autoharp
Bar-dampened string instrument
An autoharp is a stringed instrument with a series of chord bars that, when pressed, dampen all strings except those needed for a particular chord.
The player strums across the strings while pressing buttons to produce accompaniment.
Popular in folk and country music, it requires less technical skill than guitar or piano: She accompanied the children's songs on the autoharp.
Brush strings rhythmically
- pluckSpirit or yank
- pickPointed breaking tool
- fingerstylePlucking strings directly
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
rhythm · accompaniment · drone · ostinato · arpeggio · dynamics · tempo · syncopation
Flat stringed instrument, played horizontally
- dulcimerStringed percussion instrument
- psalteryPlucked medieval string instrument
- stringsThin flexible lines
- fretlessHaving no fingerboard dividers
soundhole · soundboard · tuning · dampers · felt · spruce · mahogany · diatonic
Eastern U.S. mountain region
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- old-timeOf a past era
- balladNarrative poem or song
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
roots · Americana · heritage · campfire · singalong · hymn · gospel · revival
Japanese plucked string instrument
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- tonewoodAcoustically selected lumber
harmonics · projection · volume · unplugged · brightness · warmth · overtones
Agreement or musical blend
diminished · button · damper · progression · tonic · dominant · subdominant · voicing
strum
Brush strings rhythmically
- pluckSpirit or yank
- pickPointed breaking tool
- fingerstylePlucking strings directly
strumming · rhythm · accompaniment · drone · ostinato · arpeggio · dynamics · tempo · syncopation · articulation
zither
Flat stringed instrument, played horizontally
- dulcimerStringed percussion instrument
- psalteryPlucked medieval string instrument
- stringsThin flexible lines
fretless · soundhole · soundboard · tuning · dampers · felt · spruce · mahogany · diatonic · chromatic
Appalachian
Eastern U.S. mountain region
traditional · roots · Americana · heritage · campfire · singalong · hymn · gospel · revival · hootenanny
koto
Japanese plucked string instrument
resonance
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- sustainKeep something going continuously
tonewood · harmonics · projection · volume · unplugged · brightness · warmth · overtones
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
seventh · diminished · button · damper · progression · tonic · dominant · subdominant · voicing · key
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