4th Grade, Stringed Instruments and Frets

4th Grade, Stringed Instruments and Frets

Learn It!

Listen to, study, and play fretted instruments. Introduction to the ukulele.

Multiple Choice

The Ukulele is in what instrument family?

• Percussion

• Strings

• Brass

• Woodwinds

To Fret or Not to Fret

Frets are metal strips on the fingerboard. The violin does not have frets while the guitar does have them.

Strings and Fretted Instruments

-copy and paste this link below to learn more about stringed instruments.

https://www.classicsforkids.com/music/instruments.php?family=String

Practice It and Prove It!

Try the next multiple choice questions.

Multiple Choice

Pieces of metal on an instrument's neck are called?

• dots

• ridges

• frets

• tuners

Multiple Choice

Which kind of guitar is this?

• Acoustic Guitar

• Electric Guitar

Multiple Choice

What instrument is this?

• Guitar

• Piano

• Violin

• Tuba

Multiple Choice

Which kind of guitar is this?

• Acoustic Guitar

• Electric Guitar

Ukulele

What is the history of the ukulele?

What did we learn?

Some stringed instruments have strips of metal on the fretboard. The ukulele is a small guitar that gained popularity in Hawaii.