Directions: Read the selection and write on the piano's keys, the percussion family members, on separate sheet of paper. The group of instruments that produces sound by striking, shaking, or scraping belongs to the percussion family. Drums, cymbals, xylophone, castanets, tambourines, triangles, and pianos are all percussion family members. The bass drum is the biggest of all drums. The kettledrums are those drums that are carried in pairs. The piano, which is not usually a part of the orchestra, is sometimes played by a soloist. The drum is probably the oldest instrument in the world. It is played by many primitive tribes all over. ​