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Strings
You play them by plucking or sliding a bow across the strings.guitar · violin · cello · harp
The big groups
🎻 Instrument Families
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Brass
Shiny metal instruments you buzz your lips into to make a big bold sound.trumpet · trombone · tuba · horn
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Woodwind
You blow air through them to make whistly, breezy notes.flute · clarinet · saxophone · recorder
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Percussion
You hit, shake, or tap them to keep the beat. Boom boom!drums · tambourine · xylophone · maracas
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Keys
Press the keys to play many notes at once — even whole songs!piano · keyboard · organ
Did you know?
💡 Fun Music Facts
- 🎹 A piano has 88 keys — and it's actually both a string AND a percussion instrument!
- 🎵 There are only 7 main music notes — A, B, C, D, E, F, G — but you can make endless songs with them.
- 🐦 Birds sing real little songs, and some can even learn tunes that people whistle!
- 🧠 Listening to music can make you feel happy and even help you remember things better.
- 🥁 The drum is one of the oldest instruments in the world — people have played them for thousands of years.
Make your own
🎶 Try It at Home
🥁 You can make a band with stuff around your house! Tap a pot with a wooden spoon for a drum, fill a jar with rice for a shaker, or stretch rubber bands over a box to pluck a guitar. Make up a beat, sing along, and you're a musician! 🎤 And don't forget — your Fun Zone has a real 🎹 Piano and 🥁 Drum Pads to play too!