percussion instruments [1]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Group of instruments that are struck directly with the hands or with sticks, mallets, etc. to produce a sound.
drums ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
All the percussion instruments played by a single musician, the drummer.
leg ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part that supports the drum; its rubber end prevents the drum from sliding along the floor.
tenor drum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Drum that makes a muted sound; it is struck with a mallet or a drumstick.
spur ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Retractable metal rod attached to the bottom of a bass drum to stabilize it.
pedal ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device that controls the mallet used to strike the membrane.
mallet ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal rod whose end (made of felt, cork, skin, etc.) is used to strike the membrane of the bass drum.
stand ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part on which the bass drum and the pedal rest.
tension screw ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part that adjusts the tension of the membrane.
bass drum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Large drum set on a vertical frame and struck using a pedal-controlled wooden mallet.
tripod stand ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Solid base with three feet.
snare drum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Flat drum consisting of two membranes; stretched across the lower membrane are snares that produce a rattling sound.
batter head ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Stretched membrane on a snare drum that is struck with a drumstick or a wire brush.
inferior cymbal ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
superior cymbal ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
high-hat cymbal ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Instrument consisting of two cymbals; the movable superior cymbal, controlled by a pedal, is used to strike the inferior cymbal.
tom-tom ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Instrument consisting of two single-membrane drums struck with a mallet or a drumstick.
cymbal ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Instrument consisting of a metal disk mounted on a stand; it is struck with a mallet, a drumstick or a wire brush.