Percussion Family Quiz

Which of these is NOT a way to play a percussion instrument?

• Hit

• Buzz

• Shake

• Scrape

Which of these instruments is untuned (with no definite pitch)?

• Bass drum

• Xylophone

• Piano

• Timpani

A ________ is a set of wires that sit outside of the bottom drumhead and make a rattling sound when you hit the drum.

• Rattle

• Snare

• Chain

• Bell

The drumheads of the snare drum can be made of which TWO materials? (Select TWO answers)

• Calfskin

• Goatskin

• Plastic

• Leather

"Kettledrums" are another name for which percussion instrument?

• Bass Drum

• Castanets

• Timpani

• Cymbals

You play the _______ by either hitting one against the other, or you use sticks, mallets or brushes to hit one or both.

• Cymbals

• Castanets

• Maracas

• Tambourine

This is the biggest drum in the percussion family:

• Snare Drum

• Timpani

• Cymbals

• Bass Drum

TRUE or FALSE: The piano is a percussion instrument.

• TRUE

• FALSE

________ are metal tubes hung from a metal frame. When you strike the tubes with a mallet, they sound like deep, ringing bells.

• Chimes

• Triangle

• Marimba

• Glockenspiel

The piano has a keyboard with _____ keys.

• 66

• 35

• 100

• 88