Editing Wind chime (section)

{{Short description|Percussion instrument constructed by rods, bells, tubes suspended in air}}
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[[Image:Wchime.jpg|right|thumb|A metal wind chime]]
'''Wind chimes''' are a type of [[percussion instrument]] constructed from suspended [[Cylinder (geometry)|tubes]], rods, [[Bell (instrument)|bell]]s, or other objects that are often made of metal or wood. The tubes or rods are suspended along with some type of weight or surface which the tubes or rods can strike when they or another [[windcatcher|wind-catching]] surface are blown by the [[wind|natural movement of air]] outside. 

They are usually hung outside of a building or residence as a visual and aural [[garden ornament]]. Since the percussion instruments are struck according to the random effects of the wind blowing the chimes, wind chimes have been considered an example of [[aleatoric music|chance-based music]]. The tubes or rods may sound either indistinct pitches, or fairly distinct pitches. Wind chimes that sound fairly distinct pitches can, through the chance movement of air, create simple songs or [[broken chord]]s.
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