egg shaker
Rhythm seed rattle
An egg shaker is a small percussion instrument shaped like an egg and filled with beads or seeds that rattle when shaken.
Common in music education and Latin rhythms, egg shakers provide a simple way to add texture to songs: Hand out the egg shakers and let the kids play along.
- maracaPercussion rattle with handle
- percussionSound through impact
- rhythm sectionTimekeeping instrumentalists in ensemble
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- rattleShaking sound maker
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percussion technique
egg shakerbass drum
Large mallet-struck cylinder
gong · kick drum · timpani · drumstick · snare drum
instrument complexity
egg shakerpipe organ
Wind instrument with tuned tubes
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