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The woodblock is a struck hollowed-block idiophone, basically a diminutive 'slit drum,' used both as an auxiliary percussion instrument in Western concert music (called for occasionally in orchestral, band, and percussion ensemble works) and in Latin American dance bands.

When you strike the woodblock, it produces a resonant and penetrating sound, which can be clearly heard above the other instruments in an orchestra. However, the woodblock usually plays only a few notes at a time. In Dixieland and ragtime music, the instrument is often called a "clog box" or "tap box."

The muyu (simplified Chinese: 木鱼; traditional Chinese: 木魚; pinyin: mùyú) is a rounded woodblock carved in the shape of a fish and struck with a wooden stick. It is made in various sizes and is often used in Buddhist chanting, in China as well as in other Asian nations including Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.

The Weiss Authentic Japanese Mokusho Woodblock is a traditional round block that sits on short legs. A resonance chamber is carved into the bottom of the block. These produce a bright short assertive sound. Also known as a Mokugyo or Mokubio this wooden block was used by Buddhist Priests for ritualistic purposes.

Woodblock printing is a very old and common printing technique, which uses woodblock for transferring the text, images or desired pattern. The technique originated in China, where it was used for printing, initially on cloth, and later on paper.

Woodblock prints were initially used as early as the eighth century in Japan to disseminate texts, especially Buddhist scriptures. The designer and painter Tawaraya Sōtatsu (died ca. 1640) used wood stamps in the early seventeenth century to print designs on paper and silk.

Sometimes, we see “woodblock” used to describe East Asian relief prints printed from wood, and “woodcut” for the West's relief prints printed from wood, however this is a preference that is not universally followed.

To play the wood block you're going to hold it in your non-dominant. Hand. And you're going to strike the top of the wood block with the tip of the stick. Like. This now you can strike the edge the

Now ideally you want to hold the wood block while you're playing it just like I've been doing. This way the sound is going to project over the band or the orchestra that you're playing with. But.

Chinese orchestra, which developed in the early 20th century, is composed of four types of instruments: plucked strings, bowed strings, woodwinds, and percussion. Plucked Chinese string instruments include the pipa, a four-stringed lute; the ruan, another kind of lute; and the guqin, a type of seven-string zither.

With the “chome” system, cities are divided into districts 丁目 (chome). Then, each block in the district is numbered 番地, pronounced “banchi.” Finally, each building in the block is numbered 号, pronounced “go.” This makes it easy for postal workers and delivery services to find your home without extraneous information.

Hand. And you're going to strike the top of the wood block with the tip of the stick. Like. This now you can strike the edge the open edge with the shoulder or the shaft of the stick.