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    Percussion instruments produce sound through striking or vibrating and include cymbals, bass drums, castanets, snare drums, gongs, tambourines, glockenspiels, vibraphones, kettle drums, bell lyres, xylophones, and chimes. Examples provided are struck with sticks, mallets, hands or each other and consist of materials like metal, wood, or membranes to create different tones including sharp, mellow, or bell-like sounds depending on the instrument.

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    Percussion instruments produce sound through striking or vibrating and include cymbals, bass drums, castanets, snare drums, gongs, tambourines, glockenspiels, vibraphones, kettle drums, bell lyres, xylophones, and chimes. Examples provided are struck with sticks, mallets, hands or each other and consist of materials like metal, wood, or membranes to create different tones including sharp, mellow, or bell-like sounds depending on the instrument.

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    Percussion instruments produce sound through striking or vibrating and include cymbals, bass drums, castanets, snare drums, gongs, tambourines, glockenspiels, vibraphones, kettle drums, bell lyres, xylophones, and chimes. Examples provided are struck with sticks, mallets, hands or each other and consist of materials like metal, wood, or membranes to create different tones including sharp, mellow, or bell-like sounds depending on the instrument.

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    Percussion instruments produce sound through striking or vibrating and include cymbals, bass drums, castanets, snare drums, gongs, tambourines, glockenspiels, vibraphones, kettle drums, bell lyres, xylophones, and chimes. Examples provided are struck with sticks, mallets, hands or each other and consist of materials like metal, wood, or membranes to create different tones including sharp, mellow, or bell-like sounds depending on the instrument.

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    The text discusses different types of percussion instruments, including their definitions and how they are played.

    Cymbals, bass drum, castanets, snare drums, gongs, tambourine, glockenspiel, vibraphone, kettle drums, bell lyre, xylophones and chimes are mentioned.

    Cymbals are percussion instruments consisting of circular metal plates that are either struck with drumsticks or used in pairs struck together.

    PERCUSSION

    By:Mr.Rodien Cj Ruflo

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    arisesfromthestrikingofmaterialswi
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    sticks,hammers,orthehands.

    EXAMPLE OF PERCUSSION
    INSTRUMENTS

    Cymbals-percussioninstrumentcon
    sisting of a circular flat or concave
    metal plate that is struck with a
    drumstick or is used in pairs struck
    glancingly together.

    Bass drum-
    percussion instrument, the largest
    and deepest-sounding member of
    thedrumfamily, usually played with
    a pair of large felt-headed sticks, or
    beaters.

    Castanets- percussion instrumentof


    theclapperfamily, consisting of two
    hollowed-out pear-shaped pieces of
    hardwood, ivory, or other substance
    hinged together by a cord. Castanets
    are usually held in the hand and
    struck together.

    Snare drums-joined the orchestra nearly 200


    years ago. It has two calfskin or plastic
    drumheads stretched tightly over a hollow
    metal frame. The top head is struck with
    wooden drumsticks, and is called the batterhead. The bottom head, or snare-head has
    catgut or metal wires called snares stretched
    tightly across it. When this untuned drum is
    struck on the top head, the snares produce a
    characteristic sharp rattling sound as they
    vibrate against the bottom head.

    Gongs- are
    percussioninstrumentsof either
    definite or indefinite pitch, in the
    form of a metal plate usually made of
    brass or bronze.

    Thetambourineis amusical
    instrumentin thepercussion
    familyconsisting of a frame, often
    ofwoodorplastic, with pairs of
    smallmetaljingles, called "zils".

    GlockenspielApercussioninstrumentwithaseries
    ofmetalbarstunedtothechromatic
    scaleandplayedwithtwolightham
    mers.

    Vibraphone- also calledVibraharp,


    orVibes,percussion instrumentthat
    has tuned metal bars and is similar in
    shape to axylophone. Felt or wool
    beaters are used to strike the bars,
    giving a soft, mellow tone quality.
    Suspended vertically below each
    aluminum bar is a tubular, tuned
    resonator that sustains the tone
    when the bar is struck.

    Kettle drums-percussion
    instrumentin which a membrane is
    stretched over a hemispheric or
    similar-shaped shell and held taut,
    usually by a hoop with rope lacings,
    adjusting screws, or various
    mechanical devices.

    A Bell Lyreis a musical instrument


    belonging to the percussion family,
    and is essentially a more portable
    version of theglockenspiel, making it
    a popular addition to a marching
    band or militaryband setup.

    Xylophones-from
    Greekxylonandphon, wood
    and sound, percussion
    instrument consisting of a set of
    graduated, tuned wooden bars
    supported at nodal (nonvibrating)
    points and struck with sticks or
    padded mallets.

    Chimes-Chimesare a tuned
    instrument consisting of a set of 12
    to 18 metal tubes hung from a metal
    frame. The metal tubes range from 1
    to 2 inches in diameter and from 4
    to 6 feet in length. The chimes, or
    tubular bells, are struck with a mallet
    and sound like church bells when
    played. The longer the length of tube
    that is struck, the lower the pitch that

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