5th Grade: Percussion Family

Today, we learned about the ________________ family of instruments.

• Strings

• Woodwind

• Percussion

• Brass

Percussion instruments are instruments where musicians:

• Buzz into a mouthpiece

• Strike (Hit), Shake, or Scrape

• Always use mallets

• Pluck with their fingers

TRUE or FALSE: The percussion family is the smallest instrument family.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: The percussion family is arguably the oldest family of instruments.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Out of these percussion instruments, which would you like to play?

• Snare Drum

• Xylophone

• Piano

• Timpani

• Maracas

Identify this instrument.

• Bass drum

• Timpani

• Xylophone

• Snare Drum

Identify this instrument.

• Egg Shaker

• Cymbals

• Washboard

• Bass drum

Identify this instrument.

• Xylophone

• Glockenspiel

• Congo Drum

• Triangle

Choose the answer that best describes the sound of the timpani.

• Always loud

• Always soft

• Loud or soft, sometimes like thunder

Check all the percussion instruments

• Bass drum

• Triangle

• Violin

• Clarinet

• Maracas