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- 1. Multiple Choice
True or False? To play a percussion instrument you hit, shake, scrape or strike it with mallet or sticks.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which family of instruments has the most instruments in it?
Strings
Woodwinds
Percussion
Brass
- 3. Multiple Choice
What are the two main groups of percussion instruments?
Metal
Wood
Pitched
Unpitched
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a pitched percussion instrument?
Marimba
Piano
Timpani
Gong
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is this instrument?
Snare Drum
Xylophone
Timpani
Metallophone
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are the bars of a metallophone made of?
Metal
Wood
Plastic
Jello
- 7. Multiple Choice
An example of a metallophone is a:
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Piano
Castinet
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is this instrument?
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Celeste
- 9. Multiple Choice
What are the bars on a xylophone made out of?
Wood
Metal
Plastic
Matza
- 10. Multiple Choice
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.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is this instrument?
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Vibraphone
Xylophone
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is this instrument?
Xylophone
Triangle
Chimes
Hand Bells
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is this instrument?
Chimes
Xylophone
Marimba
Hand Bell
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is this instrument?
Harpsichord
Celeste
Piano
Vibraphone
- 15. Multiple Choice
What instrument played the Sugar Plum Fairy and Harry Potter Themes?
Piano
Harpsichord
Celeste
Glockenspiel
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which instrument is not an unpitched percussion instrument?
Gong
Bass Drum
Triangle
Piano
- 17. Multiple Choice
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.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is this instrument?
Timpani
Snare Drum
Bongo
Bass Drum
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the little clam-shell shaped instrument from Spain called?
Clam shells
Castanets
Finger Cymbals
Baby Sharks
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is this instrument?
Castanets
Cymbals
Clam Shells
Triangle
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is this instrument?
Cymbals
Gong
Mettalophone
Castanets
- 22. Multiple Choice
What are these instruments called?
Maracas
Castanets
Xylophone
Vibraphone
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is on this drum that creates the rattling sound?
A Rattle
Beans
Snares
Pedals
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is this instrument?
Snare
Gong
Maraca
Triangle
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