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WorksheetsGuitar History
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The origins of the guitar are a bit murky. There are several places where scholars believe that it came from. Of these which one is not one that scholars believe is a place of origin for the guitar?
a)
Spain
b)
Persia
c)
Egypt
d)
India
2.
What notes were the four strings of the guitar originally tuned to according to Britannica?
a)
G-F-A-D
b)
C-F-A-D
c)
D-A-D-G-A-D
d)
C-G-F-D-A
3.
Before what year did the doubled courses of the guitar get replaced and narrowed to six strings with the tuning E-A-D-G-B-E
a)
1500
b)
1400
c)
1800
d)
1700
4.
Before the 19th century, what were the frets of the guitar made out of?
a)
Twine
b)
Elastic
c)
Haberdasheries
d)
Gut
5.
What was the name of the inventor who made the changes to the Guitar during the 19th century?
a)
Antonio Banderas
b)
Antonio Torres
c)
Superman
d)
Batman
6.
What was the name of the famous violin maker who also made a guitar? (Hint: This one is the type of violin you hear about most often.)
a)
Amati
b)
Cecilo
c)
Curwin
d)
Stradivarius
7.
During the 16th and 18th centuries, Guitar music was notated using what system?
a)
Standard Western Notation
b)
Standard Eastern Notation
c)
Tablature
d)
Sanscrit
8.
Several important guitarists helped shape the technique we use to perform on the guitar today. One however, transcribed works by Bach and Mozart. What was his name?
a)
Bob Dylan
b)
Geddy Lee
c)
Francisco Tarrega
d)
Alfonza Segovia
9.
During the 20th century a guitar master further elevated the guitar within the Art Music World. What was his name?
a)
Andres Segovia
b)
Harshan Kareem
c)
Karsh Kale
d)
Bucket Head
10.
The Pick-up in the electric guitar is wrapped with what type of metal?
a)
Tungsten
b)
Platinum
c)
Copper
d)
Recoil
11.
The magnets in the pickup produce what to allow the electronics to sense the vibrations of the strings?
a)
Powder
b)
Air
c)
A time warp
d)
Magnetic Field
12.
When the pick-up "picks up" the frequency of the string vibrating, what is created inside of the pick-up?
a)
A current that matches the frequency of the string vibrating.
b)
Cheese
c)
A Direct Current that is the opposite of what the string is producing.
d)
An Alternating Current which is half as much as the vibration of the strings.
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