Percussion
noun
A group of musical instruments that you play by hitting or shaking, like drums or cymbals.
She's excellent at playing the percussion in our school's band.
Often appears as...
- percussion instruments
- percussion section
noun
The action of hitting something with an object.
Undersea explosions create shock waves that are detected by percussion.
Often appears as...
- percussion marking
- percussion damage
noun
A method used by doctors that involves lightly hitting parts of the body (usually the chest or back) to determine size, position, or sound of underlying organs.
The doctor performed a percussion on the patient's abdomen to check for any abnormalities.
Often appears as...
- percussion resonance
- abdominal percussion
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Medical
noun
A group of musical instruments that you play by hitting or shaking, like drums or cymbals.
She's excellent at playing the percussion in our school's band.
Often appears as...
- percussion instruments
- percussion section
noun
The action of hitting something with an object.
Undersea explosions create shock waves that are detected by percussion.
Often appears as...
- percussion marking
- percussion damage
noun
A method used by doctors that involves lightly hitting parts of the body (usually the chest or back) to determine size, position, or sound of underlying organs.
The doctor performed a percussion on the patient's abdomen to check for any abnormalities.
Often appears as...
- percussion resonance
- abdominal percussion
Usage tips
Medical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Genre Specific
Percussion is central in genres like jazz, rock, and orchestral music, often guiding the tempo.
In rock music, percussion provides a strong beat for the rest of the band.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Category
Percussion isn't limited to drums; it includes any instrument producing sound through hit, scraped, or shaken.
The tambourine is a percussion instrument often used in folk music.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Certain percussion instruments are key in cultural ceremonies and rituals around the world.
During the festival, traditional percussion echoed throughout the village.
Pro Tip 1/3Genre Specific
Percussion is central in genres like jazz, rock, and orchestral music, often guiding the tempo.
In rock music, percussion provides a strong beat for the rest of the band.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Category
Percussion isn't limited to drums; it includes any instrument producing sound through hit, scraped, or shaken.
The tambourine is a percussion instrument often used in folk music.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Certain percussion instruments are key in cultural ceremonies and rituals around the world.
During the festival, traditional percussion echoed throughout the village.
Pro Tip 1/3Genre Specific
Percussion is central in genres like jazz, rock, and orchestral music, often guiding the tempo.
In rock music, percussion provides a strong beat for the rest of the band.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Category
Percussion isn't limited to drums; it includes any instrument producing sound through hit, scraped, or shaken.
The tambourine is a percussion instrument often used in folk music.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Certain percussion instruments are key in cultural ceremonies and rituals around the world.
During the festival, traditional percussion echoed throughout the village.
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Why should you listen to...
and so does Vivaldi's musical exploration of the seasons. Not until the early 19th century would such expressive instrumental program music, as it was known, become popular. By then, larger, more varied ensembles were the rule with woodwinds, brass, and percussion to help tell the tale.
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Rhythm in a box: The...
Some need a stand or a stool. But the cajon is a drum, a stand and a seat all in one convenient box. And this simplicity may be key to its journey across continents and cultures to become one of the most popular percussion instruments in the world today.
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The search for "aha!"...
But we knew what we were passionate about, and it was a whole series of things that we had never seen onstage before, things like art and pop culture and technology and sociology and anthropology and percussion and comedy and following your bliss.
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The Ancient Orchestra PIPE...
telling me that this is a rock on a rock gong yeah exactly there are these stones that have certain wear patterns that show that people have been hitting them over and over again and archaeologists think they were used as percussion instruments
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Ronald Rael: An...
to a binational theater where people can come together with performers, musicians. Maybe the wall is nothing more than an enormous instrument, the world's largest xylophone, and we could play down this wall with weapons of mass percussion.
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comes from a latin root that means belonging to tomorrow the court stick we saw that wonderful instrument a cross between a hammer dulcimer and an electric guitar being played by so percussion there actually I believe the
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How brass instruments...
Like any sound, music consists of vibrations traveling through air. Instruments are classified based on how those vibrations are produced. Percussion instruments are struck. String instruments are plucked or bowed.
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Kasiva Mutua: How I use...
I am teaching the significance and the importance of the drum to young boys, women and girls. In my journey as a percussion teacher, I have realized that very many women actually want to play the drum,
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How to truly listen PIPE...
thinking about. And I remember when I was 12 years old, and I started playing timpani and percussion, and my teacher said,
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David Merrill: Toy tiles...
Now I put a bass line in. Now I'll put some percussion in.
