List of musical instruments facts for kids
This is a list of musical instruments.
- Accordion
- Bagpipes
- Banjo
- Bassoon
- Cello
- Clarinet
- Cymbal
- Double bass
- Drum
- Flute
- French horn
- Guitar
- Harp
- Harpsichord
- Hurdy gurdy
- Lute
- Lyre
- Marimba
- Oboe
- Organ
- Piano
- Recorder
- Saxophone
- Sitar
- Synthesizer
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Trombone
- Trumpet
- Tuba
- Viola
- Violin
- Xylophone
- Zither
Percussion instruments
Instrument | Photo | Classification | H-S Number | Origin | Common classification | Relation |
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Agung a Tamlang | idiophones | 111.24 | Philippines | unpitched percussion | slit drum | |
Bamboo slit drum | idiophones | Africa, Asia | unpitched percussion | slit drum | ||
Balafon | idiophones | 111.212 | Africa | pitched percussion | keyboard | |
Castanets | idiophones | 111.141 | Spain | unpitched percussion | ||
Clapsticks/Clave sticks | idiophones | 111.11 | Australia | unpitched percussion | clave sticks | |
Cymbal | idiophones | Romania | ||||
Glockenspiel | idiophones | 111.212 | France/Germany | percussion | keyboard | |
Handpan | idiophones | 111.24 | pitched percussion | steelpan | ||
Marimba | idiophones | 111.212 | Guatemala, Africa, Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, & Costa Rica | pitched percussion | keyboard | |
Mbira | idiophones | 111.212 | Africa | pitched percussion | keyboard | |
Steelpan | idiophones | 111.24 | Trinidad & Tobago | pitched percussion | steelpan | |
Triangle | idiophones | 111.2 | unpitched percussion | triangle | ||
Vibraphone | idiophones | 111.222 | pitched percussion | keyboard | ||
Wood block | idiophones | 111.2 | unpitched percussion | drum | ||
Xylophone | idiophones | 111.212 | Cameroon | pitched percussion | keyboard |
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