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For the most part if they have keys like the piano or bells then yes. Timpani are also tuned to certain notes before they are played. Drums though, like snare and bass, do not play different pitches.
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∙ 12y agoThere are non-pitched percussion instruments, such as the snare drum or cymbals, and there are pitched percussion instruments, like the marimba and timpani.
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What is the main feature of tuned percussion instruments?
They have to be hit to make sound.
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.
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 :)
Does a percussion instrument shake rattle and roll or does it hit and strike?
percussion instruments are instruments you have to hit.
What is the main feature of tuned percussion instruments?
They have to be hit to make sound.
What instruments can play chords over 3 notes?
Guitars, harps, all keyboard instruments and chromatic percussion instruments like xylophones, marimbas and vibraphones.
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 percussion instruments make noises not notes?
none of them, believe it or not every sound you hear is a note, notes are based off the dynamics (how loud or long) of a sound.
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 is the history of percussion instruments?
The history of percussion instruments is what ever you can hit with an other object.
What musical instruments that is belong to percussion instrument?
percussion instrument does not have any musical instruments
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.
