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WorksheetsPercussion Family Unit Test
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name three (3) percussion instruments
Select all of the percussion instruments that you hit or tap to play.
SNARE DRUM
TAMBOURINE
MARACAS
BASS DRUM
The timpani (or kettledrums) are the only drums that are considered to be tuned percussion instruments.
TRUE
FALSE
The Percussion family is the smallest in the orchestra
TRUE
FALSE
"Tuned" percussion instruments have ______________while "untuned" percussion instruments do not
holes for blowing into
lots of keys for playing different notes
definite pitches that allow you to play different notes
no metal on them
Another name for the chimes is ______.
FLUTE
TUBULAR BELLS
DOOR BELL
SNARE DRUM
What are some of the ways you can play a percussion instrument?
blowing on it
hitting it
rubbing them together
shaking it
The wooden bars on a xylophone and a marimba are arranged like a keyboard on a piano
TRUE
FALSE
Percussion are:
instruments that are struck, scraped, or shaken
instruments that are played using air support.
instruments that have a reed.
What are the four (4) families of the orchestra
This family of instruments makes up the largest section of the orchestra
Woodwind
Brass
Strings
Percussion
Which instrument belongs to the Percussion family?
SNARE DRUM
XYLOPHONE
TRIANGLE
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Name Four (4) Auxiliary percussion instruments
Which statement is true about musical instruments in the PERCUSSION FAMILY?
They all contain strings
You blow air into them to create sound
They have wood in them called reeds.
You strike or shake them to produce sound.
Which statement is false about these percussion instruments?
Bass drum, castanets, chimes, cymbals, glockenspiel and gong are part of the percussion group.
Percussion instruments are hit, shaken, or scraped and plucked.
The percussion family is the largest.
The first percussion instrument was most likely the human hand
The bass drum, cymbals and castanets are untuned.
Which of the following is a mallet instrument?
Glockenspiel
Vibraphone
Marimba
All of the above
The preferred way to stop the ringing of a cymbal is to press the cymbals together tighter
TRUE
FALSE
