DAUYLPAZ is an ancient percussion musical instrument of the Kazakh people. In the old days it was used during military campaigns, and afterwards in hunting. Making the instrument: Dauylpaz is a part of the group of percussion instruments of the Kazakh people. As it was played by striking and so that the instrument was durable, it was made of hard wood - maple, pine, birch. Making an instrument is very hard work. The body is made of round wood, coreless. On the surface of the dry tanned skin. It has a belt for fixing the instrument on the neck or shoulder, also small hammers. The hull of the dauylpaz is decorated with bones, various stones and ornaments. Dauylpaz was used to signal the beginning and end of the Kazakh national games “Kyz kuu”, “Arkan tartu”, “Kazaksha kures” and others instead of dabyl.