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Ultimate Percussion Guide: 43 Types of Percussion Instruments
Written by MasterClass
Last updated: Jun 7, 2021 • 7 min read
Most instruments fall within five families: strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and the human voice. Of these five families, percussion instruments are the oldest form of manmade musical instrument, and they include a staggering variety of sizes, shapes, sounds, and playing styles.