Gongs were found in Vietnam during the Bronze Age (Dong Son culture from 2000 to 3500 years ago). Gongs were cast in bronze, an alloy of copper, zinc, and lead. Gongs are used as musical instruments by most ethnic groups in Vietnam.

When play, it is suspended from the rim and struck on the center piece, called a "boss", or a "dome", with a padded beater.  It produces a sonorous, powerful sound.

These clackers a slit hardwood block attached to a bamboo handle. The ball strikes the block when the handle is squeezed.

Sanh Sua imitates the sound of a frog or cricket. Two bamboo handles attached to a wooden handle with 2 wooden endpieces beautifully inlaid in abalone. You squeeze the handle in different places with different pressure and rhythm for wonderful sounds.

Nao Bat are made of either bronze or tin. It is round and thin, musicians clap them together to creat beats and rhythm.

A rhythm instrument consisting of a pair of ivory, bamboo or hardwood, and clapped together with the hands. Often used in the plural. It is called Song (2) Lang (bamboo) in South Vietnam. Size: 2" THK X 10" to 12" L.

The Great Bell consists of a hollow metal vessel set into vibration by a blow from a clapper inside the bell, or a beater if without clapper.

The t'rung (similar to the xylophone) is common among various ethnic minorities in the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands. The t'rung consists of 5-7 bamboo stems graduated in length and tied together with two parallel cords. It can be rolled up and put in a back basket. On stage, the t'rung is hung on a metal stand, and the player uses two or even four beaters to strike the bamboo stems at the same time.

The sound of the t'rung is said to resemble that of running or failing water from the streams and waterfalls in the Highlands. The sounds reminds the audience of the sheer majesty of the scenery there.

Dan Da composes of many stone bars that come in different shapes and sizes. Each stone is either cut or carved simply by hands. These special stone bars of Dan Da are readily available in the south of the Middle Region, and also in the east of the South Region.

Base on the study of archaeologists, Dan Da was invented three thousands years ago. By the year 90 A.D., approximately 200 Dan Da existed in different regions such as: Dac Lac, Khanh Hoa, Dong Nai, Ninh Thuan, Song Be, Lam Dong, and Phu Yen.

The number of bars in Dan Da varies from 3 - 5 stone bars. The fist Dan Da was discovered in 1945 at Ndut Lieng Krak (Dac Lac), and is now conserved in the museum in Paris. Another Dan Da is another museum in Los Angeles, and the third one is in Vietnam.

Dan Da has an echoing, reverberating , and solemn sound. Therefore, it is usually played in important annual festivals in Tay Nguyen.

Dan K'longput is an instrument of the Tay Nguyen people. Dan K'longput is a series of bamboo pipes closed at one end. The player claps their hands in front of the pipes in such a way to force a column of air own each pipe to produce a sound, with the pitch being determined by the length of the pipe. The k'longput is a very rare instrument and is native to the mountain regions of Vietnam.

Dan K'longput pipes can compose of 3 - 12 pipes. The diameter of the pipes varies from 5 - 8 cm, and the length is in the range of 60 - 120 cm, sometimes it can run from 20 - 200 cm.