How to Use percussion instrument in a Sentence
percussion instrument
noun-
There are a few percussion instruments thrown in there, but for the most part, this is all coming from his mouth.
—Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, 13 Aug. 2015
-
Dozens of percussion instruments stretched out across the stage in front of the orchestra seats.
—Christian Hertzog, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Jan. 2018
-
Indian tabla has been my percussion instrument of choice for the last decade.
—Cindy Atoji Keene, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
-
And people liked listing every last corkscrew used as a percussion instrument on the record.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2022
-
Friends of City Voices will play the percussion instruments.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2023
-
The firebox controls are made to activate the fire blasts with the sound system as a giant percussion instrument.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2023
-
After the program was finished, those who wished to stay formed a drum circle, and were able to utilize a variety of percussion instruments.
—Steve Smith, courant.com, 26 Sep. 2019
-
But for the last year, a vintage percussion instrument has occupied pride of place in the singer-songwriter’s forest green home studio.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 5 June 2023
-
Out of ominous, low rumblings emerged a series of vibrant and diverse episodes driven by a rich body of percussion instruments and united around a lone English horn.
—Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 8 Dec. 2017
-
In one gallery of the main Renzo Piano–designed building stands a 9-foot-tall wooden Oceanic percussion instrument, carved over a hundred years ago.
—Lesley M.m. Blume, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2018
-
That’s the surgical-looking percussion instrument that, once shaken and bent, can sound like a triangle on a cartoon acid trip.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2020
-
It was powered by a 15 horsepower blower, which also supplied wind for the percussion instruments mounted on the walls.
—Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 13 Oct. 2017
-
Focusing on live singing and playing percussion instruments, parents are encouraged to sing and dance with their child in a group circle.
—Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2019
-
The Rotary Music Garden is an outdoor display of nine percussion instruments that invites the public to play and enjoy the music.
—Courant Community, 19 June 2018
-
The beat of djembe drums, a traditional African percussion instrument, along with a DJ, had visitors dancing to the music.
—John Kuntz, cleveland, 19 June 2022
-
Strings, winds and percussion instruments were congregated on the stage.
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
-
Handrails double as harps; a staircase works like a synth; windows becomes percussion instruments.
—Liz Stinson, Curbed, 2 May 2018
-
Each line corresponds to a percussion instrument, chosen by the performer.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2021
-
The cast also revisits how taping night was always a party, with everyone grabbing a percussion instrument to hype up the crowd.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2020
-
Corea also learned to play the drums, which led to his exploration of how the piano can be used as a percussion instrument both acoustically and electronically.
—Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 14 Mar. 2018
-
The berimbau is a single-string 5-foot tall percussion instrument that originated in sub-Saharan Africa, and is now commonly used in Brazil.
—Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2021
-
Keenan, crept in the darkness on risers behind Jones and Chancellor, while Carey set up stage center behind an armada of percussion instruments that looked like a space station.
—Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2019
-
Rhythm Tap dancing where the tap becomes an integral percussion instrument and the performers riff and improvise off each other.
—courant.com, 21 May 2021
-
From percussion instruments to keyboards and guitars, everything is fair game.
—Robert Gundran, azcentral, 20 Mar. 2018
-
On another evening, Hannah, the center's director, gathered the youths in a circle of folding chairs, an array of percussion instruments spread before them.
—Mandy McLaren, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2019
-
Like few others, Schick can inject an air of mystery and drama by expertly striking a drum, cymbal, gong, cowbell, tambourine, or any other percussion instrument of any size that is at hand.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2022
-
The Wildcat Band is a traditional concert band of roughly 80 players and features woodwind, brass and percussion instruments.
—Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Dec. 2017
-
The students played various type of steel drums with various other type of percussion instruments and played several songs as the festival closed Saturday evening.
—Kirk Sides, Houston Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
-
Traditionally, when a respected man in Isi Enu dies, the townspeople honor him by playing an igede—a percussion instrument made from wood and animal skin.
—Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The New Yorker, 11 July 2019
-
Interesting pairings of percussion instruments, especially the coupling of harp and celeste, take on an ethereal sound world that accentuates the colors of the piece.
—Dan Hathaway, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2023
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'percussion instrument.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: