Percussion Identification

Choose the sentence that describes how to make a sound on percussion instruments. 

• Buzz into the mouthpiece
• Always use a mallet
• Strike it, shake it, or scrape it

What is this instrument called?

• Bass Drum

• Timpani

• Snare Drum

• Glockenspiel

Choose the sentence that describes how the snare drum sounds.

• Soft
• Smooth
• Buzzing
• Booming

What is this instrument called?

• Marimba

• Bass Drum

• Snare Drum

• Timpani

Choose the sentence that describes the sound of the timpani

• Always loud
• Always soft
• Loud or soft, sometimes like thunder

What is this instrument called?

• Bells

• Xylophone

• Marimba

• Glockenspiel

What is this instrument called?

• Xylophone

• Marimba

• Glockenspiel

• Chimes

What is this instrument called?

• Xylophone

• Marimba

• Glockenspiel

• Bells

Which instrument can play different notes, meaning that it is pitched?

• snare drum
• Bass drum
• Xylophone
• Cymbals

What is this instrument called?

• Tam - Tams

• Gongs

• Cymbals

• Clangs