melodica
Blown piano keys
A melodica is a handheld keyboard instrument played by blowing into a mouthpiece while pressing keys.
Air passes over metal reeds, producing a sound somewhere between a harmonica and an accordion.
Popular in music education for its portability and low cost, it also appears in reggae, dub, and indie rock: The melodica gives the track that classic roots reggae sound.
Array of input keys
- keysLock-operating instruments
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- melodionSmall reed keyboard instrument
- SuzukiJapanese motor vehicle corporation
Hammond · octave · polyphony · chords · scales · arpeggios · fingerwork · mouthpiece
Move air forcefully
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- inhaleDraw air in
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
lungs · embouchure · phrasing · dynamics · articulation · sustain · expression · legato
Jamaican offbeat music style
- dubAdd replacement audio
- skaJamaican fusion genre
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- JamaicanOf a Caribbean island
groovy · laid-back · tropical · dancehall · rocksteady · indie · folk · world-music
Lacking mass or importance
- compactTightly packed together
- travel-friendlySuited for journeys
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- transportableCapable of being moved
pocket-sized · mobile · touring · backpack · convenient · busking · beach · park
keyboard
Array of input keys
- keysLock-operating instruments
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- melodionSmall reed keyboard instrument
Suzuki · Hammond · octave · polyphony · chords · scales · arpeggios · fingerwork · mouthpiece · tube
blow
Move air forcefully
diaphragm · lungs · embouchure · phrasing · dynamics · articulation · sustain · expression · legato · staccato
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
Jamaican · groovy · laid-back · tropical · dancehall · rocksteady · indie · folk · world-music · experimental
lightweight
Lacking mass or importance
- compactTightly packed together
- travel-friendlySuited for journeys
- handheldDesigned for palm use
transportable · pocket-sized · mobile · touring · backpack · convenient · busking · beach · park
reedy
Thin and high-pitched
nasal · tremolo · vibrato · expressive · plaintive · nostalgic · toy-like · quirky · warm · thin
- beginner instrumentsrecorder, xylophone, tambourine, triangle, maracas
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- wind instrumentsflute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, bassoon
- small instrumentsukulele, harmonica, kazoo, ocarina, recorder
- Keyboard Musicpiano, piano duet, four hands, keyboard, grand piano
- pocket instrumentsharmonica, kazoo, ocarina, penny whistle, tin whistle
melodicadrums
Struck membrane instruments
percussion instruments · violin · guitar · piano · xylophone
- melodic linesSequences of pitched tones
- melodic hooksMemorable musical phrases
- melodic passagesTuneful sections of music
melodious, melodic, melodically, melodiousness, melodicas, unmelodic