Percussion
Percussion noun - The act of exploding a percussion cap.
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Tap and percussion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tap" instead a noun "Percussion".
Nearby Words: percussive, percussionist
Tap
Tap noun - A fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid.
Percussion and tap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Percussion" instead a noun "Tap".
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- One or two people play the keys, others tap or pluck the strings directly, run a cello bow's horsehair through the strings in order to bow them, or rap on various pieces of the piano's body or hardware to produce percussion effects.
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