Musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a hand-held or pedal-operated stick or beater, by shaking, or by rubbing.
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Biggest differences between 4 mallet grips
I am aware that there are 2 popular ways to hold 4 mallets while playing the marimba. There is Burton's and there is Steven's. I am not really even sure which grip I currently use, as I just started ...
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How to tune crotales
At our school, we are playing a piece called "Metal", composed by Brian Balmages. The percussion part denotes the crotales and glockenspiel playing together quite often. TThere is a major problem with ...
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creating a simple instrument tuned to a specific frequency
I would like to create a very simple percussion instrument that would match the resonant frequency of an echo-y cave I occasionally visit. Currently I am thinking of using a metal bar, but I don't ...
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Drum machine with an API (Ruby would be awesome!) [closed]
I'm looking for a software drum machine that's easy to work with programatically. My goal is to use this as an intelligent metronome for creating drills to practice against.
Simplistically, I want ...
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What glue to use to repair maracas?
I was recording a percussion part the other day, and one of my maracas broke during the take.
It wouldn't be all that much money to replace them, but I like the sound they make. I also have ...
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Repairing cymbals?
I have a bunch of cymbals that are in various fairly poor states of repair. One has a few small cracks near the rim. One is just bent out of shape entirely (I don't know how that happened).
Is it ...
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Is there a defined note for the triangle?
Do all triangles sound the same note in the same octave, or are there differences between models?
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I've learned the 40 essential rudiments for snare drum. Where do I go next?
I've dutifully studied the 40 essential snare drum rudiments for several months now. I know I'm far from truly mastering them, but I feel like I'm ready to move on to something new as well while I ...
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How should I dampen timpani?
I've been working on my timpani playing, and the music has it written in that I should dampen certain notes at various parts of the song. But having I'm having trouble figure out the best technique ...
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Why are double strokes (with the same hand) taboo on timpani but recommened on snare?
I've played snare for a few years now and all my teachers recommended that I use double strokes for evenness of sound and speed. When I started playing some more difficult timpani parts however and ...
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How similar are struck idiophones, and will learning one help me play another?
I have experience playing gamelan, and this year I wanted to start learning a 'Western' percussion instrument, like the vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, etc.
Are these percussion instruments similar ...
