Percussion is probably the largest family of musical instruments, with hundreds of different types of instruments that are sounded either with bare hands or with hitting tools. 

While most people would want to play a standard drum set and become a member in a rock band, you must be aware that there are many other options available, too – here are some factors to help you decide:

• -The music that you like – determine the music styles that you enjoy listening to and identify the role of the percussion section in your favorite songs and choose your instrument accordingly;
• -Your height and strength – playing a standard drum set might seem like the most straightforward choice, but if you are not tall enough to be able to hit all the drums in the set with sufficient strength or if your current level of physical fitness is not the best, you can start with smaller instruments that are not played in a set, such as hand drums;
• -What feels right – try out as many instruments as you can and try to figure out which one feels the best to play, which percussion instrument is comfortable to sit by and to hit with all your might.