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A gong is a flat metal disc, usually hung vertically. Gongs are rung a little like bells, by hitting them with a special hammer. Gongs can range in size from a few inches to several feet wide.
A guitar is a musical instrument that is typically made from wood, with six strings, although you can also get more strings. This entry is about the acoustic guitar that doesn't require an electronic amplifier to work. Guitars have been around for thousands of years in various forms, and today they are one of the most popular instruments. Acoustic guitars are most often played as a backing instrument. Guitars are typically used in modern folk, pop and rock music, although the electric guitar is more common in modern rock and pop that you hear every day on the radio.
A harmonica, also called a mouth organ, French harp or blues harp, is a small musical instrument that is played by blowing or sucking air through small chambers on one side of the harmonica. Each chamber has a reed in it that makes a different note.
Harmonicas are most commonly heard in blues, country and folk music.
Harmonicas are most commonly heard in blues, country and folk music.
A harp is a stringed musical instrument where the sounding board isn't under the strings like on a guitar, but is at right angles to them, in the base of the harp.
K is for Keyboard (Music)
Keyboards are found on lots of musical instruments, like accordions and pianos, as well as a range of electronic instruments like synthesizers.
A lute is a stringed instrument, similar to a guitar but with a distinctive shape. It is most often associated with medieval times, but references to similar instruments can be found that are much older.
A mandolin is a musical instrument with four or five pairs of strings that are usually strummed. The mandolin is popular with the Italians and the Spanish.
Maracas have a handle you hold and a bulb at the end that is full of seeds or something else small and hard. When you shake them, the seeds hit the side of the bulb and it makes a distinctive noise. Maracas can be made of wood, leather, metal or plastic. They sound different depending on what they are made out of.
Maracas that are made especially for a baby, usually out of plastic, tend to be called a rattle.
Maracas that are made especially for a baby, usually out of plastic, tend to be called a rattle.
A metronome is a device that makes a steady beat, like the ticking of a clock.
You can set a metronome to different speeds. It is used by singers, dancers, and musicians play or practice in time. You often see metronomes in music practice rooms, and you can get metronome phone apps.
You can set a metronome to different speeds. It is used by singers, dancers, and musicians play or practice in time. You often see metronomes in music practice rooms, and you can get metronome phone apps.
Music is art made of sound. Music is usually very pleasant, and is made by combining sounds from musical instruments.
Oboes are a double reed musical instrument in the woodwind family. Oboes have a very clear sound, and can be heard over other instruments. They have a conical hole through their centre, unlike the flute which has a cylindrical one.
P is for Percussion
Cymbals, drums and xylophones are all examples of percussion instruments.
