Unpitched Percussion Instruments

What are made of sticks that you strike or rub together to produce a clicking sound?

• Castanets

• Tambourine

• Rhythm sticks

What instrument is made of wood or plastic with metallic jingles at the sides. It is played by shaking or striking. It produces a ringing sound?

• Castanets

• Rhythm sticks

• Tambourine

What are made of two pieces of wood or hard plastic. By hooking the string over your thumb and clicking the pieces together, you make a clicking sound.
 

• Castanets

• Tambourine

• Rhythm sticks

What are made of thick wood that you strike or rub together, like rhythm sticks, to produce a clicking sound?

• Claves

• Triangle

• Wood block

What is made of metal, it is suspended in the air and played by striking the sides with a metal beater to produce a ringing sound?

• Claves

• Triangle

• Wood block

What is made of wood, strike it with a wooden mallet or a beater to produce a clicking sound?

• Claves

• Triangle

• Wood block

 What is made of wood, metal, steel, or aluminum? It has animal skin or plastic for the drum head. Strike or hit it with your hands or knuckles, a mallet, or drumsticks to produce a booming sound.

• Wood block

• Drum

• Maracas

What are like rattles made of hard plastic or wood? They have seeds or pebbles inside. Shake them back and forth or sideways to produce a swishing sound.

• Maracas

• Drum

• Cymbals

What are made of brass and have handles? Strike the cymbals to produce a clanging sound. Hold them in a vertical position, facing each other.

• Cymbals

• Castanets

• Maracas