mallet

A percussion mallet or beater is an object used to strike or beat a percussion instrument in order to produce its sound.

: a hammer usually with a barrel-shaped head: as. a. : one with a large head used for driving a tool (as a chisel) or for striking a surface without damaging it. b. : a club for striking a ball (as in croquet or polo)

Mallet percussion

• Marimba, xylophone. Sounds of a percussion instrument consisting of a set of wooden bars struck with mallets to produce musical tones.
• Glockenspiel. Sounds of a percussion instrument composed of a set of tuned metal plates or tubes laid out like the keyboard of a piano.
• Vibraphone.
• Steelpan.

Use a mallet to knock the tent pegs into the ground. Slowly and steadily he swung the mallet and felt the shaft shudder sweetly as the rock split. He probably had a personalised croquet mallet. We get hit on our legs and even heads by the Polo mallets.

The higher the pitch. The lower it goes the lower the pitch. The notes on the treble clef to avoid counting up from middle c every time we can use memory aids to recognize the notes.

Word origin. C15: from Old French maillet wooden hammer, diminutive of mail maul (n)

There primarily are three types of mallets; rubber mallets, wooden mallets, and your standard metal hammers. They're categorized based on their usage and that's because all three of them deliver a unique force that's only good for particular applications.

a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc., usually to signal for attention or order. a similar mallet used by an auctioneer to indicate acceptance of the final bid.

Etymology. From Middle English malet, maylet, from Old French mallet, maillet (“a wooden hammer, mallet”), diminutive of mal, mail (“a hammer”), from Latin malleus (“a hammer, mall, mallet”).

The Marimba is the most popular solo instrument of the tuned percussion family. It has an extensive range and a warm tone colour. It is generally played with 4 Mallets, although it can be played with two, just like a Xylophone.

1. : a hammer with a large usually wooden head. 2. sports : a club used for hitting the ball in croquet or polo.

What's the difference? In short, hammers are designed for striking nails while mallets are designed for striking other objects.