music The art of combining sounds to produce harmony.
traditional musical instruments Collective term for the instruments, current or ancient, that characterize a culture, era or style of music.
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.
wind instruments 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 Group of instruments that are struck directly with the hands or with sticks, mallets, etc. to produce a sound.
electronic instruments Electronic instruments are designed to imitate, convert or produce sounds based on electric signals and digital data.
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.
examples of instrumental groups Instrumental groups: groups of two or more instruments and musicians; a group’s composition depends on the work being played.
stringed instruments Instruments whose sound, amplified by a sound box, is produced by the vibration of plucked or bowed strings stretched along a neck.