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WorksheetsString Family BrainPop
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A guitar is different from a violin because it...
Has frets
Is played with a bow
Does not have a neck
Is part of the percussion family
Why is rosin useful for bowed string instruments?
All string instruments need rosin
Rosin can make bows have better sound
Rosin is only used with higher pitched instruments
Rosin should never be used
On string instruments with necks, pressing on a string reduces the ______ of the part that vibrates.
Tension
Length
Volume
Strength
Which statement about harps is true?
They are the largest string instrument
Their strings are all the same size
They do not have a resonator
They were inspired by ancient hunting bows
The _____ a string's vibration, the ______ the pitched of the sound it produces.
Faster, Higher
Slower, Higher
Faster, Lower
Piano strings are usually...
Plucked
Picked
Struck
Bowed
Which part of a string instrument makes the sound waves louder?
Bow
String
Resonator
Neck
What do the erhu and sitar have in common?
They are played with a bow
They have up to 21 strings
They were invented in Egypt
They come from Asia
Which instrument has strings with fixed pitches?
A jazz combo is most likely to include which of these classical string instruments?
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
