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MUSIC

The art of combining sounds to produce harmony.

traditional musical instruments [1]

Collective term for the instruments, current or ancient, that characterize a culture, era or style of music.

traditional musical instruments [2]

Collective term for the instruments, current or ancient, that characterize a culture, era or style of music.

traditional musical instruments [3]

Collective term for the instruments, current or ancient, that characterize a culture, era or style of music.

traditional musical instruments [4]

Collective term for the instruments, current or ancient, that characterize a culture, era or style of music.

traditional musical instruments [5]

Collective term for the instruments, current or ancient, that characterize a culture, era or style of music.

traditional musical instruments [6]

Collective term for the instruments, current or ancient, that characterize a culture, era or style of music.

traditional musical instruments [7]

Collective term for the instruments, current or ancient, that characterize a culture, era or style of music.

musical notation

Collective term for the signs on a staff that represent sounds and silences as well as value, pitch, measure, rhythm and so forth.


staff	clefs	time signatures

intervals	scale	rest symbols

ornaments	note symbols	accidentals

other signs

musical accessories

Instruments used by musicians to measure the tempo of a composition, tune their instruments and hold their music.


metronome [1]	metronome [2]	quartz metronome

music stand	tuning fork

symphony orchestra

Group composed of numerous musicians under the direction of a conductor; it includes various categories of instruments, depending on the work to be performed.

examples of instrumental groups

Instrumental groups: groups of two or more instruments and musicians; a group’s composition depends on the work being played.


duo	trio	quartet

quintet	sextet	jazz band

stringed instruments

Instruments whose sound, amplified by a sound box, is produced by the vibration of plucked or bowed strings stretched along a neck.


violin	bow	violin family

harp	acoustic guitar	electric guitar

bass guitar

keyboard instruments

Instruments with a series of keys that are pressed to strike or pluck strings and thereby produce sound.


upright piano	upright piano action	examples of keyboard instruments

organ [1]	organ [2]	organ [3]

organ [4]	organ [5]

wind instruments [1]

Collective term for instruments that produce sound by blowing, which causes the air column inside the tube to vibrate; a reed or the lips are used to play them.

wind instruments [2]

Collective term for instruments that produce sound by blowing, which causes the air column inside the tube to vibrate; a reed or the lips are used to play them.

wind instruments [3]

Collective term for instruments that produce sound by blowing, which causes the air column inside the tube to vibrate; a reed or the lips are used to play them.

wind instruments [4]

Collective term for instruments that produce sound by blowing, which causes the air column inside the tube to vibrate; a reed or the lips are used to play them.

wind instruments [5]

Collective term for instruments that produce sound by blowing, which causes the air column inside the tube to vibrate; a reed or the lips are used to play them.

percussion instruments [1]

Group of instruments that are struck directly with the hands or with sticks, mallets, etc. to produce a sound.

percussion instruments [2]

Group of instruments that are struck directly with the hands or with sticks, mallets, etc. to produce a sound.

percussion instruments [3]

Group of instruments that are struck directly with the hands or with sticks, mallets, etc. to produce a sound.

percussion instruments [4]

Group of instruments that are struck directly with the hands or with sticks, mallets, etc. to produce a sound.

percussion instruments [5]

Group of instruments that are struck directly with the hands or with sticks, mallets, etc. to produce a sound.

percussion instruments [6]

Group of instruments that are struck directly with the hands or with sticks, mallets, etc. to produce a sound.

electronic instruments [1]

Electronic instruments are designed to imitate, convert or produce sounds based on electric signals and digital data.

electronic instruments [2]

Electronic instruments are designed to imitate, convert or produce sounds based on electric signals and digital data.

electronic instruments [3]

Electronic instruments are designed to imitate, convert or produce sounds based on electric signals and digital data.

electronic instruments [4]

Electronic instruments are designed to imitate, convert or produce sounds based on electric signals and digital data.

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