Membranophone

  • Instruments that produce sound primarily by vibrating a stretched membrane.

  • Examples :

    • Drums (hand or stick played) :

      • Snare drum

      • Bass drum

      • Tom-tom

      • Bongo

      • Conga

      • Djembe

      • Tabla

      • Timpani

    • Frame drums / hand drums :

      • Bodhrán (Irish frame drum)

      • Tambourine (membrane + jingles)

      • Frame drum (Middle Eastern and Indian types)

Timpani

Kazoo