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The Percussion section is a section where the instruments are hit or struck, in the piano there are hammers which when you hit the key, strick the string to play the note, with the string being struck, this means it goes into the percussion section as there is either beating, hitting, or striking happening to the instrument.
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What category is the piano?
Piano is considered both percussion and strings. Percussion because of the mallets having to hit the strings Strings because of the wire inside being struck to create the noise.
Which of these is not a category of percussion instruments chordophones membranophones or idiophones?
All can be considered as a percussion instrument but the Chordophone is not really a "Main" category in percussion. The two major category in percussion are Membranophones and Idiophones but there are chordophones that can be considered as a percussion instrument. An example of this is the piano. It produces sounds by its strings so its a chordophone but the strings are hit by little hammer so that they would vibrate and produce sound.
What category of instruments drums fall under?
A Drum or Drums, are part of the Percussion family :)
what of these is not a category of percussion instruments?
All can be considered as a percussion instrument but the Chordophone is not really a "Main" category in percussion. The two major category .
Is a membranophone a category of percussion instruments?
The Membranophoe is indeed a category of the percussion family.
Why isn't the piano a percussion istrument?
It is. It's considered both string and percussion because of the mallets that strike the inside of the piano to make sound (percussion), and the strings inside of the piano (strings).
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.
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.
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 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).
Why is a piano classed as a percussion instrument?
no it isnt
