WORLD INSTRUMENTS

music

Frog Rasp

Frog Rasp

Percussion, Idiophone, wooden, unpitched, Vietnam (Southeast Asia)

Mbira (thumb piano)

Percussion, idiophone, gourd with metal, pitched, Zimbabwe (Africa)

Pandeiro (Tambourine)

Percussion, Idiophone/membranophone, animal skin, wood & metal, Un-pitched, Brazil (South America)

Cymbals

Percussion, idiophone, brass with leather, pitched, Tibet (East Asia)

Monkey Drum

Percussion, Idiophone/membranophone, animal skin with wood, un-pitched, Africa

Maracas

Percussion, idiophone, gourd with wood & beads/seeds, un-pitched, Puerto Rico (Caribbean)

Egg Shaker

Percussion, idiophone, wood & seeds/beads, un-pitched, South America

Mini Xylophone

Percussion, idiophone, wood & metal, pitched, Africa & East Asia

Sistrum

Percussion, idiophone, wood with metal discs, un-pitched, Egypt

Triangular two-sided hand drum

Percussion, membranophone, animal skin & wood, un-pitched, Peru (South America)

Molo

Strings, chordophone, wood with gourd and metal strings, pitched, Ghana (West Africa)

Rod juju shaker

Percussion, idiophone, wood with nuts, un-pitched, Africa

Cricket Rattle

Percussion, idiophone, wood with beads/seeds, un-pitched, Africa

Clacker (dolphin)

Percussion, idiophone, wood, un-pitched, Indonesia (Southeast Asia)

Rachet (Noise Maker)

Percussion, idiophone, wood, un-pitched, Europe (used during WWII)

Slide whistle

Winds, aerophone, bamboo, pitched, Africa & Southeast Asia

Tambourine

Percussion, idiophone/membranophone, wood with metal discs, un-pitched, The Middle East

Hand bells

Percussion, idiophone, metal, pitched, England; Tibet

Mini Damaru Drum

Percussion, membranophone/idiophone, woodm animal skin & rope, un-pitched, Tibet; Africa

Zills (finger cymbals)

Percussion, idiophone, metal & elastic, pitched, Turkey

Two-sided hand drum

percussion, idiophone, animal skin and wood, un-pitched, Tibet

Singing bowl

Percussion, idiophone, metal & wood, pitched, Nepal; Tibet