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 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
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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
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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