instrumental
- adjective
- /ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntəl/
- How can band, orchestra, and instrumental ensemble directors best assess their students' learning?
- instrumental music
- instrumental and vocal
- choral and instrumental
And he's got a he's got a number of instrumental albums.
- And he's got a he's got a number of instrumental albums.
- Then on Saturday, Trump spoke at the NRA's annual meeting, where he played a piece of instrumental stock music that has become AQ Anon anthem.
- Especially songs that had what I perceived as haunting melodies or instrumental hooks.
Examples
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Another assessment tool used successfully with intermediate and high school instrumental classes is the checklist.
Academic text (1999) -
Bob used to say that when it was time for an instrumental break.
Fiction book (1993) -
But what is the best method of teaching instrumental music students about world music?
Academic text (1999) -
These B sides very often were instrumental versions of the A side track.
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Wind Talk for Brass is an excellent reference source for instrumental music educators and students.
Academic text (2011) -
The most obvious and frequently used tool for diagnostic assessment in instrumental music is error detection.
Academic text (1999) -
Rice and Monroe both advocate two simple principles that are well known to instrumental teachers everywhere.
Academic text (1999) -
How do these standards suit the K-12 choral, instrumental, and general music settings?
Academic text (1991) -
Gordon's music learning theory can provide instrumental instructors with unique capabilities for teaching musical understanding.
Academic text (1999) -
The concert featured a beautiful instrumental piece that captivated the audience.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A thing used by a person to do something, like a key used to open a door
- Specialized
A type of learning where a behavior changes after a reward or punishment
Surface Forms
Morphology
instrumental = instrument (transparent) = instrument + al
This is a regular adjectival formation from 'instrument' and the musical sense is directly predictable from the base word.
Etymology
Instrumental comes from the same root as instrument, from Latin instrumentum meaning 'tool' — here the 'tool' is a musical instrument. So instrumental music is music 'for instruments', made by instruments rather than by singing.