Music Appreciation Percussion

Percussion Percussion-musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a handheld or pedal-operated stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles.

Percussion Earliest Drums-Skin stretched over a bowl or frame to form a drum. Many early African, South and North American Natives, Chinese, etc. used this style of drum for many types of ceremonies. Native American Drum

Percussion The Middle Ages 1475 - consisted of bells, jingles, long drums, nakers, side drums, tabors, tambours and timpani - many of today's percussion instrument's roots can be traced back to this era - drums were played for the king and his guests quite often while also being accompanied by other musicians  - drums were also played at weddings, festivals, social events, and in times of despair [as inspiration] Medieval drum solo

Percussion Renaissance- 1600 consisted of  tabors, timbrels, long drums, jingle bells, snare, and monk bells - although many of the percussion instruments were the same as the Middle Ages, they were highly improved   - people came up with new ways to use drums, for the first time drums were used in the military and during battles - during performances drums were mostly played along with the accompaniment of a singer and dancers    

Percussion During this time there were also other drums being used in the beginning symphonies. timpani

Percussion The Classical Period 1820 - percussion consisted of kettle drum, vibraphone, snare, gong, whip, triangle, marimba, and tambourine - during this period orchestral music and symphonic bands lead by composers had completely taken over music - in orchestras cymbals and bass were added to give songs more excitement and energy - in most orchestras the snare was the main percussion instrument 

Percussion  The Twentieth Century/ Modern 2000 - bands that used a drummer now only need one instead of four or more - music was no longer limited to concerts, opera-houses, clubs, and domestic music making - technological advances led to new styles of music such as techno, rap, pop, etc. [electronic instruments] - recording music made distributing it to the public easier and much faster 

Percussion The band Tortoise puts a modern spin on percussion instruments

Percussion Tell me about a song that includes your favorite percussion instruments. Is it a drum kit? Is it a machine? Is it something else? What do you appreciate about the percussion in the song you are writing about? Steel Drums