Percussion instruments include any instrument that makes a sound when it is hit, shaken, or scraped. ... The most common percussion instruments in the orchestra include the timpani, xylophone, cymbals, triangle, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, maracas, gongs, chimes, celesta, and piano.
What kind of instrument are maracas?
Maracas, also known as rumba shakers, are a hand percussion instrument usually played in pairs and common in Caribbean, Latin American, and South American music. Maracas are a rattle instrument traditionally made of dried calabash gourds or turtle shells filled with beans, beads, or pebbles.
What instruments are not percussion?
Non-Percussion Instruments
- Accordion. Hohner.
- Autoharp. Rhythm Band Instruments.
- Autoharp. Rhythm Band Instruments.
- Autoharp. Oscar Schmidt.
- Bass, Acoustic.
- Bass, Acoustic, 5-String.
- Bass, Electric, 5-String Jazz. Fender.
- Bass, Electric, BB-Series. Yamaha.
