melodicas
Blown piano instruments
Melodicas is the plural of melodica, a small handheld keyboard instrument played by blowing air through a mouthpiece while pressing keys.
The melodica produces a reedy, accordion-like sound and is popular in reggae, dub, and music education: The children learned to play melodicas in class.
Also called a blow organ or pianica.
Handheld reed wind instrument
mouthpiece · diatonic · chromatic · vibrato · tremolo · embouchure · pitch · tone
Bellows-driven reed instrument
- concertinaBellows-driven button instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
traditional · acoustic · ballad · folklore · bluegrass · shanty · jig · reel
Keyed percussion instrument
- organBody's working component
- keysLock-operating instruments
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
keytar · octaves · black-and-white · ivories · harpsichord · clavichord · celesta · spinet
Tightly packed together
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- travel-friendlySuited for journeys
- mobileCapable of movement
convenient · transportable · touring · gigging · carry-on · stowable · versatile · classroom
Piece for two
concert · performance · musicians · harmony · polyphony · arrangement · accompaniment · unison
harmonica
Handheld reed wind instrument
reed · mouthpiece · diatonic · chromatic · vibrato · tremolo · embouchure · pitch · tone · bending
accordion
Bellows-driven reed instrument
- concertinaBellows-driven button instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
mandolin · traditional · acoustic · ballad · folklore · bluegrass · shanty · jig · reel · bard
piano
Keyed percussion instrument
- organBody's working component
- keysLock-operating instruments
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
accordion · keytar · octaves · black-and-white · ivories · harpsichord · clavichord · celesta · spinet · digital
compact
Tightly packed together
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- travel-friendlySuited for journeys
mobile · convenient · transportable · touring · gigging · carry-on · stowable · versatile · classroom · beginner-friendly
duet
Piece for two
chamber · concert · performance · musicians · harmony · polyphony · arrangement · accompaniment · unison · counterpoint
melodicasdrums
Struck membrane instruments
percussion instruments · synthesizers · electric guitars · violins · pianos
- melodic linesSequences of pitched tones
- melodic hooksMemorable musical phrases
- melodic passagesTuneful sections of music