Musical Instruments

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

A. Strings

1. violin
2. viola
3. cello
4. bass

5. (acoustic) guitar
6. ukulele
7. electric guitar
8. banjo
9. mandolin

10. harp

B. Woodwinds

11. piccolo
12. flute
13. clarinet
14. oboe
15. recorder
16. saxophone
17. bassoon

C. Brass

18. trumpet
19. trombone
20. French horn
21. tuba

D. Percussion

22. drum
23. kettledrum
24. bongos
25. conga (drum)
26. cymbals
27. xylophone

E. Keyboard Instruments

28. piano
29. organ
30. electric piano/ digital piano
31. synthesizer

F. Other Instruments

32. accordion
33. harmonica

Picture Dictionary - Music

A. play an instrument
B. sing a song

1. orchestra
2. rock band

Woodwinds
3.flute
4. clarinet
5. oboe
6. bassoon
7. saxophone

Strings
8. violin
9. cello
10. bass
11. guitar

Brass
12. trombone
13. trumpet / horn
14. tuba
15. French horn

Percussion
16. piano
17. xylophone
18. drums
19. tambourine

Other Instruments
20. electric keyboard
21. accordion
22. organ

Musicians

The words for musicians who play individual instruments:

cello
cellist
clarinet
clarinetist
drums
drummer
guitar
guitarist
keyboard
keyboardist
piano
pianist
saxophone
saxophonist
trombone
trombonist
trumpet
trumpeter
violin
violinist

More words for people involved in music:
alto                          a female singer with a low voice
bass                         a male singer with a low voice
choir or chorus director someone who directs a group of singers
conductor            someone who directs a band or an orchestra
singer                     a person who makes music with his or her voice
soprano                 a female singer with a high voice
tenor                       a male singer with a high voice

Music

blues: a style of slow jazz evolved from African-American songs

• I love to listen to the blues when I'm lonely.

classical: European musk of the latter half of the eighteenth century; music of acknowledged excellence and serious style

• Classical music is often performed by the city's symphony orchestra.

country: a style of popular music from the rural American south and southwest

• A lot of country musicians live and work in Nashville, Tennessee.

folk/ ethnic: music that originates among the common people of a region

• Folk music was very popular in the United States in the 1960s.

jazz: a kind of music that originated with African-American bands in the southern United States, characterized by improvisation and strong, flexible rhythm

• Jazz is popular in many parts of the world.

oldies: popular music from an earlier decade

• Her favorite oldies are from the 1950s and 1960s.

popular: music that is appreciated by a large number of people during the current period of time

• That radio station plays only popular music.

rap: a currently popular style of music that originated among African-American performers, characterized by talking, rather than singing, in rhyme and rhythm

• Rap is for listening, not dancing.

rhythm and blues: a style of music with strong, simple rhythm and lyrics that originated in the late 1940s and early 1950s among African-American groups

• Rhythm and blues is great for swing dancing.

rock: a popular style of music played by bands with electric guitars, keyboards, and drums, often with emotional singing by a group or one singer

• Rock concerts are very popular among young people.

rock and roll: a style of music that began in the 1950s and combined elements of rhythm and blues and country

• There were a lot of TV shows with rock-and-roll dancers.

Dance

ballet:
a formal, artistic dance with graceful movements and elaborate technique

• She has been dancing ballet since she was a child.

a ballet show

• We went to the ballet last night.

ballroom: a formal version of popular dance, where style and technique are important, including the foxtrot, waltz, swing, and Latin, among others

• I'm learning the waltz from my neighbor who teaches ballroom dancing.

dance:
movement in time with music

• Dance is a good way to exercise and relax at the same time.

an event where people go to dance

• Are you going to the dance on Saturday night?

jazz: a type of ballet performed to jazz music

• She is a top ballet performer and is also accomplished in jazz.

Latin: any of the dances performed to popular music from Latin America, including merengue, salsa, cumbia, bachata, mambo, samba, cha-cha, and tango, among others

• He is a good swing dancer, but what he really likes is Latin dancing.

line: a dance performed to country music, where dancers dance individually but all follow the same steps

• One good thing about line dancing is that you don't need a partner.

tap: a dance performed with a metal plate attached to the toe or heel of the shoe

• She is good at both ballet and tap.