The musical instruments of the gong and drum team include drums, gongs, cymbals, suonas, drum boards, etc.

1. Drum:

Drum, a percussion instrument, has a strong and generally barrel-shaped drum body covered with a tight membrane on one or both sides. Drums can be struck with hands or a pestle. Drums are an important instrument in traditional African music as well as in modern music. Some bands are entirely composed of drum-based percussion instruments. In addition to being musical instruments, drums were used in many ancient civilizations to spread messages.

2. Gong:

The gong is characterized by its broad pronunciation, deep and strong sound, soft timbre, and relatively long reverberation; in large bands, large gongs often play a role in exaggerating the atmosphere and enhancing the rhythm. The role is to enhance the atmosphere and highlight the character of the characters in dramas. There are three types of small gongs: treble, alto and bass, with diameters ranging from 21 to 22.5 centimeters.

3. Cymbals:

Also called cymbals, they are percussion instruments in Chinese folk music. They mainly include large cymbals (cymbals) and small cymbals (cymbals). They are composed of two Circular copper plates (diameter ranging from 15 cm to 69 cm) hit each other to produce sound. It is usually played together with gongs and drums to form a gong and drum troupe. Chinese cymbals also appear in Western music, but their size is usually less than 11 cm, such as finger cymbals.

4. Suona:

The pronunciation of suona is penetrating and infectious. In the past, it was mostly used in folk singing gatherings, yangko gatherings, drumming classes and the accompaniment of local folk arts and operas. . After continuous development, it has developed into traditional suona and keyed suona, enriching playing skills and improving expressiveness. It has become a distinctive solo instrument and is used in ethnic orchestras and ethnic symphony orchestra ensembles or as accompaniment for operas, songs and dances.

5. Drum board:

The drum board was developed from the ancient clapper. Modern general-purpose ones mostly consist of three boards. Each piece is 27 cm long, 5.9 cm wide at the top, 6.7 cm wide at the bottom, and 0.8 to 0.9 cm thick. The middle plate is slightly thicker and both sides are flat. The cover and bottom plates are slightly thinner, with one side ridged in the middle. The flat surface of the cover plate and the middle plate are wrapped with silk strings at both ends and merged into one.