Musical Instruments

Musical Instruments — Word Reference

Master Musical Instruments through hands-on learning! This medium level Anagram for Grade 7-8 students makes Entertainment concepts memorable and engaging. Perfect for supplementing lessons and encouraging independent study.

• GUITAR This instrument often has six strings and is played by strumming or plucking.
• PIANO You press its black and white keys to make music.
• DRUMS This is a set of percussion instruments played with sticks.
• TRUMPET A brass instrument with three valves that players blow into.
• FLUTE A long, slender woodwind instrument held sideways.
• VIOLIN It has four strings and is played with a bow.
• SAXOPHONE A common woodwind instrument with a distinctive curved shape.
• HARP This large instrument has many strings that are plucked.
• BANJO Often associated with folk music, it has a round body and a neck.
• UKULELE A small, four-stringed instrument similar to a small guitar.
• TROMBONE A brass instrument that uses a slide to change pitch.
• CLARINET A single-reed woodwind instrument with a cylindrical bore.
• ACCORDION This instrument has bellows that are pushed and pulled.
• CELLO A large string instrument played while seated, held between the knees.
• ORGAN Often found in churches, it uses pipes or electronic sound.
• BASSOON A double-reed woodwind instrument known for its deep sound.
• TUBA The largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument.
• LYRE An ancient stringed instrument often associated with Greek mythology.