Percussion Family

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
• Timpani
• Xylophone

Identify this instrument

• Snare drum
• Bass drum
• Cymbals
• Timpani

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

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

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

• snare drum
• Bass drum
• Xylophone
• Cymbals

Xylophones are made of:

• metal
• beeswax
• wood

Metallophones are made of:

• metal
• beeswax
• wood

Another name for the bells is:

• glockenspiel
• twinkle bars
• silver sound

Many percussion instruments are available in different sizes

• True
• False

All percussion instruments are hit with sticks

• True
• False