cymbals
Bronze alloys are common. This topic is part of Instruments within Music. This page currently draws on 9 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
cymbals trivia questions
Cymbals are usually made from what?
Answer: Metal alloy
Bonus fact: Bronze alloys are common.
What type of instrument are cymbals?
Answer: Percussion
Bonus fact: They can be struck together or with sticks.
Which cymbal is designed mainly for sustained rhythmic patterns in a drum kit?
Answer: Ride cymbal
Bonus fact: The ride often maintains pulse while the crash provides accents.
What pair of cymbals is controlled by a foot pedal and played with sticks?
Answer: Hi-hat
Bonus fact: The pedal opens and closes the hi-hat cymbals.
Percussion instruments are usually played by being struck, shaken, or what?
Answer: Scraped
Bonus fact: Percussion includes drums, cymbals, and mallet instruments.
A percussion instrument produces sound mainly when it is what?
Answer: Struck or shaken
Bonus fact: Drums, cymbals, and tambourines are percussion instruments.
A marching drumline is made mainly of what?
Answer: Percussion instruments
Bonus fact: Snares, tenors, bass drums, and cymbals are common.
Which part of the drum set did Kenny Clarke make central to timekeeping in modern jazz?
Answer: Ride cymbal
Bonus fact: Smithsonian Music says Clarke shifted timekeeping from the bass drum to the ride cymbal and used bass and snare drums for accents.
A drum kit is a collection of drums and what?
Answer: Cymbals
Bonus fact: A drummer can play multiple percussion instruments from one seated position.