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Shaker (musical instrument)

Indirect struck idiophone musical instrument From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shaker (musical instrument)
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The word shaker describes various Percussive musical instruments used for creating rhythm in music.[1]

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A rainstick, one type of shaker

They are called shakers because the method of creating the sound involves shaking them – moving them back and forth in the air rather than striking them. Most may also be struck for a greater accent on certain beats. Shakers are often used in rock and other popular styles of music to provide the ride pattern along with or substituting for the ride cymbal.

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Types of shaker

A shaker may comprise a container, partially full of small loose objects such as beans, which create the percussive sounds as they collide with each other, the inside surface, or other fixed objects inside the container – as in a rainstick, caxixi, or egg shaker.[2]

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