gendér, etc. By percussive beater The percussionist uses various objects to strike a percussion instrument to produce sound. Hands: hand drums, body percussion Sticks: drum kit Mallets: mallet percussion, timpani Auxiliary: triangle, cymbals Feet: Step dance, Tap dance Names for percussionists The general term for a musician who plays percussion instruments is "percussionist" but the terms listed below often describe specialties: Balafonist: a balafon player Bombisto: a bombo legüero player Bongocero: someone who plays bongos and usually cencerro (a cow bell) Congalero, conguero: someone who plays congas Cymbalist: someone who plays cymbals Djembefola: djembe player. Drummer: someone who plays the drumset, hand drums or a single drum such as Snare drum. Dununfola: dunun player. Glockenspielist: someone who plays the glockenspiel. Güirero: someone who plays the güira, a Dominican scraper used in merengue music Marimbist: a marimba player Panman, pannist: a steelpan player Timbalero, timbero: someone who plays timbales Timpanist: a timpani player Vibraphonist: a vibraphone player Xylophonist: a xylophone player Within rock music, the term "percussionist" is often used to refer to someone who plays percussion instruments but is not primarily a drummer. The term is especially found in bands where one person plays drums and another plays other hit instruments. See also List of percussion instruments List of percussionists Lists of tuned and untuned percussion instruments Orchestral percussion Percussion notation Vocal percussion Rudimental percussion Percussion ensemble References Notes Note however that percussion instruments such as the xylophone, which share the layout of the piano keyboard but themselves have no keyboard, are termed keyboard percussion and are universally regarded as being within the percussion family. Citations Further reading James Blades, Percussion Instruments and Their History, (1970). Shen, Sinyan, Acoustics of Ancient Chinese Bells, Scientific American, 256, 94 (1987). External links Drummer Brasil — Website for drummers and percussionists Video clips of percussion instruments demonstrated Drum Museum, Information about antique hand drums from Africa, New Guinea and the Himalayas Akul Raval - Maximum Innovative Musical Instruments Created By A Percussionist honored by World Records India