String Family BrainPop

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?

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A jazz combo is most likely to include which of these classical string instruments?

• Violin

• Viola

• Cello

• Double Bass