percussion
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John Sturino, a musician who plays the drums, said he is going to miss a percussion convention in Indianapolis because of the flight delay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The unplugged arrangement on “Glorify” consists mostly of hand percussion and acoustic guitar, and “Midnight Sunshine” brings to mind the tuneful ease of the 1987 B-side—later a re-recorded single—“Sweetest Thing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
And then it was concert time, with Densmore on drums and instructors Calderon on guitar, Flores on percussion and Mackenzie Azela on bass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
It’s evidence of the eighth-grader who played percussion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
I follow Brie and Teddy to an empty classroom, which has nothing but folding chairs leaning against the walls and percussion instruments on shelves.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Together with his proteges, he performed a dance to the beat of percussions, and the Swiss wrestlers joined in, drawing further applause.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Whereas on tracks like “Dime” and “Flores,” there are distinct orchestral peaks, in which subtle percussions give way to grander, more cathartic releases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
Jeremiah Green’s buoyant percussions — that frequently lift and propel Modest Mouse songs in unorthodox ways — bounced the sold-out crowd like a tattered basketball on the Showbox’s famously springy floor.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Its percussions pull listeners in, too, with a surprise gong that bangs, or a triangle-like sound that shimmers in the background.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2022
The thunder, in quick, sharp percussions, broke over the ravine; but as yet it rained not.
From The Scalp Hunters by F.A. Stewart
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