String Family

We classify (put) instruments into the string family based on the way they produce (make) sounds. Sounds are made when something...

• gets sold to the highest bidder.

• vibrates.

• is finished.

• is sleeping.

In the string family, that "something" that vibrates is

• a reed

• your lips

• the instrument

• a string

True or False:

The bigger the instrument, the lower the pitch.

• True

• False

When you pluck the strings with your fingers it is called

• Spaghetti

• painful

• Pizzicato

• Vibrato

The highest member of the string family is the

• Double Bass

• Cello

• Viola

• Violin

Name two ways you can make sounds on a stringed instrument (Pick 2 answers).

• Plucking the strings

• Shaking the instrument

• Bowing the strings

• Blowing air onto the strings

What is on the bow that glides across the strings to create the vibrations and sounds? It can be white or black.

• Felt

• Horse Hair

• Silk

• Dog Hair

What instrument is Darth Vader playing?

• String Bass
• Violin
• Viola
• Cello

Which of the following instruments are part of the string family?

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What is your favorite string instrument?

(I know there are more, like guitar and ukulele, but I can only have 5 choices 😥)

• violin

• viola

• cello

• bass

• harp