Percussion Instruments
Slide Lesson on Percussion and String Instruments
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater (including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles); struck, scraped or rubbed by hand; or struck against another similar instrument. The percussion family is believed to include the oldest musical instruments, following the human voice.
Video Lesson on Percussion Instruments by the Philharmonic Orchestra in London, England.
- Sistrum from Ancient Turkey:
2. Mridangam from Ancient India:
3. Bongo Drums from Africa:
4. Tambourine:
5: Snare Drums, Early America:
6: Timpani with Mallets:
Background Music: Music of Ancient Egypt