Musical Instruments Word Search for Kids: Piano, Guitar, Violin and Drums

Eight instruments from every family. Strings: the violin, the cello, the guitar and the harp. Woodwind: the flute. Brass: the trumpet. Percussion: the drums. And the piano, which has strings inside but is played by striking keys.

A good first lesson: sort the instruments by how they make their sound.

Musical Instruments Vocabulary: 8 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down; 4 of the 8 read backwards. The longest word is Trumpet, with 7 letters.

Cello: A large string instrument played sitting down, held between the knees.
Drums: Percussion instruments played by striking them with sticks or hands.
Flute: A woodwind instrument played by blowing across a hole.
Guitar: A string instrument with a neck and frets, plucked or strummed.
Harp: A large, triangular string instrument plucked with the fingers.
Piano: A keyboard instrument whose keys make hammers strike strings.
Trumpet: A bright brass instrument with three valves.
Violin: A small string instrument played with a bow, the highest of the string family.

How to Solve the Musical Instruments Word Search

Every word has a letter of its own except "Piano" and "Trumpet": "Cello" has the only C, "Drums" the only D, "Flute" the only F, "Guitar" the only G, "Harp" the only H and "Violin" the only V. "Cello" is the only word that reads backwards. "Flute", "Piano" and "Violin" run upward.

Music Class Activities for Kids

Listen to each instrument and guess which one it is.
Sort the instruments into strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion.
Make a drum from a box and a shaker from a bottle.