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percussion

[per-kuhsh-uhn] / pərˈkʌʃ ən /


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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 play blends live puppetry, shadow puppetry, live performance and an original score of Indigenous percussion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

It’s evidence of the eighth-grader who played percussion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

She has recorded her meditative work “The Ballerina” in several duet contexts, but here she and Mr. Hurst trade interlocking figures while Mr. Blake’s shimmering percussion provides a stellar backdrop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

A good way to internalize the rhythm is to by first learning the rhyme, then adding the body percussion.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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

The song “ICU” starts with haunting “oohs” and calm percussions.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023

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

Ten seconds later they were running full speed, with the muffler cut out, and sharp percussions puncturing the air like a Gatling gun's terrific detonations.

From A Husband by Proxy by Jack Steele


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