Band - An instrumental ensemble, usually made up of wind and percussion instruments and no string instruments.

Diminution - The shortening of note values; the opposite of augmentation.

Erhu - chinese 2 string fiddle.

Fine - The end.

Detachable Neck - Yamaha soprano saxes offer a removable neck which allows for easier storage of the instrument, the option of changing neck types and facilitates repair.

Ribs & Posts - The ribs are plates soldered to the body, and the posts are the protruding braces which hold the key mechanisms on metal woodwinds such as saxophones and flutes.

Jarana - five course guitar of Mexico, smaller than the normal guitar.

Modern - Music written in the 20th century or contempory music.

Rojok - 'Vladimirskii Rojok': russian trumpet carved from a single piece of wood, usually apple wood.

Spiccato - On string instruments, a bowing technique wherein the bow is bounced on the string at moderate speed.

Tuning Slide Ring - A ring which allows the player's finger to control the length of a valve slide for adjustments in tuning.