Woodblock

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The Woodblock is a small, wooden slit-drum. When you strike the woodblock, it produces a resonant and penetrating sound, which can be clearly heard above the other instruments in an orchestra. However, the woodblock usually plays only a few notes at a time. In Dixieland and ragtime music, the instrument is often called a "clog box" or "tap box."

Family
Percussions
Pitch range
None.
Material
Wood.
Size
Usually 7 in (18 cm) long.
Origins
The woodblock was originally a Chinese instrument, known as a ban. It was adopted by early jazz bands and became a popular drummer's effect.
Classification
Idiophone: an instrument that produces its sound through the use of the material from which it is made, without needing strings or a stretched skin.
And also...
The woodblock is sometimes called the clog-box. It is quite different from, but is sometimes confused with, the temple blocks (called muyu) which are also from China.

picture of Woodblock