Percussion Instruments

Which Instrument family is not part of a Band?

• Brass

• Woodwind

• String

• Percussion

What type of musical instrument do you hit?

• Brass

• Woodwind

• String

• Percussion

What is another name for the front ensemble of a marching band?

• Jim

• The Dawg Pound

• The Battery

• The Pit

What makes a xylophone louder?

• Wrapping the bars in wet towels

• Throwing cornmeal all over it

• Magic

• Resonators

What are the bars of a Vibraphone made of?

• Wood

• Plastic

• Straw

• Metal

What instrument family do some people think the piano belongs in?

• Brass

• Woodwind

• String

What instrument usually replaces a piano in a marching band?

• Violin

• Steel Drums

• Banjo

• Synthesizer

Which of the following drums can play pitches?

• Djembe

• Snare

• Bass

• Timpani

What does the sound of a maraca depend on?

• How many times it has been to Wal-Mart

• How old the person shaking it is

• Its just kind of random

• What it is made of

What are cymbals usually made of?

• plastic

• hay

• bricks

• bronze