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A bass drum is indeed considered a Percussion instrument both inside and outside a band. No matter where you place it, a band, marching band, Orchestra,etc., a bass drum will always be a percussion instrument.

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No, it is a member of the string section. It is the lowest instrument in the orchestrak string section.

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No, a bass drum is not a pitched percussion instrument.

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No, although it is one of the biggest. Timpanis can be very large as well, but these are tuned percussion instruments, while the bass drum is untuned.

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No its woodwind

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