PITCHED PERCUSSION

PIANO

• It has 88 keys
• You press the keys with your fingers
• You only need one piano to be able to play
• Has three pedals

TIMPANI

• Use mallets to play
• 4-8 timpanis to play
• They have pedals
• Pedals tighten and loosen to pitch the instrument

XYLOPHONE

• Play with two mallets
• You only need one xylophone to play
• Must be flexible to play

CHIMES

• Play with chime hammer
• You only need one set of chimes to play
• You must press the pedal for the instrument to produce sound
• Hit the top of the chimes for the best sound

STEEL PANS

• There are four types
• Bass, Cello, Double Seconds, and Lead
• You have to hit them all with mallets to produce a sound

LEAD PAN

• Its one pan
• You hit it with mallets
• You only need one pan

DOUBLE SECONDS

• You hit it with mallets
• You need 2 pans to play
• There are 2 pans

CELLO

• There are 3 pans
• You hit it with mallets
• You need three pans to play

BASS PANS

• There are 6 pans
• You hit them with mallets
• You need 6 pans to play