As part of my series on comparing instruments, two cymbals deserve particular treatment. These are the ride and crash cymbals, two of the most featured in modern drum sets. What are the...
Category: Percussion Instruments
As part of my series on the differences between instruments, let's evaluate two instruments normally featured in modern drum sets: Hi-hats and China cymbals. Although they're both cymbals, there are...
Many percussion instruments have stemmed from different corners of the world map, eventually converging into standard instruments. Two of these instruments are the cowbell and the wood block, which...
Upon hearing the term "wood block", some might immediately associate it with the claves, yet these are actually very distinct percussion instruments. What are the differences between claves and...
The percussion world is filled with various instruments that are vastly different from one another but may work together in various musical contexts. Two of these instruments are the clave and the...
African percussion instruments have become very popular in current Western musical circles. Two of these instruments (one of which didn't originate from Africa but was designed by enslaved Africans)...