Hand percussion is a term used to indicate a percussion instrument of any type from any culture that is held in the hand. They can be made from wood, metal or plastic and are usually either shaken, scraped or tapped with fingers or a stick. It is a useful category in terms of a large percussion orchestra in that it identifies all instruments that are not drums or pitched percussion such as marimba and xylophone. Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. ... Xylophone in Bali 1937 The xylophone (from the Greek meaning wooden sound) is a musical instrument in the percussion family which probably originated in Indonesia (Nettl 1956, p. ...

Caxixi from Africa

Gourd shekere from Africa with seeds in the net.

A caxixi is a percussion instrument consisting of a closed basket with a flat-bottom filled with seeds or other small particles. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... The shekere is a unique percussion instrument from Africa. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ...

Shakers

A shaker is any instrument that makes a noise when shaken. Historically they were naturally occurring items such as seed pods.A caxixi is a basketwork shaker with a gourd base. Gourds are used all over the world and covered with a net with shells or seeds to create an instrument such as the shekere. Modern shakers are often cylinders made from metal wood or plastic containing small hard items such as seeds, stones, or plastic.There is another category of shaken instrument using jingles, little discs of metal which tap together when shaken. Tambourines fall into this category. The Shakers, an offshoot of the Religious Society of Friends (or Quakers), originated in Manchester, England in the late eighteenth century (1772). ... A caxixi is a percussion instrument consisting of a closed basket with a flat-bottom filled with seeds or other small particles. ... A gourd is a hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae family of plants. ... The shekere is a unique percussion instrument from Africa. ... Kocek with tambourine 19th c. ...

Scrapers

Frog shaped güiro from Japan

Modern fibreglass güiro from South America

This can be a wood, metal or plastic instrument which has ridges on its body. Often known as Guiro, rhythms are created by running a thin stick up and down the ridges at different speeds. Gourds or bamboo have traditionally been used as they have a resonant hollow body and can easily be cut with ridges. A common type from Asia is a carved wooden frog which has ridges cut on its back and its mouth and belly hollowed out. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1123x933, 156 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1123x933, 156 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Categories: Music stubs | Latin percussion | Idiophones ...

Cowbells

Modern agogo bell

The origin here is obvious from the name, a simple way of keeping track of your livestock was to tie a bell around its neck. They are any type of hand held bell tapped with fingers, wood or metal. They occur all over the world and are used extensively in Latin Percussion music and often found as part of a standard Rock Drum Kit. The name cowbell usually refers to a single bell. The Agogô bell usually refers to a double or triple bell. Agogo is a rarities album by KMFDM. Agogo is comprised of numerous tracks either previously unreleased, released on other compilations, or otherwise not widely available. ... The term Latin percussion refers to any member of a large family of musical percussion instruments used in Latin music, which in turn is a very loosy related group of musical styles, mainly from the Latin American region, and ultimately having roots or influences in African tribal music. ... An Agogô is a multiple bell used in samba baterías (percussion ensembles). ...

Triangles

An old-fashioned triangle, with wand (beater)

The Triangle (instrument) is a piece of steel bent in the shape of a triangle tapped with another piece of steel. It is suspended on one hand which can be open and closed to alter the sound. Very commonly used in South American Music to give a persistent high pitched pulse. Image File history File links Triangle_instrument. ... An old-fashioned triangle, with wand (beater) Angelika Kauffmann: LAllegra, 1779 The triangle is an idiophone type of musical instrument in the percussion family. ...

Sticks

A pair of claves

Tapping two sticks together is the simplest form of hand percussion and have developed a place in traditional music all over the world. Aborigines use them alongside the didgeridoo and claves are an integral part of South American Music. Image File history File links Claves. ... Image File history File links Claves. ... A didgeridoo. ... Claves is a percussion instrument, consisting of a pair of short, thick wooden dowels. ...

Small drums

There are a variety of small hand held drums such as tambourim which fall into the Hand Percussion category.