Characterized by a long brass or metal tube with a flared bell that projects the sound. Air passes through a cup-shaped mouthpiece.

These instruments produce sound when strings are bowed, plucked, or struck.

These instruments produce sounds usually by striking, shaking, scraping.

Characterized by a keyboard. They produce sounds by means of striking strings, blowing air, and using electronics.

Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone.

Trumpet, French horn, Trombone and Tuba

Guitar, violin, harp, and cello.

Timpani, xylophone, and marimba.

Drums, cymbals, and tambourine.

Piano, Organ, Electronic keyboards, and Accordion

This is a brass plate that produces a brilliant clashing tone when struck together.

This is a large drum having two heads. This produces a booming sound of low indefinite pitch.

This is a drum with a variety of sizes with the head on top and no snare at the bottom.

This is a small double headed drum with one or more snares stretched across the bottom head.

This is actually a glockenspiel mounted on a portable frame. It has a series of tuned metal bars which are arranged similarly to a piano keyboard.

Bamboo tube

This is a node of bamboo with a hole through which air is blown to produce sound.

Bamboo marimba

This is a series of bamboo slats similar to a xylophone. It is played by hitting it with two thin sticks.

Bamboo musical rattles

The framed rattles, copied from the angklung of Indonesia, are made in various sizes, each with a specific pitch of the scale.

Bamboo flute

This is a vertical flute with six finger holes.

This is a jaw harp made from bamboo.

This is a set of bossed gongs that vary in size and tone.

This is a two stringed wooden lute that is about 4 to 6 feet long.

It is a hanging bossed gong with a deep rim.

Similar to saxophone. used by Maguindanao people. The horizontal logs are strung together vertically with the smallest at the bottom and the longest at the top.

This drum has an hourglass shape and is made from a hollowed-out wood.

This is a nose flute called by many names. It is played to mimic a mournful human voice.