percussion
Example Sentences
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The percussion pounds like nobody’s business, opening the score up to all the implied emotion and glitter on an over-stuffed stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
As a passionate bandleader, Sahad was not just on vocals but also guitar and percussion.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Nicknamed "The Clobberer", Ranken played drums, percussion, harmonica and provided vocals for The Pogues in the 90s and 00s.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
He stays faithful to the form of Allen’s brilliant version on her 1989 release “Twylight,” minus the African hand percussion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Still—the closer she got to “Sarsaparilla” the more her heart carried on like the entire percussion section of a marching band doing “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing percussion
Unit 1: Telling Details
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Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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