2. A is for Alto Horn You may see one of these in a Marching band. An Alto Horn is a brass instrument. It was invented in the mid 1800’s.
3. B is for Banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument. It was developed by enslaved African Americans. It was popularized by a performer Joel Sweeney.
4. C is for Cimbasso A Cimbasso is a brass instrument. It is in the trombone family. A person who play a trombone can play this too since their so alike.
5. D is for Doulophone The Doulophone is a brass is a brass instrument. It is made of metal. It was developed in 2005.
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7. F is for Flute The flute is a woodwind instrument. You might play one of these in band class. The oldest flute ever found was made about 43,000 years ago.
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13. L is for Lute Someone who plays a lute is called a lutenist , lutanist , or lutist . Someone who makes lutes is called a luthier. The strings used to be made out of animal guts and some still are.
14. M is for Maraca Maracas are sometimes called rumba shakers. Are native to Puerto Rico, Cuba, Venezuela and several nations of the Caribbean and Latin America. They are known in Trinidad as shac-shacs.
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16. O is for Octoban Octoban drums are also known as tube toms and quarter toms. Octobans have 15 cm diameter drum shells, and range in length from 280 millimeters to 600 millimeters. The different lengths of the cylinders are what give each drum its distinct tone.
17. P is for Piano It has 36 black keys and 52 white keys for a total of 88 keys. There are several sizes of grand piano. There’s "concert grand" from the "parlor grand" and the smaller "baby grand". In 1863, Henri Fourneaux invented the player piano, which plays itself.
