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- What is percussion instrument?
- What are the 2 types of percussion instruments?
- How many percussion instruments are there?
- What are the 4 groups of percussion instruments?
What is percussion instrument?
Percussion instruments include any instrument that makes a sound when it is hit, shaken, or scraped. ... Some percussion instruments are tuned and can sound different notes, like the xylophone, timpani or piano, and some are untuned with no definite pitch, like the bass drum, cymbals or castanets.
What are the 2 types of percussion instruments?
Percussion instruments are most commonly divided into two categories: pitched percussion instruments, which produce notes with an identifiable pitch, and unpitched percussion instruments, which produce notes or sounds without an identifiable pitch.
How many percussion instruments are there?
At least 500 instruments are considered percussion instruments – and new ones appear all the time! Percussion instruments can be so much more than drums: they include triangles, bells, xylophones – but sometimes even a vacuum cleaner pipe or an entire set of wineglasses!
What are the 4 groups of percussion instruments?
The percussion section of an orchestra most commonly contains instruments such as the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle and tambourine. However, the section can also contain non-percussive instruments, such as whistles and sirens, or a blown conch shell.
