Untuned percussion instruments include:
board and pit
bones
castanets
Claves
Cow bells.
Cymbals.
Gong.
kenons
maracas
pata
Shakers
side drum
spoons
steel drum
tam-tam
Tambourine.
Triangle.
wood block
Six examples of tuned percussion instruments are:
Marimba
Xylophone
Vibraphone
Glockenspiel
Chimes
Temple Blocks
An example of a tuned percussion is the Glockenspiel.
the difference is that a tuned percussion instrument gives is a nice vibrant sound when on the other hand an percussion instrument that's not tuned either gives it a flat papery sound or just an annoying echo
percussion as it is a tuned percussion instrament
The timpani is a percussion instrument that can be tuned with a foot pedal.
The same as the difference between a tuned and un-tuned wind instrument or string instrument.
I just checked its tuned percussion (85%sure). writen by lindi :)
Untuned, because it doesn't play a specific pitch.
nothing of the above is a string instrument which is played with a bow a brass intrument:trompet a string percussion:the greek (santouri) Most people classify the violin as a string instrument.
Vibraphone
A tuned instrument can play a tune, but an untuned instrument can only play a rythm.
The piano is considered a tuned percussion instrument.
A percussion instrument is an instrument that requires the player to hit it rather then say blow into it for example. An example of a percussion instrument would be a drum or a xylophone or the cymbals or a gong. An example of a non percussion instrument would be a trumpet or a violin or a trombone or a cello.
It's percussion, but it's not tuned to a specific pitch.