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UK
/pəkˈʌʃən/
]
[ US /pɝˈkəʃən/ ]
[ US /pɝˈkəʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the act of exploding a percussion cap
- tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
- the act of playing a percussion instrument
- the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
How To Use percussion In A Sentence
- Tour: Rockapella rolls through Korea CONCERT Rockapella: This five-man group, which performs a cappella but with a vocal "percussionist," got its break at home in the U.S. from TV ads for coffee and the theme song to a popular TV show for kids. Time Off
- When things are going on that have a strong vibration -- what foreign correspondents love to call a "repercussion" -- they cause a good deal of mind-quaking. Mince Pie
- He said he hoped the government's measure to cap fuel prices should not last too long because it could have repercussions in the long run.
- To demonstrate fidelity to the deceased family member, a band of wind and percussion instruments is often present to perform both traditional and popular music.
- Making music: A percussion and music workshop for children takes place at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall tomorrow at 11.15am.
- The jazzy percussion's reminiscent of Liquid Liquid: snaps, shakers, cowbell, and maracas.
- The absolute clarity of the orchestral texture allowed for the sometimes jarring harmonies and raucous percussion effects to be highlighted.
- Mechanical percussion techniques have been used therapeutically after shock wave lithotripsy to dislodge such calculi from the lower pole of the kidney.
- This trio of young ones from Melbourne, Australia makes a primitive, minimalist form of noise rock (vocalist Jonnine Standish's percussion instrument is a single maraca and a floor tom). Boing Boing
- Each man was surrounded by an absolute armada of percussion: Bongos, congas, sambas and tom toms; high-hats, kettles, timpani and snares.