Timpani

1. Go to “File” in your browser.
2. Click on “Open Location.”
3. Type www.playmusic.org/percussion/timpani.html
4. Click enter
5. Read the information on your screen and answer the following Questions.

1. Timpani are sometimes called kettledrums because they are shaped like ___________________________________________.
2. They have a piece of _______________________ or __________________________________ stretched over their opening. This is called a ___________________________________.
3. Timpani are usually played in _____________________________________, sometimes ____________________________________ because each drum is tuned to a different ___________________________________.
4. The timpani are struck about three inches from the rim by sticks called ________________________________.
5. The timpanist can change the pitch of each drum by ______________________________
   _______________________________________________________________________.
6. The timpani can be tuned by ____________________________________ tension screws on the side and base of the drum
7. Label the parts of the timpani on the attached pictures.

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