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'''Percussion''' is one of the main categories of [[musical instrument]], which includes all instruments that produce a sound when struck or shaken. This encompasses a wide variety of [[drum]]s, as well as [[xylophone]]s, [[glockenspiel]]s and, technically, keyboard instruments such as the [[piano]], since the sound is produced by a [[hammer]] striking a [[string]].
'''Percussion''' is one of the main categories of [[musical instrument]], which includes all instruments that produce a sound when struck or shaken. This encompasses a wide variety of [[drum]]s, as well as [[xylophone]]s, [[glockenspiel]]s and, technically, keyboard instruments such as the [[piano]], since the sound is produced by a [[hammer]] striking a [[string]].
== Classification ==
The instruments of the percussion family may be placed into one of four categories:<ref>Blatter, A. 1997. pg. 201. ''Instrumentation and Orchestration'', 2nd edition. Schirmer Thomson Learning. California, USA</ref>
# Wooden instruments (called woods)
# Metal instruments (called metals
# Skin-covered instruments (called skins)
# Other sound sources
== Basic Percussion Strokes ==
== Basic Percussion Strokes ==