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100

What are the wires on the bottom of a snare drum called?

Snares

100

What part of the world are maracas from?

Latin/Central America

100

Which Drum plays the lowest notes?

Bass drum

100

What is the timpani pedal for?

changing the instruments' pitch

200

What are timpani played with?

Mallets

200

Where does the gong come from?

Asia

200

What disk shaped instrument can be small and high pitched or very large and low pitched?

Gong

200

What special instrument was used in Mahler's 6th Symphony?

A large wooden hammer
300

What is inside a maraca?

Beads, rice, pebbles, etc.

300

Name a drum commonly used in a marching band

Snare, Bass drum
300

would a timpani with a 26" head or a 29" head typically play a higher pitch?

26"

300

What is the opposite of pitched percussion?

Unpitched percussion

400

What is inside a bass drum?

Nothing

400

Which instrument comes from spain?

Castanets

400

What small instrument is typically hung on a string?

Triangle

400

How are percussion instruments played?

They are hit

500

What is the name of the part of a drum that is struck?

Head

500

Which drum do you typically see more than one of in an orchestra?

Timpani

500

What instrument consists of two large discs that are hit together?

Cymbals

500

What instrument has a mallet that looks like a marshmallow?

Bass Drum

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