And he manages to maintain an unerring articulation with no trace of percussive attack.

The resulting sound is a combination of the percussive attack from striking the wood and the resulting vibrations from the stretched membrane.

For lead and solo playing, his fingers partially hook underneath the strings so that when released, the strings snap against the frets, producing a biting percussive attack.

The surface results from the composite rhythms of percussive attacks and the interplay of partials brought out through the rhythms and fortissimo dynamics.

Like much African-American music and dance, step dance relies on improvisation, call and response, complex meters, propulsive rhythms and a percussive attack.

His percussive attack and throwback shudder provided a propulsion that Ms. Raitt's band could use more of.

His playing is characterized by a deeply percussive attack and alternate tunings.

She was a vocal powerhouse, with a tough, raspy voice that could ride the percussive attack of a rumba or bring hard-won emotion to a lovelorn Cuban son.

From there he merged with the ensemble, sometimes playing a melodic counterpoint, sometimes using a sharply percussive attack.

She also tried some of the slides and percussive attacks of Pakistani qawwali music.