Xylophone

  __**History** __

**The Africans invented and played the xylophone. **

__**Sound** __

**It is a very high to low sound and the sound is made by a mallet that strikes it. **

__**Parts** __ **It has a metal frame and bars on it and it is a percussion instrument. **

__**Orchestral Seating** __ **It sits with the percussion family in the back of the orchestra because it is so loud. **

__**Sources** __ **www.dsokids.com **