Percussion
Family
Drum set: 
This
includes the bass drum, cymbals, tambourine, castanets, triangle, gong,
and other percussion instruments like the wood block. These instruments
are found in most rock, pop, and jazz bands.
Timpani: These copper-colored drums are also
called the kettle drums because they look like big kettles. Each drum
plays a different note. Orchestras usually have from two to four timpani.
Xylophone: Mallets strike wooden bars to produce
different pitches.
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