xylophones
Mallet-struck bar instruments
Xylophones is the plural of xylophone, a percussion instrument with wooden bars arranged like piano keys and struck with mallets.
The bars are graduated in length to produce different pitches.
Xylophones appear in orchestras, marching bands, and elementary music classrooms: The children took turns playing the xylophones.
Headed striking tools
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- keysLock-operating instruments
- resonatorsBodies that amplify vibrations
- percussionSound through impact
wooden · tuned · orchestra · marimba · glockenspiel · vibraphone · struck · chromatic
Rods, taverns, or measures
- frameSupporting outer structure
- standUpright support structure
- graduatedCompleted formal studies
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
rosewood · synthetic · fiberglass · aluminum · cord · posts · rails · dampening
Light ringing sound
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
- ringingSustained resonant sound
- melodicMusically pleasing to hear
harmonic · sustain · decay · overtones · crisp · clear · percussive · plinking
Educational instruction space
- childrenYoung human beings
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- color-codedMarked by hue
Suzuki · elementary · preschool · learning · teaching · nursery · introduction · toy
For a symphony ensemble
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- soloPerformance by one
- recitalSolo musical performance
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
accompaniment · score · arrangement · Saint-Saens · tremolo · glissando · rolls · staccato
mallets
Headed striking tools
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- keysLock-operating instruments
- resonatorsBodies that amplify vibrations
percussion · wooden · tuned · orchestra · marimba · glockenspiel · vibraphone · struck · chromatic · diatonic
bars
Rods, taverns, or measures
tuning · rosewood · synthetic · fiberglass · aluminum · cord · posts · rails · dampening · acoustics
tinkling
Light ringing sound
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
- ringingSustained resonant sound
melodic · harmonic · sustain · decay · overtones · crisp · clear · percussive · plinking · chiming
classroom
Educational instruction space
color-coded · Suzuki · elementary · preschool · learning · teaching · nursery · introduction · toy · Fisher-Price
orchestral
For a symphony ensemble
concerto · accompaniment · score · arrangement · Saint-Saens · tremolo · glissando · rolls · staccato · arpeggios
- Orff-Schulwerkmetallophones, glockenspiels, ostinato, pentatonic, pentatonic scale
- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
- orchestraorchestra, symphony orchestra, philharmonic, strings, string orchestra
- percussionbass drum, bongos, cajon, drum, congas
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- kids musicsinging, songs, lullabies, nursery rhymes, alphabet songs
xylophonesviolins
Bowed stringed instruments
cellos · string instruments · bowed strings · wind instruments · flutes
xylophonesmetallophones
Tuned struck bar instruments
vibraphones · glockenspiels · bells · chimes · tubular bells