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The five major types are percussion, woodwind, string, brass and keyboard.
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Musical Instruments

The five major types are percussion, woodwind, string, brass and keyboard.

The five major types of musical instruments are percussion, woodwind, string, brass and keyboard. There are 6 main categories of musical instruments today within the world and almost 300 in each and there are more than 1500 instruments. The main instrument category using and popular all over the world is percussion instruments. A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. Find musical instruments for sale here.

Percussion instruments

The most common in the orchestra include the timpani, xylophone, cymbals, triangle, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, maracas, gongs, chimes, celesta, and piano.

A musical instrument (such as a drum, xylophone, or maraca) sounded by striking, shaking, or scraping.

There are five basic types of percussion groups: cymbals, acoustic drums, electric drums, world percussion, and marching percussion

At least 500 instruments are considered percussion instruments – and new ones appear all the time! Percussion instruments can be so much more than drums: they include triangles, bells, xylophones – but sometimes even a vacuum cleaner pipe or an entire set of wineglasses!

At least 500 instruments are considered percussion instruments – and new ones appear all the time! Percussion instruments can be so much more than drums: they include triangles, bells, xylophones – but sometimes even a vacuum cleaner pipe or an entire set of wineglasses!

Woodwind instruments

Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the more general category of wind instruments. Common examples include flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone. There are two main types of woodwind instruments: flutes and reed instruments.

The woodwind family of instruments includes, from the highest sounding instruments to the lowest, the piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon and contrabassoon.

Woodwind, any of a group of wind musical instruments, composed of the flutes and reed pipes (i.e., clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone). Both groups were traditionally made of wood, but now they may also be constructed of metal.

Strings Instruments

The strings are the largest family of instruments in the orchestra and they come in four sizes: the violin, which is the smallest, viola, cello, and the biggest, the double bass, sometimes called the contrabass.

A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. The most common string instruments in the string family are guitar, electric bass, violin, viola, cello, double bass, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and harp.

Stringed instruments

  • guitar.
  • violin.
  • harp.
  • banjo.
  • cello.
  • bass.
  • piano.

Brass Instruments

The brass family members that are most commonly used in the orchestra include the trumpet, French horn, trombone, and the tuba. Learn more about each brass instrument: Trumpet • French Horn • Trombone • Tuba.

A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Brass instruments are also called labrosones or labrophones, from Latin and Greek elements meaning 'lip' and 'sound'.

Brass instruments

  • Tuba.
  • Euphonium.
  • Cornet.
  • Trumpet.
  • Trombone.
  • Flugel.
  • Horn.

Keyboard Instruments

With a keyboard, you can play more than one note at the same time, allowing you to try out different styles of music. The standard instruments that you will find under this classification are the hurdy-gurdy, the piano, the organ, the clavichord, synthesizers, the harpsichord, the accordion, and the melodica.

Keyboards Instruments are one of the most diverse musical instrument classifications. Divided into four main categories—chordophones, aerophones, idiophones, and electrophones, each of which overlaps with other instrument families.

Keyboard Musical Instruments

  • Piano.
  • Accordion.
  • Harmonium.
  • Harpsichord.
  • Clavichord.
  • Pipe Organ.
  • Dulcitone.
  • Synthesizer.