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Perc Tech
percussion instruments
Question | Answer |
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Marktree | suspended cymbal mount |
Granite box | <p>rubber</p> <p>plastic, hard or soft</p> <p>hard yarn, cord</p> <p>drum sticks are okay</p> |
Temple blocks | <p>hard or soft plastic</p> <p>hard yarn, cord</p> <p>rubber</p> <p>drum sticks, NOT OKAY</p> |
Bell tree | <p>Brass, metal mallet</p> <p>down motion, "shhhinnnggg"</p> |
Wood blocks | <p>hard or soft plastic</p> <p>rubber</p> <p>yarn or cord</p> <p> </p> |
Types of Suspended Cymbals | <p>ride</p> <p>crash</p> <p>sizzle</p> <p>splash</p> <p>china</p> <p>suspended</p> <p> </p> |
Tuning the snare drum | use the tension rods |
Bass drum playing Where should you play on the snare drum | Playing Spot: Halfway between the center and edge of the drum Strike: Direct horizontal towards the middle |
Playing the cymbals | right hand remains stationary, left hand strikes in an upward motion |
Timpani Ranges | 32"- Mid: f-f#; R: C-A 29"-Mid: A; R: F-C 26"- Mid: D;R: Bb-F 23"- Mid: f-f#; R:F-A 20"- Mid: A; R: F-C |
Crotales/Antique cymbals | Hard or soft plastic no brass! |
Tam Tam | Tam Tam Brass Beater |
Thai Nipple Gongs | Marimba Mallets |
Xylophone | Hard or Soft Plastic 3.5-4.0 Octaves |
Vibraphone | Cord with rattan shaft, 3.0 octaves |
Marimba | yarn, or cord mallets with birch or rattan shaft,4.3,4.5,5.0 octaves |
Glockenspiel | Brass, Plastic Mallets, Needs Stand, 2.5 octaves |
Chimes | raw hide, plastic hammers, 1.5 octaves |