Where is middle c on xylophone

Timpani look like big polished bowls or upside-down teakettles, which is why they're also called kettledrums. They are big copper pots with drumheads made of calfskin or plastic stretched over their tops. Timpani are tuned instruments, which means they can play different notes.

The timpanist changes the pitch by stretching or loosening the drumheads, which are attached to a foot pedal. Timpani are a central part of the percussion family because they support rhythm, melody and harmony.

Most orchestras have four timpani of different sizes and tuned to different pitches and they are usually played by one musician, who hits the drumheads with felt-tipped mallets or wooden sticks.

The xylophone originally came from Africa and Asia, but has a Greek name that means "wood sound. You can change the quality of the pitch by using different kinds of mallets hard or soft , and by hitting the wooden bars in different ways.

Attached to the bottom of the wooden bars are metal tubes called resonators, where the sound vibrates. This gives the xylophone its bright bell-like sound. There are several other instruments similar to the xylophone, which are also part of the percussion family. They include the marimba , a larger version of a xylophone with wood or plastic resonators attached to the bottom of the wooden keys, which give it a mellower, more rounded sound, and the vibraphone known as vibes , which has both metal bars and metal resonators, with small rotating disks inside.

The disks are attached to a rod, which is turned by an electric motor. When you play a sustained note on the vibes and the motor is running, the disks create vibrato , or a wiggly pitch. In addition, percussionists often play a glockenspiel pronounced GLOCK-en-shpeel , which is a miniature xylophone with metal bars instead of wood.

The percussionist uses hard mallets to play the glockenspiel, which sounds like clear tinkling bells. Cymbals are the biggest noisemakers of the orchestra. They are two large metal discs, usually made of spun bronze. Cymbals, which are untuned, come in a range of sizes, from quite small to very large. The larger the cymbal, the lower the sound they make.

Cymbals can be used for drama and excitement, to accent the rhythm or create delicate sound effects. You can play the cymbals either by hitting one cymbal against the other, or you can use sticks, mallets or brushes to hit one or both cymbals. You've probably played a triangle yourself at one time or another. It's a small metal bar that's bent into the shape of a triangle and makes a ringing sound when you hit it.

There are many sizes of triangles and each one sounds a different pitch. You play the triangle by holding it on a string and striking it with a metal beater. The size and thickness of the beater can change the sound the triangle makes. The snare drum is a smallish drum made of wood or brass with drumheads made of calfskin or plastic stretched over both ends of a hollow cylinder. It has a set of wire-wrapped strings stretched across the bottom head the snare , which give the snare drum its unique "rattling" sound when the drum is hit.

A small switch on the side of the drum allows the player to turn the snare on or off depending on the requirements of the piece. C middle C is just above B and has its own line through it called a ledger line. D is just above C and rests on top of the ledger line that C would be written on. In the treble clef, D is just under the bottom staff line. Middle C is just underneath D, with its own ledger line, and B is just under middle C's ledger line. Read the notes that are to the right of the first D from the treble clef.

E is on the first line. F is in the first space. G is on the second line. A is in the second space, B is on the third line, C is in the third space, D is on the fourth line, E is in the fourth space, F is on the top line, and G rests on top of the top line. They are written using ledger lines, alternating between being on a ledger line and being between ledger lines.

Unfortunately, no one ever taught me as to where the correct place was when I was in grade school. Anyways, thanks in advance! Kaitou Offline moderator. Re: Middle C on mallet perucssion instruments? Posted: Fri Jun 29, pm It is the C closest to the middle of the particular instrument from what I found googling around.. I am by no means a mallet percussion expert though.

TA67 wrote: She walked over to me and said "I formally request that you turn my body into a playground of lust and wonder, o burly man. I laid her down on the desk, and well Posted: Sat Jun 30, am On a 3. On most marimbas, you will find C4 2 octaves below the highest available C.

Larger marimbas usually expand their range downwards from a typical 4. Posted: Sat Jun 30, am joe wrote: On a 3. Posted: Sat Jun 30, am I'm not sure, but I would guess it has to do with the fact that the bars are made of metal. I know that in my experience, laying into those low bars with a medium or hard mallet can give you a pretty nasty clanking sound.