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True or False? To play a percussion instrument you hit, shake, scrape or strike it with mallet or sticks.
True
False
Which family of instruments has the most instruments in it?
Strings
Woodwinds
Percussion
Brass
What are the two main groups of percussion instruments?
Metal
Wood
Pitched
Unpitched
Which of the following is not a pitched percussion instrument?
Marimba
Piano
Timpani
Gong
What is this instrument?
Snare Drum
Xylophone
Timpani
Metallophone
What are the bars of a metallophone made of?
Metal
Wood
Plastic
Jello
An example of a metallophone is a:
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Piano
Castinet
What is this instrument?
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Celeste
What are the bars on a xylophone made out of?
Wood
Metal
Plastic
Matza
How are the xylophone and marimba different?
The xylophone is bigger.
The xylophone has hanging resonators attached to the wooden keys.
The marimba has hanging resonators attached to the wooden keys.
They are the same.
What is this instrument?
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Vibraphone
Xylophone
What is this instrument?
Xylophone
Triangle
Chimes
Hand Bells
What is this instrument?
Chimes
Xylophone
Marimba
Hand Bell
What is this instrument?
Harpsichord
Celeste
Piano
Vibraphone
What instrument played the Sugar Plum Fairy and Harry Potter Themes?
Piano
Harpsichord
Celeste
Glockenspiel
Which instrument is not an unpitched percussion instrument?
Gong
Bass Drum
Triangle
Piano
What is the main difference between the bass drum and timpani?
The bass drum cannot be tuned and the timpani can be.
The timpani is played with the hands.
The bass drum is played with the hands.
The bass drum can be tuned and the timpani cannot be.
What is this instrument?
Timpani
Snare Drum
Bongo
Bass Drum
What is the little clam-shell shaped instrument from Spain called?
Clam shells
Castanets
Finger Cymbals
Baby Sharks
What is this instrument?
Castanets
Cymbals
Clam Shells
Triangle
What is this instrument?
Cymbals
Gong
Mettalophone
Castanets
What are these instruments called?
Maracas
Castanets
Xylophone
Vibraphone
What is on this drum that creates the rattling sound?
A Rattle
Beans
Snares
Pedals
What is this instrument?
Snare
Gong
Maraca
Triangle
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