| The percussion family is huge! It includes any instrument that produces sounds when it is struck, scraped or shaken. A percussionist in an orchestra may play as many as a dozen different instrument
s, since different pieces of music need different kinds of percussion.
Struck percussion instruments can be simple, such as a drum that you hit with the hand or with drumsticks. Or they can be as complex as a piano, which has 88 keys, three pedals, and lots of gadgets inside! Other percussion instruments that are struck to produce sound include the timpani, the xylophone, cymbals, the triangle, the snare drum, the Bass Drum, woodblocks, gongs, and chimes. These are all used in the orchestra at one time or another. Percussion instruments that are scraped to produce a sound are a little less common in the orchestra, but you can find some kind of scraped instrument in almost every country in the world. The same goes for shaken percussion. Some shaken instruments u sed in the orchestra include tambourines and rattles. |
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How to Play:
Wait for Molly to finish her turn, then repeat exactly what she played by clicking on the instruments with your mouse.The sequence will get longer each time, so pay close attention! Have Fun!! HINT: To really improve your percussion knowledge, visit the percussion instrument fact pages by clicking on the icons at the top of this page. |
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