Shaker (musical instrument)

Indirect struck idiophone musical instrument

A rainstick, one type of shaker

The word shaker describes various percussive musical instruments used for creating rhythm in music.[1]

They are called shakers because the method of creating the sound involves shaking them – moving them back and forth in the air rather than striking them. Most may also be struck for a greater accent on certain beats. Shakers are often used in rock and other popular styles to provide the ride pattern along with or substituting for the ride cymbal.

## Types of shaker

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A shaker may comprise a container, partially full of small loose objects such as beans, which create the percussive sounds as they collide with each other, the inside surface, or other fixed objects inside the container – as in a rainstick, caxixi or egg shaker.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Laurence Libin, ed. (2014). "Rainstick". The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (2nd ed.). New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-974339-1. OCLC 844074253. OL 28520286M. Wikidata Q124369427.
2. ^ Holland, James (2003). Practical Percussion: A Guide to the Instruments and Their Sources. Lanham, Maryland, US: Scarecrow Press. p. 42\. ISBN 978-0-8108-5658-5.

## See also

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* Hand percussion

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Shaken idiophones

* Chajchas
* Egg shaker
* Flexatone
* Ganzá
* Hosho
* Katsa
* Maraca
* Monkey stick
* Rainstick
* Sistrum
* Shaker
* Thunder sheet
* Toy rattle

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