xylophone
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At St. Anne School in Santa Monica, I watched Cummins harness the squirmy energy of second-graders wielding xylophone mallets.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
He holds small mallets in his “hands” to play a kind of xylophone called a marimba.
From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 1, 2024
The article paints a scene of company employees striking a metal xylophone and applauding as they jubilantly gaslight their customers.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2023
They squat on the surface with embossing hammers, swiftly stamping the top of each cube, like xylophone players performing in a concert.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2023
A pianist or xylophone player only gets one note from each key.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing xylophone
Common Senses: Phon ("Sound")
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