Timpani

The timpani is a membranophone with soft and profound sounds which can enhance the momentum of music. It is the cornerstone of CCCO.

Experience Sharing

When you strike timpani, it can produce very loud sounds. Even if you strike it gently, its rich voice can spread around. It was very impressive. It would be realistic if it is used to imitate the sound of thunder.

Dagu

The dagu (Chinese base drum), also called as the datanggu, has big appearance. The diameter of the drumhead is generally above 45cm. Two drumheads cover the wood drum body. It is played with two wooden hammers and produces deep and thick sounds.

Experience Sharing

The dagu can produce very bright sounds. With a gentle strike, its sounds echo in the classroom for a long time.

Yunluo

Traditional yunluo is a set of gongs with equal diameter and different thicknesses and pitches mounted in a wooden frame. After improvement, the gongs of the yunluo have different diameters and thicknesses. It is common to have 36 gongs. The yunluo has clear and mellow sounds with long and low lingering sounds.

Experience Sharing

The yunluo has many drumheads, with each drumhead producing similar sounds. One can only distinguish them by careful listening. Adjacent drumheads produce similar sounds. I used a soft drumstick today to produce soft and nice sounds.

Luo, Bo

The luo has a crashing sound. Its different parts can produce different sounds. The middle part produces low sound, while the sides, high pitch. With other bowed instruments, it can play up the atmosphere and enhance rhythm.

The bo has sharp and resonating sounds. Completely equal high pitches of the two plates can produce sweet sounds. The bo plays a subordinate role in percussion music, but its sounds enrich the rhythm of the luo and enhance the expression of emotions.

Experience Sharing

While striking the luo or the bo, I was afraid to make a big noise to interfere the others. Thus, I stroke once gently, but the sounds were still big. And the drumhead vibrated for a long time before stopping. If one strikes it hard, it would be certainly resounding.

Glockenspiel

The earliest glockenspiel was a set of tuned small bells. Later, for the convenience of carrying, the small bells were replaced by metal plates. With the increase of tone, the length of sounds shortens from left to right.

Experience Sharing

I found it interesting to beat glockenspiel. I liked its crisp sounds. I played glockenspiel tool when I was young. But the glockenspiel of CCCO had many keys which seemed difficult to play.

Xylophone

The xylophone has narrower keys but higher range of voice and crisper sounds than glockenspiel. In recent years, symphony orchestras often include it. It is also often used in comedies and loved by everyone.

Experience Sharing

I felt that the tone of the xylophone was higher than that of glockenspiel. In comparison, I preferred glockenspiel due to its softer and brighter sounds and nice tone.