Question

1. WHAT INSTRUMENT OR THE NAME OF THIS PICTURE BELOW:
2. HOW TO PLAY IT?

3. WHAT IS THE PLACE OF ORIGIN OF THIS PICTURE?

Answer 1

1. Claves
2. It is a Percussion instrument, a pair of cylindrical hardwood sticks about 8 inches (20 centimetres) long and one inch (2 1/2 centimetres) in diameter, one of which is held in the player's fingertips over the cupped hand (a resonator). When struck together they produce a sharp ringing sound. Claves are concussion stick idiophones. They are a standard rhythmic instrument in Latin American dance band music, especially the Cuban rumba and son, and have occasionally been written for in some orchestral, band, and percussion ensemble pieces.
3. Cuban Origin

Answer 2

1.) Claves

2.) The basic principle when playing claves is to allow at least one of them to resonate. The usual technique is to hold one lightly with the thumb and fingertips of the non-dominant hand, with the palm up. This forms the hand into a resonating chamber for the clave. Holding the clave on top of fingernails makes the sound clearer. The other is held by the dominant hand at one end with a firmer grip, much like how one normally holds a drumstick. With the end of this clave, the player strikes the resting clave in the center.

Traditionally, the striking clave is called el macho ("the male") and the resting clave is called la hembra ("the female"). This terminology is used even when the claves are identical.

A roll can be achieved on the claves by holding one clave between the thumb and first two fingers, and then alternating pressure between the two fingers to move the clave back and forth. This clave is then placed against the resonating clave to produce a roll.

3.) Claves have a Cuban Origin