Choose a percussion instrument to play

Play an untuned percussion instrument

An untuned percussion instrument is one that is not pitched to any particular note. There are literally hundreds of untuned percussion instruments – anything you can hit, shake or scrape can be a percussion instrument.

Students playing drums in an untuned percussion lesson.

Students playing drums in an untuned percussion lesson.

Untuned percussion instruments include:

  • All drums
  • Cajon
  • Cymbals
  • Drum kit
  • Gong
  • Triangle
  • A wide range of other handheld instruments that can be hit or scraped.

A drumkit.

What Rochdale ensembles can I join?

  • Junior Big Band
  • Rhythm Patrol
  • The Beatlets
  • Rock School
  • Sinfonia
  • Elementary Brass
  • Junior Brass
  • Intermediate Brass
  • Youth Brass
  • Training Wind
  • Youth Wind
  • Community Wind
  • Little Folk
  • That's All Folk

Join one of our music ensembles

How does the drum kit sound?