mouth organ
Blues pocket instrument
A mouth organ is a harmonica—a small rectangular instrument played by blowing and drawing breath across a row of metal reeds.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned, with harmonica now more common in American English.
He pulled out a mouth organ and played a few bars of blues.
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
Curving from straight
- overblowingExcess air or emphasis
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- tremoloRapid tonal wavering
- warbleSing with tremolo
trill · flutter · glissando · chord · octave · wah-wah · cupping · breath control
Small enough to carry
- compactTightly packed together
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- travel-friendlySuited for journeys
- handheldDesigned for palm use
busking · campfire · hiking · affordable · beginner-friendly · durable · versatile · anywhere
Narrative poem or song
- jigSpirited folk dance
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- hoedownLively rural dance gathering
- ceilidhScottish social dance gathering
chantey · campfire · singalong · Woody Guthrie · Bob Dylan · Neil Young · busking · troubadour
Alluvial formation at mouth
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- soulfulExpressing deep emotion
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- wailProlonged mournful cry
groove · bend · shuffle · heartache · call and response · juke joint · amplified · cupped hands
reed
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
vibrato · octave · pitch · tone · key · bend · draw · blow · comb · blues harp
bending
Curving from straight
- overblowingExcess air or emphasis
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- tremoloRapid tonal wavering
warble · trill · flutter · glissando · chord · octave · wah-wah · cupping · breath control · embouchure
pocket-sized
Small enough to carry
- compactTightly packed together
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- travel-friendlySuited for journeys
handheld · busking · campfire · hiking · affordable · beginner-friendly · durable · versatile · anywhere · spontaneous
ballad
Narrative poem or song
ceilidh · chantey · campfire · singalong · Woody Guthrie · Bob Dylan · Neil Young · busking · troubadour · Appalachian
Delta
Alluvial formation at mouth
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- soulfulExpressing deep emotion
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
wail · groove · bend · shuffle · heartache · call and response · juke joint · amplified · cupped hands · mournful
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- wind instrumentsflute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, bassoon
- free reedsharmonica, accordion, concertina, melodica, harmonium
- HmongHmong, new year festival, clans, hemp cloth, baby carriers
- Chinese musicerhu, gong, ban, Beijing opera, Peking opera
- khene partsreed, finger holes
mouth organdrum
Struck percussion cylinder
bass drum · xylophone · percussion · timpani · gong
mouth organpipe organ
Wind instrument with tuned tubes
church organ · grand piano · cathedral organ · concert grand · carillon
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