Type: noun
Pronunciation: /brahs/
What does Brass mean? What is a Brass?
Brass is an acoustic brass instrument or a type of sound that resembles a brass instrument.
Example sentence: “Let’s add a brass in between.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /behl/
Plural: Bells
What does Bell mean? What is a Bell?
A bell is an idiophone percussion instrument that sounds like or resembles a real bell.
Example sentence: “Let’s try to add a bell there.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /veh-way-lah/
What does Vihuela mean?
A Vihuela (also known as “vihuela de mano“) is an obsolete 15th-century fretted plucked Spanish stringed instrument, that is shaped like a guitar but tuned like a lute.
Example sentence: “The museum is trying to get a vihuela.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /lyer/
What does Lyre mean?
Lyre is an ancient U-shaped harp-like string instrument.
Example sentence: “He owned a rare lyre.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /fid-ull/
Related: Violinist, Violin
What does Fiddle mean?
A fiddle is another word for a violin. A fiddle (violin) is a four-stringed instrument played with a bow. A fiddle has a shallow body and is played with a bow by holding it under the chin and moving the bow over the strings.
Fiddle synonyms: Violin
Violin family: Violin, Viola, Cello
Example sentence: “I just started learning how to really play the fiddle.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /tune-in-fork/
Also spelled or known as: Tuning-Fork
What does Tuning fork mean?
A tuning fork is a two-pronged metal tool used to make sure an instrument is in tune and has the right pitch when a note is played.
Tuning fork Synonyms: Prong, Hayfork
Example sentence: “We used the tuning fork to tune our guitar.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /vy-oh-lin/
Related: Violinist, Fiddle
What does Violin mean?
A violin is a four-stringed instrument played with a bow. A violin has a shallow body and is played with a bow by holding it under the chin and moving the bow over the strings.
Violin synonyms: Fiddle
Violin family: Violin, Viola, Cello
Example sentence: “When did you learn to play the violin? you’re a good violinist.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /ve-oh-lah/
What does Viola mean?
A viola is the tenor instrument of the violin family. A viola has four strings.
Violin family: Violin, Viola, Cello
Example sentence: “She was a really good viola player.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /ve-na/
What does Vina mean?
A vina is an Indian stringed musical instrument.
Example sentence: “The vina is from India.”