The term keyboard is an umbrella term that comprehends a broad spectrum of instruments. Many of them are so dissimilar in their core mechanism that they could be classed under different...
Category: Musical Instruments
Mallet percussion instruments are a special group of instruments that deliver defined pitches when struck. They consist of a series of bars, most often arranged in a keyboard layout. Of these, two...
In the realm of mallet percussion instruments, no two instruments are as comparable as the xylophone and the marimba. In fact, it's been established that the latter derived from the former until it...
What Are The Differences Between Glockenspiels & Xylophones?
Carrying on with our comparisons of mallet percussion instruments, we'll be going over two instruments that, despite appearing similar from a vantage point, come from very different traditions: The...
As part of My New Microphone's "differences between" series of articles, we'll analyze two mallet instruments that seem closely related: the vibraphone and the xylophone. What are the differences...
Within the percussion instrument world, you'll find an abundance of sub-categories. One of these categories comprehends instruments of the "pitched percussion" variety. This article will detail two...