| A | B |
| vibrate | move back and forth rapidly |
| reed | a short length of cane set into the player's mouthpiece |
| range | how high or low an instrument can play |
| resonant | a sound that is prolonged, rich and ringing |
| sound waves | air vibrating |
| pitch | highness or lowness of a note |
| pluck | to pull a string and release it quickly |
| mute | a device that can be attached to an instrument to make the sound softer |
| note | a particular sound lasting for a certain time, having a certain pitch |