MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Musical instruments are objects that create music

• true

• false

Other instruments play the melody of a song while some are used to play the rhythm.

• True

• False

Some musical instruments make loud sounds. Some make soft sounds.

• True

• False

Musical instruments that are played by striking, shaking and scraping or rubbing them are called rhythmic instruments.

• True

• False

All cannot be used to play the melody of a song. All of them can make high sounds or low sounds.

• True

• False

Each instrument has its own quality of sound called Bass.

• True

• False

The triangle is a metal instrument that is played by _______ it with a metal beater.

• striking

• shaking

• rubbing or scraping

The tambourine has small metal discs around its rim. Some of its circular frame has a skin cover stretched across the top while some have none. It is played by _________

• shaking

• rubbing

• striking

• all of the above

Maracas are made from plastic or wooden spheres that contain pebbles or seeds. They are ______ by the hand to produce a special sound.

• shaking

• striking

• scraping or rubbing.

Coconut shells are cut in halves. They are played by _________ the two halves together

• shaking

• striking

• scraping or rubbing