and manipulating a series of valves. 

The largest instrument of the brass family, with three to six valves and a broad bell typically points up.

The alto instrument of the string family, slightly larger than the violin and tuned a fifth lower.

The smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the string family, also known informally as a fiddle.

Singing is the most universal form of musical expression and appears in almost all styles and genres of music.