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3.3.5 Membranophones: Definition and Instruments
The first membranophone was probably a drum fashioned from an animal skin stretched over something conveniently hollow. Maybe the skull of somebody the drummer didn’t particularly like. (If your band has a drummer, watch out.)
Membranophones include:
- Nearly all drums
- Marimbas
- Kazoos, including the venerable comb and tissue paper. New York’s Julliard School offers a four-year comb and tissue paper (CATP) degree program with a classical music emphasis. San Francisco’s UC Berkeley has a six-year CATP program that focuses on jazz.