Concert Percussion
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mallets, or if a pair is put to contact with each other either by rubbing or shaking in order for them to produce tuneful melodies or rhythmic patterns, then these musical instruments fall under the category of percussion instruments. If you're looking for the right percussion instruments for your needs, you must first consider what type or genre of music you usually play and from thereon you can make a start.
Timpani or
marimba is a good concoction for samba and jazzy type of music. Some familiar percussion instruments originated from certain countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa. They play their ethnic or traditional music with the use of various percussion instruments rather than stringed instruments which are fairly common in the west..
So if you are planning to have some of these instruments, you can buy them in any music stores either by piece, sets or by kits. For starters,
percussion kits would be very enjoyable and fun to learn playing the basic skills of percussion instruments. From thereon, options for upgrades is unlimited. Bare in mind that there are countless concert percussion instruments in the market nowadays. They are available in any different forms, kind of sounds, kind of materials made and origin. So a consultation from an experience musician of this kind of instruments or website forums and searches should be a good thing to consider first.
Percussion instruments are sometimes classified as "pitched" or "unpitched".
Definite Pitch
Percussion instruments belong to this group are usually referred to as "pitched" or "tuned".
Examples of these are:
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xylophone but lower in pitch as compared to the latter. The marimba's rich sound is produced by the
resonators that hang below each bar or key.
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steel drums. Some musicians use three pansticks, holding two in one hand and one in the other.
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Vibraphone pedal'>sustain pedal which made their sound so distinct from the other two..
Indefinite Pitch
These are percussion instruments that are usually referred to "nontoms,
cymbals,
rainsticks and
castanets fall under this category.
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