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Why should you listen to...
and so does Vivaldi's musical exploration of the seasons. Not until the early 19th century would such expressive instrumental program music, as it was known, become popular. By then, larger, more varied ensembles were the rule with woodwinds, brass, and percussion to help tell the tale.
Video examples
Rhythm in a box: The...
Some need a stand or a stool. But the cajon is a drum, a stand and a seat all in one convenient box. And this simplicity may be key to its journey across continents and cultures to become one of the most popular percussion instruments in the world today.
Video examples
The search for "aha!"...
But we knew what we were passionate about, and it was a whole series of things that we had never seen onstage before, things like art and pop culture and technology and sociology and anthropology and percussion and comedy and following your bliss.
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The Ancient Orchestra PIPE...
telling me that this is a rock on a rock gong yeah exactly there are these stones that have certain wear patterns that show that people have been hitting them over and over again and archaeologists think they were used as percussion instruments
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Ronald Rael: An...
to a binational theater where people can come together with performers, musicians. Maybe the wall is nothing more than an enormous instrument, the world's largest xylophone, and we could play down this wall with weapons of mass percussion.
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Words worth knowing from...
comes from a latin root that means belonging to tomorrow the court stick we saw that wonderful instrument a cross between a hammer dulcimer and an electric guitar being played by so percussion there actually I believe the
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How brass instruments...
Like any sound, music consists of vibrations traveling through air. Instruments are classified based on how those vibrations are produced. Percussion instruments are struck. String instruments are plucked or bowed.
Video examples
Kasiva Mutua: How I use...
I am teaching the significance and the importance of the drum to young boys, women and girls. In my journey as a percussion teacher, I have realized that very many women actually want to play the drum,
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How to truly listen PIPE...
thinking about. And I remember when I was 12 years old, and I started playing timpani and percussion, and my teacher said,
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David Merrill: Toy tiles...
Now I put a bass line in. Now I'll put some percussion in.
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Quincy Jones
American Musician
I got in the school band and the school choir. It all hit me like a ton of bricks, everything just came out. I played percussion for a while, and stayed after school forever just tinkering around with different things, the clarinets and the violins.
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Questlove
American Musician
According to my parents, I just started drumming when I was two. I traveled with them from five to seven on the road, playing percussion. Between 8 and 12, my dad sort of prepared me by teaching me every aspect of road life.
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Ronaldinho
Brazilian Athlete
I grew up in a house that was always happy, and my family was always music, music. I started playing percussion very young, because I had some uncles who were musicians and all my aunts were singers.
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Sunny Murray
American Musician
I was able to interpret the difference between the sharp, quick sound and the slow, deep sound of percussion and manipulate it, get a third sound out of things, if the beats were rapid enough.
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Bob Beamon
American Athlete
I like to listen to my iPod and also play music. I've been doing percussion since I was eight or nine. Rhythm is crucial in long jump but also in life.
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Evelyn Glennie
Scottish Musician
I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is important.
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Suzi Quatro
American Musician
I read and write classical piano and percussion, also guitar.
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Jeff Ament
American Musician
I played djembe, percussion, keyboards and I sang.
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Janina Gavankar
American Actress
I grew up playing classical piano and percussion.
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Teena Marie
American Musician
I play guitar, piano, bass and percussion.
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Quincy Jones
American Musician
I got in the school band and the school choir. It all hit me like a ton of bricks, everything just came out. I played percussion for a while, and stayed after school forever just tinkering around with different things, the clarinets and the violins.
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Questlove
American Musician
According to my parents, I just started drumming when I was two. I traveled with them from five to seven on the road, playing percussion. Between 8 and 12, my dad sort of prepared me by teaching me every aspect of road life.
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Ronaldinho
Brazilian Athlete
I grew up in a house that was always happy, and my family was always music, music. I started playing percussion very young, because I had some uncles who were musicians and all my aunts were singers.
Quote examples
Sunny Murray
American Musician
I was able to interpret the difference between the sharp, quick sound and the slow, deep sound of percussion and manipulate it, get a third sound out of things, if the beats were rapid enough.
Quote examples
Bob Beamon
American Athlete
I like to listen to my iPod and also play music. I've been doing percussion since I was eight or nine. Rhythm is crucial in long jump but also in life.
Quote examples
Evelyn Glennie
Scottish Musician
I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is important.
Quote examples
Suzi Quatro
American Musician
I read and write classical piano and percussion, also guitar.
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Jeff Ament
American Musician
I played djembe, percussion, keyboards and I sang.
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Janina Gavankar
American Actress
I grew up playing classical piano and percussion.
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Teena Marie
American Musician
I play guitar, piano, bass and percussion.
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