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WorksheetsString Instrument Care Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What happens if you leave your instrument in the car or near a heating/cooling vent?
It can get wet.
It can get too hot or too cold.
The case can break.
Instruments are breakable. We should treat them _______________.
with great care
like they are indestructible
What happens if you touch the bow hair too much?
The hair turns black from the oil on your hands
Your hands turn black from the rosin
Your bow hair shrinks.
Your bow hair stretches out.
If you break your instrument, what should you do?
Glue it together
Throw it away
Show it to Mrs. Unruh
Pretend you forgot your instrument
Keep your ______ _____ cut short, because if they're too long you can't play well.
toe nails
Are these statements both true or both false?
-If you screw your shoulder rest feet all the way in, they can break off.
-Cellos and basses should always put in their endpins when they’re finished playing.
True
False
True or false: it is safe to leave your instrument in the car.
True
False
For playing, tighten the bow so that a _____ can fit inside – no more!
cheeto
pinky
marker
rosin
Always ________________ the bow hair after playing. If you don’t it can get stretched out and be completely unusable.
tighten
After you play, wipe off the rosin from the instrument with a soft ______________.
shoulder rest
coat
cloth
wet washcloth
It is safe to lean or rest my instrument on my music stand.
True
False
If you turn the screw on your bow this direction, does it loosen or tighten the bow?
Loosen
Tighten
