Question

HELP!! Which best describes an idiophone?

A) instruments that produce sound through a vibrating column of air including the woodwind and brass family?

B) simple, solid instrument that produces sound by being struck scraped or shaken

C) instruments that produce Sound by striking or rubbing a skin or membrane stretched across a resonating air chamber

D) instrument that produces sound when a string or chord is struck, rubbed, or plucked

Answer 1

The correct answer would be B. the instrument that produces sound by being struck, scraped or shaken. These instruments were called autophones and they create sound as the whole instruments vibrates, most of the percussion instruments are idiophones, drums excluded. Gongs, xylophones and rattles are examples of idiophones. 

Answer 2

An idiophone is a musical instrument which is simple, solid instrument that produces sound by being struck scraped or shaken. A rattle in the child hand, a bell at the temple or a gong at school comes under the category of Idiophone. They do not require ant strings or chords and a pretty simple instrument.