6th Grade Percussion

Note Names

100

2nd line on the treble staff

G

200

Third space on the Treble Staff

C

300

This raises a note a half step

Sharp

400

Fourth space on the treble staff

E

500

The note one ledger line above the staff (line note)

A

Grab Bag

100

What do you use to practice on if you don't have a drum?

Practice Pad

200

What are differences between marching sticks and concert sticks

Smaller bead

Lighter weight

Smaller diameter

300

The opposite of an accent is a ?

Tap

400

The skeletal pattern of a roll is called a 

Check pattern

500

The note names in the C Major Arpeggio

C E G C

Rudiments

100

RLRR

Paradiddle

200

lR   or   rL

Flam

300

RRLL R  or LLRR L

5 Stroke Roll

400

RLRRLL

Paradiddle-diddle

500

RLRLRLRLRLRL

Single Stroke Roll

Rhythms in 4/4

100

This note gets one count 

Quarter note

200

This note gets 3 counts

Dotted Half Note

300

These notes are counted 1e&a...

16th notes

400

How many counts does a dotted quarter note receive?

1 1/2

500

Finish the pattern...

Quarter Note

Eighth Note

Sixteenth Note

?

32nd note

Instruments

100

This instrument is commonly associated with Santa Claus.

Sleigh Bells

200

This instrument is circular with one head and several jingles around the shell.

Tambourine

300

This instrument is heavy, tall, and made of steel tubes.  You strike them with a synthetic hammer.

Chimes

400

This instrument has a wooden chamber with rattles that vibrates once you strike the wooden ball on the other end of it.

Vibraslap

500

This instrument is made of a small sheet of steel that you press down with your thumb while two beaters strike the metal creating a eerie, yet hilarious sound.

Flexatone