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Percussion instruments are instruments such as the drums. The guitar can be used for percussion although it is a string instrument. No, percussion instruments are not used for playing the melody.
A Drum or Drums, are part of the Percussion family :)
No Xylophones are percussion instruments and percussion instuments are played in Bands.
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Pitched percussion is a term that refers to percussion instruments that can play more that one tone and may be played melodically. Some examples of pitched percussion instruments are: xylophone, bells, timpani, vibraphone.
He was a composer, conductor, and pianist. Considering that Pianos are also percussion instruments, He played a percussion instrument.
Drums are considered to be percussion instruments because they are played by being hit with a stick or mallet.
Samba used to be played on just stringed instruments, but when the Americans went to Brazil during the 2nd World War, they brought with them Percussion instruments, and since them, Samba has always been played with percussion instruments.
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Playing percussion will excercise your hands to some degree but the most commonly played percussion instruments excercise your wrists and arms more.
That depends on the music. Most often, it is played in a band, with other brass instruments, woodwind instruments, and percussion instruments. It is also played in the orchestra, with other brass instruments, woodwinds, and strings. It can be played in ensembles with other trumpets or brass instruments. Or, it can be played with piano accompaniment.
All percussion instruments are played by either hitting them with something or crashing them together. Since the Vibraphone is hit with a mallet to produce sound, then it would be considered a percussion instrument.