Knowra Tambourine Tambourine A handheld percussion instrument with a shallow frame, usually fitted with pairs of small metal discs and sometimes a drumhead. It produces sound when shaken, struck, or rubbed.
Jingle : A small metal disc that sounds when it collides with another disc or a frame. Paired jingles create the tambourine’s characteristic bright rattle.
Orchestral percussion : The percussion instruments and playing practices used in an orchestra. Composers use tambourines for crisp accents, rhythmic patterns, and color.
Ancient Egyptian music : The musical practices and instruments of ancient Egypt, known through images, objects, and texts. Ancient Egyptian depictions include frame drums resembling early tambourines.
Cymbal : A convex metal percussion instrument that produces sound when struck or clashed. A cymbal is a larger metal plate, unlike the tambourine’s small paired jingles.
Tambourine roll : A sustained tambourine sound made by rapidly shaking or rubbing the instrument. The roll turns separate jingle collisions into a continuous shimmering sound.
Gospel music : Christian music shaped by African American spirituals, hymns, and expressive performance traditions. Tambourines commonly reinforce gospel rhythms and congregational energy.
Frame drum traditions : Regional musical practices centered on shallow drums played by hand. Tambourines developed within a wider family of longstanding frame-drum traditions.
Sleigh bells : Small bells mounted on a frame or strap and sounded by shaking. Sleigh bells produce ringing tones, while tambourine jingles make short metallic collisions.
Frame drum : A drum built around a shallow circular or polygonal frame, with a membrane stretched over one or both sides. A tambourine with a head is a frame drum with added jingles.
Flamenco : An Andalusian music and dance tradition featuring singing, guitar, rhythm, and expressive movement. The tambourine can supply lively rhythmic accompaniment in flamenco performance.
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