What are the metal discs on a tambourine called?
Tambourine Tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all. Tambourines are often used with regular percussion sets. They can be mounted, for example on a stand as part of a drum kit (and played with drum sticks), or they can be held in the hands and played by tapping or hitting the instrument. Tambourines come in many shapes with the most
Galician tambourine Galician tambourine The Galician tambourine or Pandeireta Galega is a percussion instrument consisting of a wooden hoop that incorporates several metal rattles (ferreñas), whose hollow central part is covered by a skin stretched (usually rabbit or pig). The metal rattles that wave between them make the sound as well as the beating on the leather. The bigger the tambourine (which depends on the amount of rattles) the deeper the sound. The "ferreñas" may be arranged in parallel pairs or in line. The pandeireta is an instrument with its own identity within the traditional Galician music, as it is very common