Tuned and un-tuned percussion instruments
Percussion family can be divided into two children, or branches, tuned &
non-tuned.
Tuned means the tones of the instruments produce particular notes of the
musical alphabet &/or contain a musical scale. Xylophones & vibraphones
are examples of tuned percussion; generally, they possess all notes of the
musical alphabet, A-Ab, the entire chromatic scale. Steel pan, chimes,
gongs & bells are also tuned percussion instruments.
Conga, bongo, drum sets, cowbell, clave, djembe, ashikos, doumbeks,
timbales & certain chimes, gongs & bells are common examples of nontuned percussion. However, unknown to many people most of these socalled non-tuned instruments can be tuned. Sometimes a drummer will tune
their drum head or choose an percussion instrument, such as chimes, gongs
& bells, that was made in a particular key.
Aside from tuning their instrument to a particular key, one basic technique
most percussionists use is to tune their drums to one another - called Interval
Tuning. As with using tuned instruments, this technique harmonizes the
various sounds from each drum or percussion instrument.
What are tuned and un-tuned percussion instruments?
What type of music do they normally play?
Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Names
Piano and Bass Drum
Which is tuned/un-tuned?
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Tuned- Piano
Un-tuned- Bass Drum
Where did the instruments originate
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Piano- Italy
Bass Drum- The Middle East
Where does the piano originate?
Fill in the blank: "When a drum stick hits a drum, the
sound we hear is actually the "______" of the drum."
Is a piano tuned or un-tuned?
Examples
Piano
Bass Drum
What are your instruments made from?
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Piano: It seems to be that the piano is made mainly of
wood, sand, and multiple different types of iron.
Bass Drum: The beater head is usually made of wood,
plastic, etc. & is attached to a metal shaft. Prior to this,
multiple chains, metal, etc. are used to pull a footplate.
How to Play
How are the sounds produced?
Drum: There is a relatively small pedal that you. Pedal or step
on, I guess you could say, and when "pedaled", it releases a
small drum stick of sorts that pounds on the drum.
Piano: When playing a piano, you press on the respective keys
that your melody goes by.
Percussion Instruments
List of Tuned and Un-tuned (5 in each)
Describe the instruments
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Drum: When a drum stick hits a drum, the sound we hear
is actually the "skin" of the drum vibrating from the
impact.
Piano: When someone plays the piano, they press on the
keys. In reality, those keys are levers. When one presses
on one of these "levers", the opposite end jumps and hits
a hammer of sorts that presses against the strings to play
a note.
Omar hamdy