Indeed the instrument is now studied and played by so many musicians, in the United States and Europe particularly, that there may already be more Mbira players outside Zimbabwe than within it. ... Zimbabwe's Mbira is the primary traditional instrument of the Zezuru tribes of the Shona people, and has been played for over 1,000 years at religious rituals, royal courts, and social occasions. ... The Mbira, sometimes called the thumb piano, is actually a percussive instrument with as many as 52 keys that's both drummed and plucked to create a haunting sound that falls somewhere betwe...

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The brightness of the brass section in conjunction with the percussion's cymbals and snare at the start of "Niagara Falls" filled the small auditorium with feelings of excitement. ... After the woodwinds had joined in I felt like the booming percussion and brass section were taking a short break from the excitement and a small moment was taken to enjoy the view of Niagara falls. ... This very sci-fi oriented piece "From the Shaken Tower" by James Davis was probably my second favorite from the bunch simply because it included different elements aside from instruments. ....

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For example, percussion lessons and lessons with musical instruments might improve one's sense of rhythm. An actor might also be required to play a musical instrument (or a musician to act), so knowledge of music and its effect should be considered. ... Further, the range of possible instruments is huge, encompassing drums (large, pot shaped, cymbals, snares), the voice, strings, winds, percussion instruments (conch shells, ankle and knee bells, rattles, gongs) and modern instruments, such as the harmonium, clarinet, saxophone or violin. ...

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Revolutionizing music, Pythagoras" findings generated theorems and standards for musical scales, relationships, instruments and creative formation. ... Instrument makers began a precision approach to device construction. ... This sparked a revolution in the construction of melodic percussive instruments, as well as the wind instruments. ... The circumstances around Pythagoras" discovery in relation to strings and their resonance is astounding, and these catalyzed the production of stringed instruments. ... His conceptualization and experimentation molded modern musical practices, instruments, ...

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The instruments heard were the same ones that were used for all other kinds of musical activities, the aulos, a wind instrument with two pipes, percussion and string instruments as the lyre which also coloured musically the poems of epic poets like Homer. ...

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