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The percussion family is the oldest family of instruments, contributing to the rhythm, colour and energy of any group of musical instruments they belong to. Some percussion instruments play a definite pitch and can also contribute to the melody and harmony of music. Percussion instruments are all played by striking the instrument, usually with special sticks or beaters, but sometimes with the hand.
There are many types of drums from all over the world, including the snare drum, timpani and bass drum used in the western orchestra, the African djembe, the Indian tabla and the set of South American samba drums.
Other percussion instruments can be made of metal, such as cymbals, triangle, gong and cow bell; or wood, such as wood block, castanets and claves. The most common pitched percussion instruments are the xylophone and glockenspiel, which are strips of wood or steel respectively, laid out like a piano keyboard.
The first drum kits were assembled in the late 19th century after the invention of the bass drum pedal, which enabled all of the basic percussion instruments used in a military band (snare drum, bass drum, and cymbals) to be played simultaneously by one person. It is the most widely used percussion instrument in jazz and in most forms of popular music, including rock music, rhythm and blues (R&B), country and western music and world music. The basis of learning percussion instruments is the technique of playing the snare drum. Good coordination using both hands and both feet is developed playing the drum kit. Drum kit and percussion pupils can join the Workshops at Croydon Young Musicians, and then progress to the CYM Concert Band. Players of Grade 5 to 8 standard can join the Centre for Wind and Percussion, and the Orchestral Centre. |
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