hi. i'm doing a project on the history of the piano in my music class at skewl. i waz wondering if u could give me any information u have about pianos?? thanx, bye!
Wrong. While the sound of the piano is made by the plucking of strings within, the piano is considered a percussion instrument. Even stringed instruments such as violins, cellos, etc. are considered percussion when, and only when, they are being plucked. Any instrument that causes a sound by striking is considered percussion.
Not to be too picky, but a piano is not plucked like a harpsichord, but struck with a hammer. This is what makes it a percussion instrument. It is also a stringed instrument as the vibration which produces sound is created using a string.
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