"The last family of instruments is the percussion family."

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"This family is the rebel of the orchestra. It is different because most of these instruments don't make a specific pitch and they like to be hit. To play a percussion instrument, the player will strike them with a mallet, a stick, or their hand. A percussion section in an orchestra can have lots of instruments or just one or two. It all depends on what the composer of the music calls for."

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