Science of percussion instruments

Percussion family

Drums with definite pitch

Interlude: sound and hearing

Drums with indefinite pitch

Interlude: vibrations of bars and air columns

Xylophones and marimbas

Metallophones

Interlude: vibrations of plates and shells

Cymbals, gongs, and plates

Music from oil drums: Caribbean steelpans

Church bells and carillon bells

Handbells, choirchimes, crotals, and cow bells

easter bells

Glass musical instruments

Other percussion instruments.