Directions

What you need:

1. Worksheet
2. Crayons/colored pencils
3. glue
4. scissors
Step 1:
Fill out the information on the worksheet.

**Please note: pictures are made with composer flip books; however,
they are put together the same way.
©Jena Hudson, 2015
 Step 2:
Color the worksheet! (If using the black and white
option)

Step 3:
Cut on the dotted lines. First, cut in half. Then cut the end off
the top page. Finally, cut the lines across the clipart image, but
make sure to not cut to the end.

©Jena Hudson, 2014

 Step 4:
Glue on the strip that says “Glue front page here.”
Place front page on top, making sure to align the
lines.

Step 5:
Trim the edges and FLIP through your instrument
information!

©Jena Hudson, 2015

 AGOGO BELLS

By striking one of the bells with a mallet

yes, no sound will be made with hands

pitched
AGOGO BELLS
They come from west Africa
 CABASA

by moving the beads side to side

No, you use your hands

non-pitched
CABASA
It was originally made from a gourd
 CLAVES

By cupping one stick and striking it with the other

No, you use the sticks together to make sound

non-pitched

CLAVES
They were made originally in Cuba
 COWBELL

By using a mallet or stick to strike the bell

yes, you need a mallet to strike the bell

non-pitched

COWBELL
The cowbell is used in both classical and popular music
 DJEMBE

you strike it with your hand

no, you only need your hands to play

non-pitched
DJEMBE
 HAND DRUM

you hold it with one hand and strike with the other hand

no, but you can play it with a soft mallet

non-pitched

HAND DRUM
they can be used in any kind of music from
Latin to African to Indian
 BONGOS

you strike the top of the drums with your hands

no, you only play with your hands

non-pitched

BONGOS
Bongos were invented in Cuba
 FINGER CYMBALS

you hold by the strings and lightly tap the edge

of the cymbals to each other

no, they are too small to play with a mallet

non-pitched

FINGER CYMBALS
They can also be called “Zills”
 GUIRO

you hold it with one hand and scrape with the stick

no, but it requires a beater or stick

non-pitched

GUIRO
It’s from Spain and is most often used in Salsa music
 MARACAS

you hold them by the handle and shake

no, these are a shaking instrument

non-pitched

MARACAS
Depending on what they are filled with,
maracas can make very different sounds
 EGG SHAKERS

you hold them in your hands and shake

no, these are a shaking instrument

non-pitched

EGG SHAKERS
They can also be called “ganza”
 TAMBOURINE

by holding and shaking or striking with

a hand on the edge

no, you only need your hands

non-pitched

TAMBOURINE
The earliest tambourines were from Turkey
 TONE BLOCK

by holding by the handle with one hand and

using a mallet to strike or even scrape it with the other

yes, it won’t make sound without a mallet

non-pitched

TONE BLOCK
It’s a combination of the guiro and the wood block
 TRIANGLE

by holding it by the handle and using a

metal mallet to strike it

yes, you must use a beater and it should be also metal

pitched

TRIANGLE
It was first created in the 1500’s
 WOOD BLOCK

by holding and striking with

a mallet on the top

yes, you must use a wooden mallet to play

non-pitched

WOOD BLOCK
It’s usually made of teak wood