Musical Instruments Word Search
Play a Musical Instruments word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: PIANO, VIOLIN, GUITAR, DRUM, FLUTE, TRUMPET, CELLO, HARP, SAXOPHONE, CLARINET, TROMBONE, TUBA.
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Musical Instruments word list, defined
- PIANO /pɪˈɒnoʊ/ · noun
- A stringed musical instrument played by pressing keys that depress hammers against strings, producing sound. A type of keyboard instrument. Related: keyboard, instrument, music, harpsichord.
- VIOLIN /vɪˈoʊlɪn/ · noun
- A stringed musical instrument played with a bow or by plucking the strings with the fingers. Related: fiddle, viola, cello, lute.
- GUITAR /ˈɡɪtər/ · noun
- A stringed musical instrument played by plucking or strumming the strings with the fingers or a plectrum. Related: ukulele, banjo, mandolin, lute.
- DRUM /drʌm/ · noun
- A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylindrical shell with a stretched membrane (drumhead) that is struck with the hands or sticks to produce sound; also, a cylindrical container, especially one used for storing oil or other liquids. Related: percussion instrument, tabor, timpani, kettle.
- FLUTE /fluːt/ · noun
- A musical wind instrument consisting of a long tube played by blowing air across a hole near one end, held horizontally in modern orchestral form; also, an architectural term for a groove or channel cut into a surface. Related: piccolo, recorder, fife, panpipe.
- TRUMPET /trʌmpɪt/ · noun
- A brass musical instrument with a flared bell, played by blowing air through a mouthpiece and buzzing the lips to produce a series of high-pitched notes. A person who plays the trumpet. Related: cornet, bugle, horn, trombone.
- CELLO /ˈtʃɛloʊ/ · noun
- A large bowed string instrument of the violin family, held between the knees and played while seated, pitched an octave below the viola.
- HARP /hɑːrp/ · noun
- A stringed musical instrument played by plucking its strings with the fingers. Related: lyre, kithara, zither, guitar.
- SAXOPHONE /sæksəˈfoʊn/ · noun
- A woodwind instrument with a single reed, played by blowing air through a mouthpiece and vibrating a series of keys to produce different pitches. It is commonly used in jazz and classical music. Related: clarinet, flute, oboe, horn.
- CLARINET /ˌklærəˈnɛt/ · noun
- A single-reed woodwind instrument of cylindrical bore, held vertically and played by blowing through a mouthpiece with a reed, having a wide range and a warm, agile tone. Related: woodwind, reed instrument.
- TROMBONE /trɒmˈboʊn/ · noun
- A musical instrument with a long tube that is played by sliding a cupped hand over the holes to change the pitch. It is a brass instrument that is commonly used in orchestras and jazz bands. Related: slide trumpet, sackbut, tenor trombone, bass trombone.
- TUBA /tjuːbə/ · noun
- A large, low-pitched brass musical instrument, typically cylindrical in shape and played by blowing air through a mouthpiece. Related: bass, contrabass, trombone, euphonium.
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