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Percussion Instruments

What are Percussion Instruments? Percussion instruments are musical tools you play by shaking, hitting, or scraping them to make sounds. Examples include shakers, jingles, and drums.

Types of Percussion Instruments:

1. Shakers: What is a Shaker? A shaker is an instrument you shake to make sound. It often has small beads inside that move around.
2.  Jingles: What are Jingles? Jingles are instruments with small metal discs that jingle when shaken.
3. Drums: What is a Drum? A drum is an instrument you hit with sticks or your hands to make a beat.

Activities to Learn Percussion Instruments:

• Identify Percussion Instruments: Explore: Find out about different percussion instruments from
  Kenyan communities.
• Improvising a Shaker: Create Your Own: Make a shaker using materials like a small bottle and beads or rice
• Playing Techniques: Shaking, Hitting, scraping: Practice playing your shaker by shaking it, or hitting and scraping different surfaces to see how they sound.
• Enjoy and Appreciate: Have Fun: Play with your improvised instruments and enjoy the sounds you can create..  Learn About Cultures: Appreciate how different Kenyan communities use percussion instruments in their music.

Enjoy exploring modelling and percussion instruments as you create and make music!