keyboard instruments
Pianos and organs
Keyboard instruments are musical instruments played by pressing keys arranged in a row—pianos, organs, harpsichords, synthesizers, and their relatives.
The keys trigger sound through various mechanisms: hammers striking strings (piano), air passing through pipes (organ), or electronic signals (synthesizer).
The keyboard layout allows a single player to produce melody and harmony simultaneously.
- accordionsHandheld bellows instruments
- pianosLarge stringed keyboard instruments
- harpsichordPlucked-string keyboard instrument
- organsFunctional body parts
- celestaBell-toned keyboard percussion
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Music makers requiring breath
string instruments · brass instruments · woodwind instruments · bowed strings · percussion instruments
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Sound from throat
hand drums · body percussion · didgeridoo · jaw harp · acoustic guitar
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