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Vanadium, Iodine, Oxygen, Lithium, Nitrogen

Violin. V - Vanadium I - Iodine O - Oxygen Li - Lithium N - Nitrogen VIOLiN The violin is the highest member of the string family. In an orchestra there are two groups of violins. The first violins sit at the front on the conductor's left side; the seconds sit on their left.

Fluorine, Lutetium, Tellurium

Flute. F - Fluorine Lu - Lutetium Te - Tellurium FLuTe The flute is a member of the woodwind family, although modern flutes are usually made of metal. It is played by blowing across the mouthpiece at just the right angle to cause the air to vibrate inside the instrument.

Boron, Arsenic, Sulfur

Bass. B - Boron As - Arsenic S - Sulfur BAsS The bass is the lowest singing voice. It is also sometimes used to refer to a double bass - the largest member of the string family, or a bass guitar.

Cobalt, Nitrogen, Carbon, Erbium, Titanium, Sodium

Concertina. Co - Cobalt N - Nitrogen C - Carbon Er - Erbium Ti - Titanium Na - Sodium CoNCErTiNa A concertina, or squeeze box, is an instrument consisting of hexagonal bellows with buttons on each end which are pressed to make different notes. The English bellows was invented in the nineteenth century by Sir Charles Wheatstone who gave his name to the Wheatstone Bridge, a device for measuring the value of an unknown resistor.

Vanadium, Iodine, Roentgenium, Indium, Aluminium

Virginal. V - Vanadium I - Iodine Rg - Roentgenium In - Indium Al - Aluminium VIRgInAl The virginal is a keyboard instrument which was popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Unlike a piano, where the strings are hit, the virginal's strings are plucked by a plectrum attached to the key.

Sulfur, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Radium, Nobelium

Soprano. S - Sulfur O - Oxygen P - Phosphorus Ra - Radium No - Nobelium SOPRaNo The soprano is the highest singing voice. Soprano is also used to describe the smaller, and thus higher pitched, recorders, clarinets and saxophones.

Barium, Sulfur, Sulfur, Oxygen, Oxygen, Nitrogen

Bassoon. Ba - Barium S - Sulfur S - Sulfur O - Oxygen O - Oxygen N - Nitrogen BaSSOON The bassoon is one of the largest members of the woodwind family. Its double reed is connected to the main body of the instrument by a tube known as a bocal. In an orchestra the bassoonists sit behind the violas and the cellos.

Hydrogen, Argon, Molybdenum, Nickel, Calcium

Harmonica. H - Hydrogen Ar - Argon Mo - Molybdenum Ni - Nickel Ca - Calcium HArMoNiCa The harmonica, which is also known as a mouth organ, has been used in many different types of music including blues, classical, jazz and folk music. Larry Adler, who is one of the best known harmonica players, won an Oscar for playing the theme tune for the film "Genevieve".

Fluorine, Rhenium, Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Holmium, Radon

French Horn. F - Fluorine Re - Rhenium N - Nitrogen C - Carbon H - Hydrogen Ho - Holmium Rn - Radon FReNCH HoRn The French Horn is part of the brass section of an orchestra. If it were uncoiled, it would be over 20' (6m) long. Prokofiev used it as the instrument to represent the wolf in his composition for children "Peter and the Wolf".

Fluorine, Iodine, Iron

Fife. F - Fluorine I - Iodine Fe - Iron FIFe A fife is a small woodwind instrument similar to a piccolo. It is usually used in military bands or to play folk music. The fife, along with a musket and drum, gets mentioned in the song "Soldier, soldier, won't you marry me?"