Temple blocks

Temple blocks
Percussion instrument
Other names	Tone blocks; skulls; wooden bells; dragons' mouths;
Classification	Percussion
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	111.242.221; (Sets of hanging bells without internal strikers)
Related instruments
	Woodblock; wooden fish; slit drum;
Builders
	Latin Percussion; Pearl; Meinl;

Temple blocks are a type of percussion instrument consisting of a set of woodblocks. It is descended from the muyu, an instrument originating from eastern Asia, where it is commonly used in religious ceremonies.^[1]^[2]

^ Blades, James (1992). Percussion Instruments and Their History (Rev. ed.). Bold Strummer. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-933224-71-1. OCLC 28230162.
^ Beck, John H. (2014). Encyclopedia of Percussion (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-415971-23-2. OCLC 939052116.

[1] Blades, James (1992). Percussion Instruments and Their History (Rev. ed.). Bold Strummer. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-933224-71-1. OCLC 28230162.

[2] Beck, John H. (2014). Encyclopedia of Percussion (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-415971-23-2. OCLC 939052116.

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Percussion instrument

Other names	Tone blocks skulls wooden bells dragons' mouths
Classification	Percussion
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	111.242.221 (Sets of hanging bells without internal strikers)
Related instruments
Woodblock wooden fish slit drum
Builders
Latin Percussion Pearl Meinl