page_title: Hand percussion
section_title: Shakers
hierarchical_section_title: Hand percussion / Shakers
caption_attribution_description: a pair of caxixi
context_page_description: Hand percussion is a percussion instrument that is held in the hand. They can be made from wood, metal or plastic and are usually either shaken, scraped or tapped with fingers or a stick. It is a useful category in terms of a large percussion orchestra in that it identifies all instruments that are not drums or pitched percussion such as marimba and xylophone.
context_section_description: A shaker (percussion) is any instrument that makes a noise when shaken. Historically they were naturally occurring items such as seed pods.  A caxixi is a basketwork shaker with a gourd base. Gourds are used all over the world and covered with a net with shells or seeds to create an instrument such as the shekere. Modern shakers are often cylinders made from metal wood or plastic containing small hard items such as seeds, stones, or plastic - an example is the Egg Shaker.There is another category of shaken instrument using jingles, little discs of metal which tap together when shaken. Tambourines fall into this category.
caption: Caxixi from Africa
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