percussion instrument

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a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another

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Bassists such as Kim Nekroman and Geoff Kresge have developed the ability to play rapid slap bass that in effect turns the bass into a percussion instrument. Source: Internet

It has a very dampened, short and scratchy chop sound, almost like a percussion instrument. Source: Internet

It is a hand percussion instrument consisting of a single tension-headed drum with jingles in the frame. Source: Internet

History The washboard as a percussion instrument ultimately derives from the practice of hamboning as practiced in West Africa and brought to the new world by African slaves. Source: Internet

In the original version of reggae, the drummer played a reggae groove that was used in the four bar introduction, allowing the piano to serve as a percussion instrument. Source: Internet

It is simply a convention that indicates that the lines and spaces of the stave are each assigned to a percussion instrument with no precise pitch. Source: Internet

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