Pitched percussion instrument

Imagine you have a toy drum that you can hit with a stick, it makes a sound right? Now, what if we have bigger drums that are called pitched percussion instruments? These drums can make different sounds that are like musical notes. Just like how you can play different notes on a piano or a xylophone, you can play different notes on these drums too!

These percussion instruments also come in different shapes and sizes. Some are big and round like a kettle drum, others are tall and skinny like a marimba or xylophone. They all have different notes or pitches they can make, which means they can play a tune or melody just like other instruments like the guitar or piano.

So imagine you can play music by hitting these drums, which makes them a really important part of an orchestra or band.