Music Instruments

Music Instruments — Word Groups

Learn about Music Instruments in this fun and educational School Group Words tailored for Grade 7-8 learners. The medium level ensures age-appropriate challenges while promoting deep understanding and retention of important concepts.

String Instruments

• GUITAR A string instrument played by strumming or plucking
• VIOLIN A bowed string instrument played held on the shoulder
• HARP A large string instrument with many strings, plucked by hand
• BANJO A string instrument with a round body and a long neck

Brass Instruments

• TRUMPET A brass instrument with three valves, played by buzzing lips
• TROMBONE A brass instrument with a slide to change pitch
• TUBA The largest and lowest pitched brass instrument
• FRENCHHORN A coiled brass instrument with a distinctive mellow tone

Percussion Instruments

• DRUM A percussion instrument played by striking with sticks or hands
• XYLOPHONE A percussion instrument with wooden bars struck by mallets
• CYMBAL A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disc struck together or with a stick
• MARACA A percussion instrument filled with beans or beads, shaken to make sound

Woodwind Instruments

• FLUTE A woodwind instrument played by blowing across an opening
• CLARINET A woodwind instrument with a single reed and a cylindrical bore
• SAXOPHONE A conical woodwind instrument usually made of brass, played with a single reed
• OBOE A woodwind instrument with a double reed and a conical bore

Keyboard Instruments

• PIANO A keyboard instrument where hammers strike strings to produce sound
• ORGAN A keyboard instrument that produces sound by means of air blown through pipes
• HARPSICHORD An early keyboard instrument where strings are plucked
• SYNTHESIZER An electronic keyboard instrument that generates a wide variety of sounds