PERCUSSION ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS BY: Alireza And Kamyab

TIMPANI/KETTLEDRUMS

• A type of drum, they consist of a skin called a head stretched

over a large bowl traditionally made of copper.

• They are played by striking the head with a specialized

drum stick called atimpani stick or timpani mallet.

TIMPANI/KETTLEDRUMS QUIZ

What is the skin made of and called?

Copper and its called the head

What is the specialized drum stick called?

atimpani or timpani stick

CYMBALS

• Cymbals are mostly used in the orchestra, jazz bands, heavy metal bands.

• Cymbals are measured by their diameter

often in inches or centimeters.

The size of the cymbal affects its sound,

larger cymbals usually being louder and having

longer sustain.

CYMBALS QUIZ

What are cymbals measured by?

Their diameter

What effects the cymbals sound by making it louder?

The size of the cymbals

SNARE DRUMS

A typical diameter for snare drums is 36cm.

Most of snare drums are made of wood and metal

There are many types of snare drums, including:

• Marching snare

• Drum kit snare

• Piccolo snare

• Maracatu snare

• Tarol

SNARE DRUMS QUIZ

Name three type of snare drums?

Marching snare, Drum kit snare, Piccolo snare, Maracatu snare, Tarol

What is he typical diameter of a snare drum?

36cm

TAMBOURINE

• The frame is often made of wood or plastic

• The metal jingles are called zils

TAMBOURINE QUIZ

What is the frame mostly made of?

Wood/plastic

What are the jingles called?

zils

BONGOS

 The drums are of different size: the larger drum is called in Spanish the hembra and the smaller the macho.

The bongo originated from the eastern region of 

Cuba known as the Oriente, during the

nineteenth century.

BONGOS QUIZ

What is the big drum called?

Hembra

What is the smaller drum called?

Macho

Bongos were originated in ………….

Cuba-oriente

When ?

19th century

XYLOPHONE

• The xylophone (from the Greek words ξύλον—xylon, "wood" + φωνή—phonē, "sound, voice", meaning "wooden sound")

XYLOPHONE QUIZ

Where is xylophone from?

Greece

What does xylon mean?

Wood

What does phone(in greek) mean?

sound

BASS DRUM

A bass drum is typically cylindrical with the diameter much greater than the height.

Bass drums are too large to be hand held and are always mounted in some way. The usual ways of mounting a bass drum are:

Using a shoulder.

On a floor stand as part of a drum kit.

BASS DRUM QUIZ

Which one is greater the height or the diameter?

Diameter

Two ways of holding the bass drum……..

On the floor as a drum kit

Using a shoulder

GONG

It originated in China and later spread to Southeast Asia,

and it may also be used in the percussion section of

Western symphony orchestra.

GONG QUIZ

Where was the gong originated?

china

CONGA DRUM

There are five basic strokes:

• Open tone :played with the four fingers near the rim of the head, producing a clear resonant tone with a distinct pitch.

• Muffled or mute tone :like the open tone, is made by striking the drum with the four fingers, but holding the fingers against the head to muffle the tone.

• Bass tone: played with the full palm on the head. It produces a low muted sound.

• Slap tone : the most difficult technique producing a loud clear "popping" sound (when played at fast and short intervals is called floreo, played to instill emotion in the dancer).

• Touch tone: as implied by the name, this tone is produced by just touching the fingers or heel of the palm to the drum head. It is possible to alternate a touch of the palm with a touch of the fingers in a maneuver called heel-toe (manoteo), which can be used to produce the conga equivalent of drumrolls.

CONGA DRUM QUIZ

Name five different strokes

Open tone

Muffled or mute tone

Bass tone

Slap tone

Touch tone

NOW CAN YOU NAME 9 DIFFERENT PERCUSSION INSTRUMUENTS USED IN THE

ORCHESTRA• Kettle/timpani

• Gong

• Conga

• Cymbals

• Bass drums

• Xylophone

• Conga drum

• Snare drums

• bongos