What is a percussion instrument? A percussion instrument is any musical instrument that’s played by being struck or scraped – that could be by a beater like a drum stick, by the player’s hand, or by ...

The Drexel Percussion Ensemble brings together the ancient with the modern in percussion instrument applications. Students will learn to play traditional hand percussion instruments such as the tabla ...

Then he broke the instrument. The instrument was an air raid siren. Kelly was one of 12 percussionists who had parts in “Amériques,” a dissonant piece that the composer Edgard Varèse began ...

We had to get an early start to figure out how to ergonomically squeeze all of Sandbox Percussion's instruments behind the Tiny Desk. The band deploys a surprisingly wide arsenal. The ...

Described by NPR's producers as 'one of today's finest—and friendliest—percussion ensembles,' the group of Peabody alums and ...

Ramirez, also a percussionist, used many of the same instruments she has been trained to play since she was 11 years old. Percussion instruments offer a natural start into music for many children.