20th-century percussion instruments

The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a vibraphonist, vibraharpist, or vibist.

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thumb|A steelband in Trinidad and Tobago, 2013 The steelpan (also known as a pan or steel drum) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago. Steelpan musicians are called pannists.

A hi-hat, hihat, or high-hat is a combination of two cymbals and a pedal, all mounted on a metal stand. It is a part of the standard drum kit used by drummers in many styles of music including rock, pop, jazz, and blues. Hi-hats consist of a matching pair of small to medium-sized cymbals mounted on a stand, with the two cymbals facing each other. The bottom cymbal is fixed and the top is mounted on a rod which moves the top cymbal toward the bottom one when the pedal is depressed (a hi-hat that is in this position is said to be "closed" or "closed hi-hats").

thumb|Suggested notation of music for flexatone, using roll symbols for the tremolo and approximate pitch thumb|Rhythmic pattern easily playable on the flexatone

right|thumb|Rototom on a standard mounting bar

thumb|right|240px|Latin Percussion vibraslap showing metal teeth

A percussion instrument consisting of many small chimes – typically cylinders of solid metal approximately 6 mm (one-quarter inch) in diameter – of varying lengths mounted hanging from a bar.

right|thumb|A cluster of four homemade octobans.

thumb|240px|A large pile of pentatonic Boomwhackers

modern percussion instrument, hard plastic version of the wood block

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