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- They have to be hit to make sound.
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∙ 13y agoall percussion instruments can only make noise by being hit
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∙ 11y agoIt's any percussion instrument that produces a specific and definite pitch.
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∙ 14y agoit means blah blah blah
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sound different notes
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What is the main feature of tuned percussion instruments
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Which percussion instruments can play a melody?
Wind ensembles, orchestras, jazz bands, and percussion ensembles are the most popular groups.
What are the categories of percussion instruments?
The main two categories of percussion instruments are tuned and untuned percussion.Tuned percussion: Timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, marimbaUntuned percussion: Drums, Cymbals, Woodblock, maracas, bongos, triangle, tambourine.
What is the texture of Samba music?
The main features of samba are Sudo,dancers,performers, percussion instruments,and beat.
What are the four basic instruments?
woodwind, brass, strings, percussion
Would the piano be classed as a percussion instrument?
Some percussion instruments are more commonly used than others. Timpani, for example, has been seen in Western classical music since the 17th century and became a standard orchestral instrument long before many other percussion instruments. Snare drum, bass drum, and crash cymbals were adopted soon thereafter and quickly became associated with the orchestra as well. This link provides more information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral_percussion
What musical instruments are fit for percussion?
There are two main classifications of percussion instruments. Idiophones include things such as cymbols and maracas. Membranophones include common instruments such as drums.
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 .
Which percussion instruments can play a melody?
Wind ensembles, orchestras, jazz bands, and percussion ensembles are the most popular groups.
What are the main characteristics of samba?
The main features of samba are Sudo,dancers,performers, percussion instruments,and beat.
What are the categories of percussion instruments?
The main two categories of percussion instruments are tuned and untuned percussion.Tuned percussion: Timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, marimbaUntuned percussion: Drums, Cymbals, Woodblock, maracas, bongos, triangle, tambourine.
What is the texture of Samba music?
The main features of samba are Sudo,dancers,performers, percussion instruments,and beat.
What are the four basic instruments?
woodwind, brass, strings, percussion
Would the piano be classed as a percussion instrument?
Some percussion instruments are more commonly used than others. Timpani, for example, has been seen in Western classical music since the 17th century and became a standard orchestral instrument long before many other percussion instruments. Snare drum, bass drum, and crash cymbals were adopted soon thereafter and quickly became associated with the orchestra as well. This link provides more information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral_percussion
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 not a main orchestral group or family?
Vibraphones
What are the main groups of instruments?
Percussion - example - Drums: these instruments are struck with something such as the hand, or a stick or hammer to make the sound. Woodwind- Example - Clarinet: these instruments have a reed to vibrate to make the sound. Brass- example - Trumpet: these instruments make sound by the vibrating lips of the player. String - example - violin : these instruments have strings that rubbed with a bow or plucked to make a sound There are also electronic instruments such as the theremin and one might consider the human voice to be an 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).
