Week Five - Strings, Part 2

​Week Five - Strings (Part 2)

​We've learned about orchestral instruments. Let's learn more modern instruments!

​But first - let's revise.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a string instrument?

• Violin

• Harp

• Piano

• Trumpet

• Cello

Reorder

Reorder the following from HIGHEST pitch to LOWEST pitch.

• Violin

• Viola

• Cello

• Double Bass

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Match

Match the following.

• Detache

• Staccato

• Legato

• Pizzicato

• Tremolo

Regular bowing, one note per stroke of the bow.

Short, detached notes

Long, flowing notes. Multiple notes per stroke of the bow.

Plucking the strings with fingers

Very rapid bowing of a single note to create a tense or dramatic sound

• Regular bowing, one note per stroke of the bow.

• Short, detached notes

• Long, flowing notes. Multiple notes per stroke of the bow.

• Plucking the strings with fingers

• Very rapid bowing of a single note to create a tense or dramatic sound

Multiple Choice

A smaller instrument will produce a ______ sound.

• higher

• quieter

• smaller

• sweeter

Multiple Choice

A bigger instrument will usually produce a _____ sound.

• louder

• stronger

• lower

• sadder

Match

Match the following

• Pitch

• Duration

• Dynamics + Expressive Techniques

• Texture

• Tone Colour

Melody, Harmony and Tonality

Rhythms, Time Signatures and Tempo

Loudness and softness, instrument techniques

Monophony, Polyphony and Homophony. Instrument Roles

List of instruments, how they're played and describing their timbre

• Melody, Harmony and Tonality

• Rhythms, Time Signatures and Tempo

• Loudness and softness, instrument techniques

• Monophony, Polyphony and Homophony. Instrument Roles

• List of instruments, how they're played and describing their timbre

​Great!

Now onto the new stuff. We've been learning about orchestral string instruments, now time to learn about more contemporary string instruments.​

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​​Acoustic Guitar

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​​Electric Guitar

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​​Bass Guitar

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​A hollow bodied instrument that creates sound without needing to be plugged into an amplifier. Can have nylon strings (which creates a warm, mellow sound) or steel strings (making a twangier, stronger sound)

​​Acoustic Guitar

​An instrument that is usually not hollow - and therefore needs an amplifier to produce sound. Electric guitars generally use steel strings and can change their timbre with pedals that create many effects such as distortion or reverb.

​​Electric Guitar

​Similar to an electric guitar, this instrument needs to be plugged into an amplifier to make sound. Its steel strings are thicker than an electric guitar's strings, and therefore produce a much deeper sound! Also, it only has four strings instead of six!

​​Bass Guitar

​Guitars

Watch this video. How would you describe the difference in sound between the two types of strings?​

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This is a great thing to talk about when discussing a guitar's tone colour!​

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​Steel vs Nylon

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​The banjo only has 5 strings compared to 6 on the guitar. The banjo is also significantly smaller and its body is circular and made out of vellum, plastic, or skin, compared to the all-wooden guitar.

​​Banjo

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​The ukulele only has four strings and is much smaller than an acoustic guitar - making it much higher pitched. Generally, ukulele strings are made from nylon and not steel, which creates a warmer, calmer sound.

​​Ukulele

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​Now, you'll see some expressive techniques that are used on these instruments.

​This is when the guitar plays block chords by playing all the strings of the guitar at once. This may be done with the hand or with a pick.

​​Strumming

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​Similar to regular picking, except using the fingers instead of a pick. This allows a guitar to play broken chords and arpeggios, as well as melodies and riffs.​

​​Picking

This is a technique that allows you to play more than one note from the same string pluck, creating a legato effect. This can be done on both acoustic and electric guitars!

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​Hammerons and Pulloffs

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You can literally bend the string to make the note slide upwards on a guitar. Watch the video to see more!​

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​Bends

This is when the guitarist uses the palm of their strumming hand to stop the strings from ringing out for a long time. This creates a staccato sound on your guitar strumming.

​Palm Muting

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Match

Match the following

Acoustic Guitar

Electric Guitar

Banjo

Bass Guitar

Ukulele

• Acoustic Guitar

• Electric Guitar

• Banjo

• Bass Guitar

• Ukulele

Match

Match the following techniques

• Palm Muting

• Picking

• Hammerons

• Pull offs

• Bends

Resting your strumming hand on the strings to stop the sound from ringing out

Using fingers or a pick to pluck notes individually

Hitting down on a string to produce a higher note

Lifting your finger off a string to produce a lower note

Pushing a string upwards or downwards to raise the pitch of a note

• Resting your strumming hand on the strings to stop the sound from ringing out

• Using fingers or a pick to pluck notes individually

• Hitting down on a string to produce a higher note

• Lifting your finger off a string to produce a lower note

• Pushing a string upwards or downwards to raise the pitch of a note

Multiple Choice

Bending a the strings makes the pitch of the note get:

• Lower

• Louder

• Higher

• Quieter

Multiple Choice

Palm Muting is most often used in:

• Jazz

• Classical

• Rock

• R&B

Multiple Choice

A pull off is:

• Slamming your finger down on a string to make a lower note

• Lifting your finger from the string to make a lower note

• Slamming your finger down on a string to make a higher note

• Lifting your finger from the string to make a higher note

Multiple Choice

A hammer on is:

• Slamming your finger down on a string to make a lower note

• Lifting your finger from the string to make a lower note

• Slamming your finger down on a string to make a higher note

• Lifting your finger from the string to make a higher note

Multiple Choice

Which of these techniques creates a staccato effect?

• Strumming

• Finger picking

• Bending

• Palm Muting

Multiple Choice

Which of these techniques creates a legato effect?

• Strumming

• Bending

• Hammerons and Pulloffs

• Palm Muting

​Just trust me, this WILL help you learn better.

​You're probably going to hate the next part. Sorry!

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Record a video explaining in your own words: What is staccato and legato?

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Doing great :) Now, record a video explaining in your own words: What is pizzicato?

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Almost there! Record a video explaining in your own words: What is tremolo?

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One more to go. Record a video explaining in your own words: What are hammerons and pulloffs?

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Last one! Record a video explaining in your own words: What is palm muting?

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