Percussion+Instruments

==  Percussion instruments produce sound when they are struck or shaken. Their name, percussion, means "the hitting of one body against another." In the orchestra, the percussion section provides rhythm and tone colour.  == Percussion instruments are made from many materials, but usually consist of either a solid material or a stretched membrane (thin material). Drums, the most well-known members of the percussion family, come in many shapes and sizes, but are all constructed with a membrane stretched across a frame or hollow container.

Percussion instruments are classified as tuned or untuned. Tuned instruments play specific pitches or notes, just like the woodwind, brass and string instruments. Untuned instruments produce a sound with an indefinite pitch, like the sound of a hand knocking on a door. The percussion are an international family, with ancestors from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe representing musical styles from many different cultures. The following instruments are the most familiar members of the percussion section.

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