Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate
The act of tapping or striking the surface of the body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the fingers
– The family of instruments that includes instruments that a musicians strikes or shakes in order to make sound, such as drums, xylophones, and maracas
all instruments that may be played by shaking, rubbing, or striking the instrument itself These include the timpani, other drums, chimes, tambourine, triangle, cymbals, and various mallet instruments, such as the xylophone
A percussive instrument is sounded by striking or shaking Examples: Bass drum, snare, bongo, cymbal, high-hat By extension, the term also encompasses so-called "background sounds," like wind chimes, thunder, voices