Almost all styles of music have a beat. It is the base on which almost all musical composition is created. A beat is a basic unit of time, on which the notes are placed so that each musician remains synchronized with the others playing different instruments. There has to be someone, or something keeping the…
There is often someone in the room who owns a percussion instrument. When the topic of percussion is brought up, it is common for at least one person in the conversation to feel that the idea of actually playing would take far more skill and natural ability than they feel like they have. However, there…
There are a huge number of percussion instruments, indeed they are the largest family in the orchestra. Some are pitched and some are not What Percussion Instrument Produces Definite Pitch? – The most obvious pitched percussion instrument would be the xylophone. Also, consider the timpani drum and marimba. If we arguably include the piano [An…
