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When you press a key on a piano, a lever inside the piano causes a hammer to strike the corresponding string, which vibrates at the pitch of the note. It is considered a percussion instrument because of the hammers inside the piano that hit the strings. When you press a key on a piano, a lever inside the piano causes a hammer to strike the corresponding string, which vibrates at the pitch of the note. It is considered a percussion instrument because of the hammers inside the piano that hit the strings.
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What instrument can be a percussion and string instrument?
A Piano
Why is a piano in the percussion?
The piano is a percussion instrument because it has hammers inside it which strike the strings. A percussion instrument is one where something is hit to make a sound.
Why is the piano in percussion?
The piano is a percussion instrument because it has hammers inside it which strike the strings. A percussion instrument is one where something is hit to make a sound.
Is the piano a perc instrument?
yes the piano is a percussion instrument Hoped this helped :-)
Is grand piano a string instrument?
No. It is a percussion instrument.
How would this instrument be classified Piano.?
The piano is a stringed instrument, as it is very similar the the harp, but on a piano the strings are attached to keys and when you press down on the key, a hammer strikes the string and plays the note. You can see this in action if you lift up the piano's lid
What family does the Upright Piano belong to?
The piano is a percussion instrument
What class is a piano?
A piano can be classified as a chordophone and a percussion instrument.
What instrument is considered both a string and a percussion instrument?
Piano.
Why does the piano belongs to a percussion instrument?
Piano belongs to a percussion instrument family. in order to produce a sound strings has to be struck by hammer. The striking action defines piano as a percussion instrument. Pianist is unable to produce the sound directly, like violinist or guitarist, for that reason piano can not be classified to string instrument family.
Why is a piano classed as a percussion instrument?
no it isnt
What group of instruments does the piano belong?
A piano is member of several groups. First of all, a piano is a string instrument, because its main source of sound is the vibration of the strings. It's also a keyboard instrument (because it is played by touching the keys of the keyboard) and a percussion instrument(and idea of the composer Bela Bartok, if I'm correct; he considered the piano to be a percussive instrument because in a piano the strings are hit by hammers).
