In 3-5 sentences describe how pinpeat musicians play their instruments?

Musicians who play pinpeat instruments sit cross-legged on the floor with their instruments placed in front of them depending on the size and type of instrument they play. The xylophone-like instruments are placed on a raised platform or hung at waist level. The larger gongs lie flat on the floor and the smaller ones are played vertically. Instruments are played by striking with mallets wrapped with soft material or bare-handed.