Percussion Family

How are percussion instruments played?

• Hitting, Shaking and Scraping

• Vibration of a reed

• Buzzing your lips

• Plucking or Vibrating strings

What is a pitched instrument?

• Can play many sounds

• Can only play one sound

TRUE or FALSE: All Percussion instruments are hit with sticks.

• True

• False

These are maracas. How do you play them?

• Hit it

• Scrape it

• Shake it

• Rub it

True or false, percussion instruments can only be played with your hand.

• True

• False

Is this a percussion instrument?

• Yes

• No

Is this a percussion instrument?

• Yes

• No

An instrument that can play different notes is a...

• pitched instrument

• unpitched instrument

• repitched instrument

• lapitched instrument

An instrument that cannot play different notes is an...

• pitched instrument

• lapitched instrument

• unpitched instrument

• repitched instrument

Percussion instruments all look and sound the same

• True

• False