Percussion Instruments

Identify this instrument.

• Snare drum
• Bass drum
• Timpani
• Xylophone

Choose the sentence that describes how to make a sound on percussion instruments. 

• Buzz into the mouthpiece
• Always use a mallet
• Strike it, shake it, or scrape it

Identify this instrument

• Snare drum
• Bass drum
• Cymbals
• Timpani

Choose the sentence that describes the sound of the timpani

• Always loud
• Always soft
• Loud or soft, sometimes like thunder

Where does the player strike the snare and bass drum?

• On the pedal
• On the head
• On the mallet
• On the top

Which instrument can play different notes, meaning that it is pitched?

• snare drum
• Bass drum
• Xylophone
• Cymbals

Choose the two instruments that are not pitched (they cannot play different notes). 

• Snare and xylophone
• Snare and bass drum
• Triangle and xylophone

How does the player change the notes on the timpani?

• With the pedal
• With the head
• With the mouthpiece

How does the player hold the triangle?

• With a mallet
• With a small string
• In their lap

Choose the sentence that describes how the snare drum sounds.

• Soft
• Smooth
• Buzzing
• Booming