The Xylophone is a Percussion instrument which belong to the idiophones and to the Definite pitch subfamily. It consists of a frame of wood pitched bars which rests on a metal stand which has wheels for ease transport. These bars are made of Rosewood, Japanese birch or synthetic materials. It weighs between 22 and 36 kg, and measures between 83 -95 cm of height.
It is played with Mallets, which are struck on the bars. The mallet heads are made of rubber, wood or plastic. Depending on the mallet the it will sound different. They are pitched in the key of C and notated in treble clef. Their sound range goes from F4 to C8. The timbre of the Xylophone is hard, bright, incisive, penetrating, sharp, precise, dry and piercing.