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>>>Percussion instruments are played by hitting, shaking, or scraping.
>>>Percussion instruments are played by hitting, shaking, or scraping.
>>>People that play percussion have to learn many different instruments...not just one, like all other musicians, and they have to be excellent at rhythm.
>>>People that play percussion have to learn many different instruments...not just one, like all other musicians, and they have to be excellent at rhythm.
>>>Percussion family is the largest family for different kinds of instruments.
>>>Percussion family is the largest family for different kinds of instruments.
SNARE DRUM
SNARE DRUM
snares
snares
Snares are metal wires on the bottom.
TIMPANI
TIMPANI
or KETTLE DRUMS
Timpani are drums tuned to specific pitches.
1 person usually plays 4 timpani.
There is a foot pedal to change the pitch.
PIANO
PIANO
The piano has 88 keys.
When you press a key, a felt-covered wooden hammer HITS a string...because it hits to make a sound, it is in the percussion family.
CYMBALS
CYMBALS
You can either crash 2 cymbals together, or play them with sticks or brushes when they are suspended on a stand.
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