percussion

A percussion instrument is defined as a musical instrument (including the drum, xylophone, and maraca) sounded by striking, shaking, or scraping.

Synonyms of percussion (noun drumming) blow. collision. impact. jolt.

Percussion instruments make a sound when they are struck, shaken, scraped, plucked, or rubbed. Some types, such as rattles and xylophones, have moving parts built into them that make a sound. Some have bodies that vibrate to produce a sound. They include bells, cymbals, and gongs.

A percussion ensemble is a musical ensemble consisting of only percussion instruments. Although the term can be used to describe any such group, it commonly refers to groups of classically trained percussionists performing primarily classical music.

These instruments are thought to date from 70,000 B.C. and are idiophones, which means they produce sound via the vibration of the entire instrument. Origins of the frame drum: The kinds of drums used by today's drummers have precursors in the musical instruments of ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.

When the strings vibrate, they produce sound. On a piano, however, those vibrations are initiated by hammers hitting the strings rather than by plucking or by moving a bow across them. So, the piano also falls into the realm of percussion instruments.

Based on clinical use there are three types of percussion – comparative, topographic and auscultatory.

On a piano, however, those vibrations are initiated by hammers hitting the strings rather than by plucking or by moving a bow across them. So, the piano also falls into the realm of percussion instruments. As a result, today the piano is generally considered to be both a stringed and a percussion instrument.

Percussion is a method of tapping body parts with fingers, hands, or small instruments as part of a physical examination. It is done to determine: The size, consistency, and borders of body organs.

Percussion is a manual technique used by respiratory physiotherapists to improve airway clearance by mobilizing secretions in one or more lung segments to the central airways. Percussion over an affected area produces an energy wave, which is transmitted to the lungs and airways.

The term percussion instrument refers to the fact that most idiophones and membranophones are sounded by being struck, although other playing methods include rubbing, shaking, plucking, and scraping.

Artifacts from China suggest that percussionists played drums made from alligator skins as far back as 5500 B.C, and iconography from ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures show the use of drums in religious ceremonies and cultural gatherings.