Temple blocks are a type of percussion instrument consisting of a set of woodblocks.

It is descended from the muyu, an instrument originating from eastern Asia, where it is commonly used in religious ceremonies.

[3] They are generally played in sets of four or more to give a variety of pitches, in which they are also known as "tone blocks".

[4] In Western music, they can be traced back to early jazz drummers where they were used as exotic instruments before being later adopted into widespread orchestral use.

John Barnes Chance's Incantation and Dance and Variations on a Korean Folk Song both have temple blocks introduce and double the motifs that appear within the music, with the latter using the pentatonic nature of the temple blocks to evoke the sound of the Orient.