What are the wires on the bottom of a snare drum called?
Snares
What part of the world are maracas from?
Latin/Central America
Which Drum plays the lowest notes?
Bass drum
What is the timpani pedal for?
changing the instruments' pitch
What are timpani played with?
Mallets
Where does the gong come from?
Asia
What disk shaped instrument can be small and high pitched or very large and low pitched?
Gong
What special instrument was used in Mahler's 6th Symphony?
What is inside a maraca?
Beads, rice, pebbles, etc.
Name a drum commonly used in a marching band
would a timpani with a 26" head or a 29" head typically play a higher pitch?
26"
What is the opposite of pitched percussion?
Unpitched percussion
What is inside a bass drum?
Nothing
Which instrument comes from spain?
Castanets
What small instrument is typically hung on a string?
Triangle
How are percussion instruments played?
They are hit
What is the name of the part of a drum that is struck?
Head
Which drum do you typically see more than one of in an orchestra?
Timpani
What instrument consists of two large discs that are hit together?
Cymbals
What instrument has a mallet that looks like a marshmallow?
Bass Drum