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
Below are some basic accompaniment patterns on the xylophone or metallophone that students should be able to perform easily.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
