The maracas is a rocking musical instrument, also known as the maracas. Rhythmic percussion instrument originating from South American Indians. The traditional maracas uses a spherical dry gourd, which is filled with some dry hard seeds or gravels. The original slender neck of the gourd is used as the handle. When it is shaken, the hard grains hit the gourd wall and make a sound. There are also sand mallets made of wood, pottery, rattan and plastic with similar shapes, containing beads, lead shot and other objects. Usually one is held in each hand.

Mostly made of sealed coconut shells with sand inside, in sets of two. The maracas has a wooden handle. When playing, you hold one in each hand and move your hands up and down alternately to produce various rhythmic patterns.

Body-sounding instruments mainly include other musical instruments in the percussion category except drums; they also include some musical instruments that are not included in the traditional classification method, such as oral reeds, Sanza (African), music boxes, and glass harps. wait. In addition, it also includes some production and living utensils commonly used as musical instruments, such as fou, water cup (ancient China), music pestle (Taiwan Province, China), music cup (Europe and the United States), and Jardar Lenga music bowl (India). Also included are sound emulators or effects such as anvils, sleigh bells, and hoof shells.

Extended information

Structure: It consists of a gourd filled with dried seeds and a wooden handle. There are no fixed specifications for size and shape, and it is usually pronounced by shaking it with a hoe. Features of the musical instrument: It belongs to the body-sounding musical instrument family and belongs to the percussion category. "It makes a slight rustling sound when playing", usually accompanied by presto music or fast music, which plays a role in setting off the atmosphere.

The maracas is a typical Latin American rhythm instrument and is often used in Latin American dance music. It is an essential instrument in rumba bands and is sometimes used as a rhythmic instrument in Western orchestras.

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