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Musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a hand-held or pedal-operated stick or beater, by shaking, or by rubbing.

Musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a hand-held or pedal-operated stick or beater, by shaking, by slapping, or by rubbing.

Instruments covered by the tag include (but are not limited to):

Beating

  • Triangle
  • Snare Drum
  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
    • Marimba
    • Vibraphone
    • Glockenspiel

Shaking

  • Shaker

Slapping

  • Vibraslap

Rubbing

  • Sand Blocks
  • Güiro
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Is there a defined note for the triangle?

Do all triangles sound the same note in the same octave, or are there differences between models?
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Understanding sound in a lamellophone (kalimba, karimba, or mbira)

I am familiar with the construction of a lamellophone and of a metallophone. I played anklung gamelan for several years and of course I've played around with a thumb piano. As I understand it with a metallophone, the bars are tuned and mounted at…
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What acoustic percussion instrument sounds like handclaps?

When there's a group of musicians playing, it's often not practical for several of them to stop what they're doing so they can clap instead, so is there an acoustic percussion instrument that can be played by one person, that sounds like ensemble…
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Ηow can I replicate the sound οf this instrument?

If you go ahead and watch this video, the guy with the drums has a percussion instrument with his right hand that produces the shaky sound, kind of like the maracas. What is it called? Is it possible for me to produce the same sound with my…
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Adapting music for the alligator xylophone for my son

We have no musical instruments in our house due to money issues, but we love to play piano, sax, etc. When we can. Our son has a little fisher-price Alligator Xylophone: http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Alligator-Xylophone-Toy/dp/B001C9RKQU I…
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What is a dotted quarter note, 100 BPM, with a triplet eight note pulse

What is a dotted quarter note, 100 BPM, with a triplet eight note pulse? My son is in percussion and he has a recording he needs to do and this is the "timing" he was given. Can someone help tell me how to explain to him what this it?
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What is this japanese wooden instrument called?

Yesterday I stumbled upon an interesting percussion instrument: (Instrument at 3:28 of the video) The instrument takes the form of an oblong wooden block with 12 small round holes (6 at each far end, spaced evenly along the smaller width)…
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How is such an instrument called?

Recently we took an empty Pringles chips can (a long cylinder), filled it with groats and now can use it to play rhythms or imitate the sound of rain. How is such an instrument called and where could I read more about playing it? I've heard about…
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Is there a word for drum beats that sound like a heartbeat?

I've heard this in two songs over the years: deep, slow drum beats that sound like a heart beating. Is there a word for this unusual sound?
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How can I access a specific wave sound on the Roland SPD-SX Pro drum pad?

I've watched videos and skimmed the manual but I can't find how to access a specific wave sound. This drum pad has 1,553 factory sounds, I'm assuming that each one is used in one or more of the many drum kits available on this drum pad. I'd like to…
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Exercises for marching with tenor drum

All I have is a pair of marching sticks and a cheap pad, what are some exercises that can help with coordination and muscle required for marching tenors.
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