Qarish – Central Asian flute.
Qsiba – Small reed flute. Morocco.
Qengkari – Small hand-gong used in traditional Korean music and dance.
Qin – A plucked zither also known as guqin. China.
Qromatica – Patented modification of the traditional tambin, or Fula flute, created by Canadian musician Sylvain Leroux. The Qromatica added three finger holes to the existing three, transforming it from a diatonic to a fully chromatic instrument.
Quena – End blown vertical flute, originating in the Andean region of South America. Crafted from bone, bamboo or various woods.
Quenacho – A larger version of the Andean quena.
Quenira – Medieval Andalusian zither related to the qanun. Spain.
Quijada de burro – The dried jawbone of a dead donkey used as a rattle or scraper used across Spanish-speaking America. It is beaten with the player’s palm, which resonates the tuning-fork shape causing all the loosened teeth to vibrate. It’s sometimes ornamented with bells in Peru. Also known as quijada and charrasca.
Quinto – Quinto means fifth in Spanish. It’s a barrel drum, played vertically. The quinto is the smallest and highest pitched of the tumbadora (conga) drums. Cuba.
Quiribillos – Clapper made out of 15 cane tubes. Colombia.
Quitiplás – Percussion instrument made from bamboo. Bamboo tubes of various lengths are struck against the ground crating a unique sound that in Spanish sounds like Qui-ti-plá (kee-tee-plah). Venezuela.
