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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Pictorial dictionary
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Introduction
This dictionary provides names and pictures of musical instruments from around the
world. It is divided into two sections. First part offers more detailed look at some of the
most used instruments nowadays. The following section offers more instruments from
around the world. Both sections are divided into: idiophones, woodwind, stringed and
keyboard instruments.
The aim of this pictorial dictionary is to help those who are interested in learning
English and have interest in playing musical instruments. It is also useful for music
education in bilingual schools (primary or secondary).
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Idiophones
1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 1. Drums
2. Xylophone
3. Congas
4. Tambourine
5. Cymbals
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Stringed instruments
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7.
1. Harp
2. Guitar
3. Lute
4. Violin
5. Banjo
6. Cello
7. Sitar
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Harp
.
1.
2. .
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1. Tuning pins
2. Bridge pins
3. Neck
4. Shoulder
5. Strings
6. Pillar
7. Soundboard
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Guitar
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. 9.
1. Head
2. Tuning pegs
3. Fret
4. Strings
5. Rosette
6. Sound hole
7. Bridge
8. Body
9. Saddle
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Lute
1. 2.
3.
4.
5.
6. 7.
8.
9.
1. Pegs
2. Nut
3. Pegbox
4. Neck
5. Strings
6. Soundboard
7. Sound hole
8. Ribs
9. Bridge
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Violin
1. 2.
3.
4. 7.
5.
8.
6.
1. Bow
2. Scroll
3. Pegs
4. Bridge
5. Fine tuners
6. Chinrest
7. F-holes
8. Tailpiece
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Banjo
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. 7.
6.
1. Pegs
2. 5th string tuning peg
3. Position markers
4. Brackets
5. Bridge
6. Tailpiece
7. Head
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Cello
2.
1.
3.
4. 6.
7.
5.
8.
1. Pegs
2. Scroll
3. Strings
4. Bridge
5. Tailpiece
6. F-hole
7. Fine tuners
8. Tail spike
9. Saddle
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Sitar
1.
2.
3.
4.
8.
5.
6. 9.
7.
1. Main ears
2. Subtune ears
3. Fine tune ears
4. Keys
5. Junior bridge
6. Fine tune
7. Cucumber
8. Finger bridge
9. Elder bridge
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Keyboard instruments
1. 2.
3.
1. Piano
2. Upright piano
3. Accordion
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Piano
4.
1. 5.
2. 6.
3.
1. Music rack
2. Keyboard
3. Pedals
4. Lid
5. Lid prop
6. Fall
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Upright piano
4.
5.
6.1.
7.
2.
3. 8.
9.
1. Fallboard
2. Key block
3. Key bed
4. Top board hinge
5. Upper front board
6. Music rack
7. Keyboard
8. Leg
9. Pedals
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Accordion
4.
1.
2.
3. 5.
1. Treble keyboard
2. Treble switches
3. Grille
4. Bellows
5. Bass buttons
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Woodwind instruments
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8.
1. Harmonica
2. Clarinet
3. Oboe
4. Flute
5. Trumpet
6. French horn
7. Saxophone
8. Bagpipes
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Harmonica
3.
1. 4.
5.
2.
1. Screw
2. Reed plate
3. Cover plate
4. Holes
5. Reed plate
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Clarinet
1.
3.
4.
5.
2.
6.
1. Mouthpiece
2. Bridge key
3. Ligature
4. Barrel
5. Tone hole rings
6. Bell
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Oboe
4.
5.
6.
1.
2.
7.
3.
1. Upper octave key
2. Little finger keys
3. Bell
4. Reed
5. Staple
6. Rod system
7. Keywork
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Flute
4.
1. 5.
2.
3.
1. Crown
2. Embouchure hole
3. Barell
4. Inline g-key
5. Gizmo key
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Trumpet
5.
1. 6.
2. 7.
3.
8.
4.
1. Lead pipe
2. Finger buttons
3. Valves
4. Moutpiece
5. Bell
6. Water key
7. 3rd valve slide ring
8. 1st valve slide
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French horn
1.
5.
2.
3.
4. 6.
1. Mouthpiece
2. Thumb rest
3. Pinky rest
4. Valve levers
5. Tuning slide
6. Bell
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Saxophone
1. 5.
6.
2.
7.3.
8.
9.
10.
4.
11.
1. Mouthpiece
2. Neck
3. Octabe pin
4. Key guard
5. Ligature
6. Cork
7. Octave key
8. Neck screw
9. Keys
10. Bell
11. Bow
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Bagpipes
1. 6.
2.
3. 7.
4. 8.
9.
10.
5.
1. Bell
2. Mouthpiece
3. Bass bottom
4. Blowpipe
5. Chanter
6. Bush
7. Chord
8. Tenor bottom
9. Tenor stock
10. Bag
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Idiophones
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8.
1. Ashiko
2. Clapsticks
3. Agung a Tamlaug
4. Triangle
5. Cuica
6. Tsuzumi
7. Wood block
8. Davul
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9. 10. 11.
12. 13. 14.
15. 16.
9. Marimba
10. Hira Daiko
11. Cajon
12. Tombak
13. Daf
14. Janggu
15. Conga
16. Octaban
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Stringed instruments
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8.
1. Ajaeng
2. Mandoline
3. Cuatro
4. Dulcimer
5. Diddley bow
6. Ektara
7. Domra
8. Bandura
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9. 10. 11.
12. 13. 14.
9. Harphicord
10. Cimbalom
11. Sanshin
12. Lyre
13. Oud
14. Fusetar
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Woodwind instruments
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8.
1. Arghul
2. Clarytone
3. Ney
4. Airhorn
5. Bugle
6. Gemshorn
7. Bandoneon
8. Vuvuzela
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9. 10.
11. 12. 13.
14. 15.
9. Alboka
10. Bassoon
11. Roman tuba
12. Balaban
13. Shofar
14. Cimbasso
15.Sackbut
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16. 17. 18.
19. 20. 21.
22. 23.
16. Tuba
17. Tible
18. Tonette
19. Mizmar
20. Sudrophone
21. Hulusi
22. Crumhorn
23. Melodica