National percussion instruments include cymbals, clappers, cymbals, bells, wooden fish, drums, tambourines, cloud gongs, castanets, and gongs.

1. Cymbals: commonly known as cymbals, percussion instruments. Made of copper, round, with a hemispherical shape in the middle and a hole in the middle. The two pieces hit each other to produce sound. They come in different shapes and sizes and are often used as accompaniment for wind and percussion music, opera, singing and dancing. In ancient times, it was called "copper cymbal" and "copper plate".

2. Bangzi: also known as bangban, a Chinese percussion instrument. Bangzi consists of two solid hardwood sticks of different lengths and thicknesses. The 25 cm long one is cylindrical with a diameter of 4 cm, and the other short and thick one is rectangular with a length of 20 cm, a width of 5-6 cm, and a thickness of 4 cm.

3. Cymbal: ancient percussion instrument. Made of bronze, it is shaped like a bell and is large, with an upward mouth, larger at the top and smaller at the bottom. The body is flat with the edge of the mouth curved downwards, and the bottom is flat. There is a hollow short handle at the bottom, which can be used to install a wooden handle. When in use, hold the handle with your hand and strike with a mallet. Generally, there are three pieces in a group, large, medium and small, and there are also five pieces in a group.

4. Touch the bell: touch the body sound instrument. It is widely used as a percussion instrument in Chinese singing and dancing, opera music accompaniment and folk instrumental ensembles. It is shaped like a bell and is made of copper. There are two in a pair, connected by a rope. They hit each other to produce a sound without a fixed pitch. It is often used in instrumental ensembles and opera accompaniment as a rhythm instrument.

5. Wooden fish: The wooden fish is a magical instrument in the Buddhist temple. It is a wooden product. The wood is cut into a fish shape, with a hollow hole in it, and it makes a sound when knocked. There are two types of wooden fish: one is round and engraved with fish scales, and the other is elongated. Generally speaking, round wooden fish come in various sizes, while elongated wooden fish are mostly around one meter.

6. Drum: It is a percussion instrument in which one or both sides of a strong and generally cylindrical drum body is covered with a tight membrane. 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.

7. Tambourine: It is a drum-beating musical instrument of the Buyi and Han ethnic groups. The Buyi people call it tambourine. Popular in Guizhou Province and all over the country, it is specially used as accompaniment to various drum books such as "Dagu Shu" in northern China's rap music. It is the smaller one among the drums. The drum body is oblate in shape, the drum frame is made of hard wood, and both sides are covered with cowhide. The drum body is surrounded by vermilion paint.

8. Yun Gong: It appeared in the Tang Dynasty and became popular in the Yuan Dynasty. It is a percussion instrument used by Han, Tibetan, Mongolian, Manchu, Naxi, Bai, Yi and other ethnic groups. The ancient name is Yunzhe, also known as Yun_, and among the people it is also known as the Nine-tone Gong. The Tibetans call it Dingdong and Dingdang. It is an instrument among gong instruments that can play tunes. Often used in folk music, local opera and temple music.

9. Castanet: a body-sounding instrument. A popular Spanish folk percussion instrument. It consists of a pair of palm-sized, shell-shaped flat pieces of wood. Both pieces of wood have string attached to them that can be slipped over your thumb. When playing, hang the two soundboards opposite each other like shells on your thumb, and use the other four fingers to take turns hitting one of the soundboards so that it hits the other soundboard.

10. Gong: It is a circular arc surface, mostly made of copper, and its surroundings are fixed by its own frame; the gong is a wooden gong. There are various sizes of gong bodies. When playing small gongs, the gong body is lifted with the left hand and the gong is struck with the right hand. Large gongs must be hung on a gong stand to be played. Usually, the sound of gongs is used to express a tense atmosphere and ominous omen, which has a very unique artistic effect.

Introduction to percussion instruments

Percussion instruments are instruments that produce effects by hitting, shaking, rubbing, scraping, etc. Percussion instruments may be the oldest musical instruments. Some percussion instruments Not only can it produce rhythm, but it can also produce melody and chorus effects.