What is purpose of percussion?

Answer 1

A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater (including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles); struck, scraped or rubbed by hand; or struck against another similar instrument.

Answer 2

In most orchestras, bands, ensembles, whatever, the percussion section establishes the beat of a song. It also adds a kind of "feel" to the beat. Like, for example, the bass drum. The sound of the base drum is lost because the other instruments overpower it so instead, you kind of "feel" the bass drum rather then hear it.

Answer 3

Percussion, the word, comes from the Latin for "to hit or strike: Percussion instrments are therefore those musical instruments which are made to sound by hitting or striking with the hand or implement. This would include drums, triangles, bells, pianos. gongs, xylophones, glockenspiels, hang drums, steel drums, chimes, cymbals etc.

Answer 4

A musician that plays instruments that are 'hit' to make sounds (e.g. drums)

Answer 5

A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration.

Answer 6

Percussion instruments are struck to make a noise, such as a drum, cymbal, xylophone or church bell.

Answer 7

Music where percussion instruments (instruments where you hit them, like drums) are used extensively.

Answer 8

The word percussion means a musical instrument played by striking with the hand or with a hand held or pedal operated stick and/or beater, or by shaking.