Rattle (percussion beater)
A rattle is a percussion beater that is attached to or enclosed by a percussion instrument so that motion of the instrument will cause the rattle to strike the instrument and create musical sound.
Examples include:
- The rivets of a sizzle cymbal.
- The jingles of a tambourine.
- The seeds inside a maraca.
- The ball chain of a cabasa.
- The snares of a snare drum.