Percussion Family Flashcards
1
Q
What are percussion instruments?
A
Anything that can be hit, scraped or shaken.
2
Q
Composers have written parts for some very unusual percussion objects including what?
A
a broken grandfather clock, a fire extinguisher, a chainsaw, roasting tins, smashing plates into a dustbin, bouncing a ping pong ball in a beaker and hitting a gong in a fish tank!
3
Q
Give some examples of percussion instruments…
A
Woodblock,triangle,tambourine, timpani and a tam-tam.
