• Who plays percussion?
• What are percussion instruments?
• Where are percussion instruments played?
• How are percussion instruments played?
• When are percussion instruments played?
• Why are percussion instruments played?

Percussion is the name given to any instrument that makes a sound by "striking", "shaking" or "vibrating" (Girsberger, 1998)

• Click on a picture to hear the sound of that instrument
• Click on the instrument name to see a list of other pages
• You can go to any page in any order
• Each instrument has the following pages:
• WHO: Picture of instrument and its sound
• WHAT: Definition of the instrument
• WHERE: Where to strike the instrument to get a sound
• HOW: The proper hand/arm position and special mallets
• WHEN: Music notation for the instrument
• WHY: Most common solo and group uses for the instrument