INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR CLASSIFICATION

INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR CLASSIFICATION

1. CHORDOPHONES

   • Bowed String
     • Violin Viola Cello DoubleBass
   • Plucked String
     • Guitar Harp Lute
   • Struck String
     • Piano

2. AEROPHONES

   • Woodwind
     • Flute Clarinet Oboe EnglishHorn Bassoon Saxophone
   • Brass
     • Trumpet Horn Trombone Tuba
   • Mixed Wind
     • Harmonica Accordion Bagpipe Organ

3. PERCUSSION

   • Idiophones
     • Pitched
       • Xylophone TubularBells Glockenspiel Celesta TempleBlock
     • Unpitched
       • Cymbals Castanets Claves Maracas Triangle Gong
   • Membranophones
     • Pitched
       • Kettledrums/Timpani
     • Unpitched
       • Drum BassDrum Bongos

4. ELECTROPHONES

   • ElectricGuitar Synthesizer DrumMachine Electricdrum