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Is melodies always played with percussion instruments?

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.


What is the difference between percussion instruments and tuned instruments?

Percussion instruments are instruments that can be tuned or not but tuned instruments are tuned.


The xylophone and the tympani are what kind of instrument?

They are classed as percussion instruments.


What category of instruments drums fall under?

A Drum or Drums, are part of the Percussion family :)


Which instruments belong in the percussion family?

Many instruments belong to the percussion family. For example, drums of all sorts are members of the percussion family. Also, rattles are considered percussion instruments.


What musical instruments that is belong to percussion instrument?

percussion instrument does not have any musical instruments


What is the history of percussion instruments?

The history of percussion instruments is what ever you can hit with an other object.


What is keyboard percussion and how is it different from other types of percussion instruments?

Keyboard percussion refers to a group of percussion instruments that are played by striking keys or bars with mallets. These instruments include the marimba, xylophone, and vibraphone. Unlike other percussion instruments like drums or cymbals, keyboard percussion instruments produce pitched notes, allowing for melodies to be played in addition to rhythms.


What instruments are percussion instruments?

Percussion instruments are instruments that are hit when they are played.Some percussion instruments include: the drum (including drum kits and bass drums), tuned percussion such as the glockenspiel or xylophone, and untuned percussion such as the triangle, the tambourine or cymbals.The piano is technically a percussion instrument because even though it has strings, hammers inside hit the strings to make them sound.


Does a percussion instrument shake rattle and roll or does it hit and strike?

percussion instruments are instruments you have to hit.


What two catorgries are there in percussion?

Percussion instruments can be categorized into two main groups: pitched percussion and unpitched percussion. Pitched percussion instruments produce definite pitches, such as xylophones and marimbas, while unpitched percussion instruments produce indefinite pitches, such as drums and cymbals.


What section is the maraca in in the orchestra?

Maracas would go in the percussion section. If you look at instruments from sections besides percussion, you will see that they all can produce melody, and that most percussion instruments can only create rhythm. The exceptions to this rule are the xylophone and the marimba, both of which are in the percussion section, although they can produce melody.