Primary 5 - Unit 3 Reading (HR36)

A drum is a...instrument

• stringed

• percussion

• wind

• beat

if you press a key on a wind instrument, the sound changes because...

• your finger is heavy

• it holds the instrument tightly

• the path for the air changes

• it causes a storm

An empty space inside percussion instruments makes the sound _________.

• softer

• faster

• louder

• heavier

Some stringed instruments are played with a

• bow

• hammer

• key

• mr. bean

why is the flute special?

• it's a wind instrument

• its the oldest instrument found

• it's the oldest instrument in China

• it's a percussion instrument

What makes instruments sound different?

• The musician

• The melody

• The beat

• The shape

What changes the way air travels in wind instruments

• buttons

• mouthpiece

• holes

• strings

Holes and buttons in wind instruments change the...

• beat

• note

• chord

• melody

Which is these are not in a stringed instrument

• bow

• thick string

• soft strings

• short strings

You .... a stringed instrument to make sound

• pluck

• slide a finger

• hit

• press