Alphabet Lists: Music

Whether you are a teacher or parent who is teaching children the alphabet, or just someone who loves words, alphabetizing, alliteration, or all of the above, we hope you find these word lists useful.

These are not meant to be exhaustive--just thorough, covering the basics from many categories that can be tied to the academic curriculum.

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A

Abba, Accordion, Adagio, Aerosmith, Album, Alto, Anthem, Aria

B

Bach (Johann Sebastian), Bagpipes, Ballad, Ballet, Band, Bard, Baritone, Bass, Bassoon, Beach Boys, Beat, Beatbox, Beatles, Beethoven (Ludwig van), Bernstein (Leonard), Bizet (Georges), Blues, Bow, Bowie (David), Brahms (Johannes), Brass, Brooks (Garth)

C

Cadence, Cantata, Carey (Mariah), Carol, Cash (Johnny), Cello, Chant, Charles (Ray), Chimes, Choir, Chopin (Frederic), Chorale, Chord, Chorus, Clarinet, Classical, Clef, Coda, Concert, Conductor, Copland (Aaron), Cornet, Country, Cymbal

D

DeBussy (Claude), Dion (Celine), Djembe, Drums, Duet, Dukas (Paul), Dulcimer, Dvorak (Antonin), Dylan (Bob)

E

Eagles, Echo, Eighth Note, Estefan (Gloria)

F

Falsetto, Fanfare, Fiddle, Flat, Fleetwood Mac, Flute, Folk, Forte, Foster (Stephen), Franklin (Aretha), French Horn

G

Gershwin (George), Gioachino (Rossini), Glockenspiel, Gong, Grieg (Edvard), Guitar

H

Half Note, Hammered Dulcimer, Handel (George Frederick), Harmonica, Harmony, Harp, Harpsichord, Haydn (Franz Joseph), Hip-hop, Holst (Gustav), Horn, Houston (Whitney), Hymn

I

Iglesias (Julio), Improvisation

J

Jackson (Michael), Jazz, Jig, Joel (Billy), John (Elton), Journey

K

Kazoo, Key, Keyboard, Keys, Khachaturian (Aram)

L

Led Zepellin, Lennon (John), Liszt (Franz), Lute, Lyre, Lyrics

M

Madonna, Major, Mandolin, Maraca, Marley (Bob), McCartney (Paul), Measure, Melody, Mendelssohn (Felix), Metal, Microphone, Minor, Minstrel, Motif, Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus)

N

Note

O

Oboe, Octave, Offenbach (Jacques), Opera, Orchestra, Organ, Overture

P

Paganini (Nicolo), Pan Flute, Piano, Piccolo, Pink Floyd, Pitch, Polka, Pop, Presley (Elvis), Prokofiev (Sergei)

Q

Quarter Note, Quartet, Queen, Quintet

R

Rachmaninoff (Sergei), Rap, Record, Recorder, Reed, Reel, Reggae, Register, Requiem, Rhapsody, Rhythm, Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai), Rock and Roll, Rogers (Kenny), Rolling Stones

S

Saint-Saens (Camille), Saxophone, Scale, Schubert (Franz), Score, Serenade, Sharp, Shostakovich (Dmitri), Sibelius (Jean), Simon (Paul), Sinatra (Frank), Single, Sixteenth Note, Solo, Sonata, Song, Soprano, Sousa (John Philip), Speaker, Springsteen (Bruce), Staff, Strauss Jr. (Johann), Stravinsky (Igor), Streisand (Barbara), Strings, Swing, Symphony