WorksheetsUnit 1 Terms (Parts & Basic Notation)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
The guitars we will play in this class are acoustic. What does that mean?
They require electricity to be played, to produce sound.
They are made out of wood from the acousta tree.
They are not made out of wood.
They can produce sound naturally without electricity.
This is the 'big curvy bit' of a guitar, which rests against the middle section of your body when you play.
Fret
Body
Pickguard
Neck
Sound Hole
This is an opening in the body of guitar. It allows sound waves to travel into the body and back out again, so the guitar's sound can be heard.
Tuning Pegs
Fret
Neck
Body
Sound Hole
This part sticks out from the body and is the base of the fingerboard, where you'll put your fingers to play different pitches.
Pick Guard
Head Stock
Body
Neck
Tuning Pegs
These are gears that allow you to tighten or loosen the strings by turning them, changing each string’s pitch. There is one for each string.
Tuning Pegs
Frets
Pick Guard
Neck
Body
This is a piece of plastic material that is placed on the body of a guitar, whose purpose is to protect the guitar's finish.
Pick Guard
Neck
Frets
Tuning Pegs
Head Stock
This term refers both to the RAISED METAL STRIPS inserted into the fingerboard (the front of the neck) AND the individual SECTIONS they create.
Tuning Pegs
Body
Frets
Pick Guard
Neck
These two parts specifically work together to help the acoustic guitar amplify the sound of the strings.
Neck
Body
Tuning Pegs
Sound Hole
Frets
The term used to describe the highness or lowness of sound is _________________.
Harmony
Pitch
Rhythm
Volume
The element of music that has to do with all things related to timing and the arrangement of sounds and silence is __________________.
Beat
Notes
Measures
Rhythm
The set of 5 lines and 4 spaces upon which music is written is called a ________.
Staff
Measure
Frets
Barlines
Symbols that represent musical sounds are called _____________.
Rests
Notes
Measures
Barlines
The vertical lines that divide music into “chunks” are called ______________________.
Measures
Frets
Double Barlines
Barlines
The distance between two barlines creates a musical “chunk” known as a _______________.
Measure
Fret
Neck
Double Barline
The symbol that appears at the end of a staff to mark the end of the music is called a ___________________.
Punctuation
Barline
Double Barline
Measure
How many measures does this example have?
12
5
13
2
How many strings do the guitars we play have?
(Don't be afraid to just look...use your resources, observation skills ;)
4
6
8
12
