concussion idiophone

Concussion idiophones also called struck idiophones vibrate by being struck either directly by hand or with a stick or with another object. Symphony orchestras are currently equipped with concussion instruments such as: castanets, claves, ratchets, woodblock, maracas and the cabasa.

In percussion instrument: Idiophones. Concussion instruments, consisting of two similar components struck together, include clappers, concussion stones, castanets, and cymbals.

111.1 Concussion idiophones or clappers, played in pairs and beaten against each other, such as zills and clapsticks. 111.2 Percussion idiophones, includes many percussion instruments played with the hand or by a percussion mallet, such as the hang, gongs and the xylophone, but not drums and only some cymbals.

any musical instrument in which sound is produced mainly by the vibration (=continuous quick movement) of the instrument: The triangle is an idiophone. Percussion is a category of musical instruments, essentially idiophones and membranophones, which are played by being struck or shaken.

Idiophones form a diverse and disparate group. Concussion instruments, consisting of two similar components struck together, include clappers, concussion stones, castanets, and cymbals.

Concussions are often categorized into three grades, based on severity:

• Grade I. Transient confusion. No loss of consciousness. Symptoms resolve in less than 15 minutes.
• Grade II. Transient confusion. No loss of consciousness. Symptoms last more than 15 minutes.
• Grade III. Any loss of consciousness.

A concussion is a mild form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head. Concussions can also occur from a fall or a blow to the body that causes the head to move rapidly back and forth. Doctors may describe these injuries as “mild” because concussions are usually not life-threatening.

“A concussion can arise from the brain moving either rapidly back and forth or banging against the side of the skull.” This sudden movement can stretch and damage brain tissue and trigger a chain of harmful changes within the brain that interfere with normal brain activities.

The most common and least serious type of traumatic brain injury is called a concussion. The word comes from the Latin word concutere, which means "to shake violently." A concussion is most often caused by a sudden direct blow or bump to the head.

Idiophones include:

• Rattles.
• Cymbals.
• Bells.
• Xylophones.
• Steel drums (they do not have membranes, like other drums)
• Musical saws.
• Gongs.
• Washboards (yeee-ha!)

This includes the instruments that are part of the idiophone classification. Examples of hese instruments include the cymbals, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, triangle, tambourine, gong, chimes, castanets and bells. These idiophone instruments of the orchestra are more commonly known as percussions.

Directly struck idiophones include: #1 Struck by a non-sonorous striker, which may include triangles, gongs, bells with clappers, and xylophones played with mallets. #2 Concussion idiophones, which consists of two or more complementary sonorous objects being struck together, such a crash cymbals, castanets, clappers.