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WorksheetsString Instruments
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which string instrument uses alto clef? (a)
Which is the highest sounding string instrument?
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Which instrument sounds one octave lower than written?
Bass
Violin
Cello
Viola
Using Helmholtz pitch notation, list the pitches that the four strings of the cello are tuned to:
(a)
Using Helmholtz pitch notation, list the pitches that the four strings of the Viola are tuned to:
(a)
The uppermost note of the violin is considered to be:
e3
d3
f3
g3
The uppermost note of the Viola is considered to be:
g2
a2
b2
f2
The uppermost note of the cello is considered to be:
g1
f1
a1
b1
The uppermost written note for the bass is considered to be:
d1, but it sounds an octave lower
b1, but it sounds an octave lower
f1, but it sounds an octave lower
g1, but it sounds an octave lower
The bass is a member of the
Viol family
Violin family
The bass' strings are tuned in:
4ths
5ths
The viola's strings are exactly
an octave higher than the cello
a fifth lower than the violin
tuned a fifth apart
