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MAPEH
(10 Kinds of Musical
Instruments)

Trumpet - a brass musical

instrumentSwith a flared bell and
a bright, penetrating tone. The
modern instrument has
the tubing looped to form a
straight-sided coil, with three
valves.

Grand Piano - a large, full-toned piano which

has the body, strings,
and soundboard arranged horizontally and in
line with the keys and is supported by three
legs.
 Violin - a stringed musical
instrument of treble pitch, played
with a horsehair bow. The classical
European violin was developed in the
16th century. It has four strings and a
body of characteristic rounded
shape, narrowed at the middle and
with two
f-shaped sound holes.

Flute - a wind instrument made from a tube

with holes along it that are stopped by the
fingers or keys,
held vertically or horizontally so that the
player's breath strikes a narrow edge. The
modern orchestral form, typically made of
metal, is held horizontally and has
an elaborate set of keys.

Xylophone -
a musical instrument played by
striking a row of wooden bars of
graduated length with one or more
small wooden or plastic mallets.
 Harp - a musical instrument, roughly triangular in
shape, consisting of a frame supporting a graduated
series of parallel strings, played by plucking with
the fingers. The modern orchestral harp has an
upright frame, with pedals that enable the strings to
be re-tuned to different keys.

Maracas -
a percussion instrument in the form of a
hollow gourd or gourd-shaped container
filled with dried beans or similar objects
and played, usually in pairs, by
being shaken.

Drum - a percussion
instrument sounded by being struck with
sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical,
barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped, with
a taut membrane over one or both ends.

Harmonica - a small rectangular wind

instrument with a row of
metal reeds along its length, held against
the lips and moved from side to side to
produce different notes by blowing or
sucking.