Percussion Instruments

Grade 4

The Instruments

Drums! Boom! Drums! Boom!Banging great noises fill the air!Drums! Boom! Drums! Boom!Banging great noises fill the air!

Drums! Boom! Drums! Boom!

Great cymbals crashes everywhere

And there’s no silence in the night!

One! Two! Three!

Let’s answer…….

What instruments are mentioned in the poem?

What sounds are produced by each instrument?

What kind of instrument are described in the poem?

Percussion Instrument

Produce sound when:StruckShaken Scraped

2 Groups

1.Pitched Percussion2.Non – pitched percussion

Pitched Percussion

Produces a definite or specific pitch

Marimba

Bell Lyre

Chimes

Xylophone

Non-pitched Percussion

Does not produce a specific pitch.

Triangle

Tambourine

Cymbals

Snare Drum

Maracas

Bass Drum