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Pitched and unpitched are terms used in percussion instruments/music. Pitched PercussionThese are instruments like xylophones, marimbas, timpani, and vibraphones. They add rhythmic as well and melodic harmonies to music.Unpitched PercussionThese are cymbals, gongs, snare drums, and bass drums. They are for adding for strictly for keeping/adding rhythm and don't add melodies to music.

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What is the difference between un pitched and pitched in percussion?

Pitched percussion instruments include examples such as the xylophone, or the glockenspiel, both of which of defined note values that you hit. That is, you can play a "C", "D", "E" etc on a glockenspiel or xylophone, but you do not have partiulcar notes for, say, a drumkit or cymbal set. These are unpitched. The quick way to know if an instrument is pitched is to find out if you are hitting a particular note, or set of notes on the instrument. If you are, it's pitched. If not, it's unpitched.


What are the two percussion groups?

Pitched and unpitched instruments.


Are hand bells unpitched instruments?

They are in fact a member of the pitched percussion family, and as such are indeed pitched.


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Bongos are untuned


How can the Percussion Section can be divided into two groups?

Pitched and unpitched percussion.


Is the triangle pitched or unpitched?

I think it is unpitched, because you cannot adjust the pitch of the triangle or play any sort of melody with it. It is used strictly for rhythm.


What sections are the percussion family divided into?

It can be Idiophones and Membranophones or Pitched and Unpitched percussion.


Is an udu drum pitched or unpitched?

The udu drum is not actually a drum. It is an instrument known as an idiophone. The class of idiophones contains most of the pitched percussion instruments.


What are two types of percussion instruments?

The two types of percussion instruments are pitched percussion and unpitched percussio n; pictch percussion produces a note and an audiable pitch, whereas unpitched percussion merely produces a note.


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Yes, but only pitched percussion, you can tune a timpani to Bb but with unpitched percussion you can't.


What is the difference between pitched pitched and un pitched?

Pitched instruments can play a specific note or pitch, while non-pitched instruments don't.


What is the difference between pitched and un-pitched instruments?

Pitched instruments can play a specific note or pitch, while non-pitched instruments don't.