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The timpanist is a specialist who does not usually perform on the other percussion instruments during a concert. A high level of skill unique to this instrument is expected. While players of the keyboard and auxiliary percussion subsections often play many instruments from both subsections during a
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are not included in the percussion section owing to the very different skills required to play them, but instead are grouped in the
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subsection, which includes an enormous variety of instruments, including drums, cymbals, bells, shakers, whistles and even
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Percussion sections, consisting of similar instruments, may also be found in stage bands and other
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performance or piece, the timpanist is normally dedicated to that instrument.
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These three subsections reflect the three main skill areas that a
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The percussion section is itself divided into three subsections:
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tubular bells
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snare drum
bass drum
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glockenspiel
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snare drum
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