A pitched percussion instrument (also known as a melodic or tuned percussion instrument) is a percussion instrument used to produce musical notes of one or more pitches, as opposed to an unpitched percussion instrument which is used to produce sounds of indefinite pitch. [1]
Pitching of percussion instruments is achieved through a variety of means.
The term pitched percussion is now preferred to the traditional term tuned percussion:
This second consideration also means that the traditional division into tuned and untuned percussion is to some extent oversimplified:
Pitched percussion includes the class of:
A pitched percussion instrument (also known as a melodic or tuned percussion instrument) is a percussion instrument used to produce musical notes of one or more pitches, as opposed to an unpitched percussion instrument which is used to produce sounds of indefinite pitch. [1]
Pitching of percussion instruments is achieved through a variety of means.
The term pitched percussion is now preferred to the traditional term tuned percussion:
This second consideration also means that the traditional division into tuned and untuned percussion is to some extent oversimplified:
Pitched percussion includes the class of: