Music

An accordion is an instrument that is played by squeezing it to make air flow through it, so it is sometimes called a squeezebox. It has a keyboard on one side you can play a tune on, and buttons on the other side that you can play preset chords with.

Bagpipes are a musical instrument most people associate with Scotland, although various forms of bagpipes have been played in lots of different countries. Someone who plays bagpipes is called a piper.

Bagpipes, as the name suggests, are made from an airtight bag with several pipes attached to it. The pipes are a chanter that you use to play tunes, and one or more drones that make a continuous noise. The piper keeps the bag full of air by blowing into it, and squeezes air out of it with their arm. You can't stop bagpipes from making noise while there is air in the bag.

Banjos were originally made by African slaves in America to look like an instrument from their homeland. Banjos are today used in bluegrass and folk music, and have a distinctive sound. The body of a banjo is round and does not have a hole in it.

A bell is a metal object with a distinctive shape. They usually hang with the open end pointing downwards. Bells ring when the clapper inside hits the side of the bell when the bell is moved. Some bells don't have a clapper, and are rung by hitting them with a special hammer.

The bell in the picture is a big church bell, and there is an owl sitting just above it.

A cello (with the c pronounced as ch) is a large string instrument that you play with a bow. It is the second largest of the violin family.

A chorus, also called a choir, is a group of people singing together.

Clarinets are a family of single reed woodwind instruments. While there are many different types of clarinet, by far the most common is the soprano. Unlike the oboe, the clarinet has a cylindrical hole in its center.

A conductor is someone who directs an orchestra or other group of musicians or singers by gestures, usually by waving their hands in a special way, or waving a small stick called a baton.

Cymbals are a modern percussion instrument. They are found on every modern drum kit, and you can clearly hear them in rock and pop music made any time in the last 50 years. Cymbals are made from thin pieces of metal shaped like a flattened cone. You can either hit two cymbals together to make a noise, or you can hit them with a drumstick.

A didgeridoo is a kind of wind instrument used by Australian Aboriginals. It is made from a piece of wood that has been hollowed out by termites.