Orchestra Instruments
This is the smallest instrument in the string family.
What is the violin?
This instrument has six strings, and can be played with a pick. It has a hollow body and does not get plugged into anything.
What is an acoustic guitar?
This holds the string up on an orchestra instrument.
What is the bridge?
A solid-bodied guitar, with 6 metal strings and a built in pick-up so the sound can be
amplified
What is an electric guitar?
If you turn these too tight while tuning, you might pop a string!
What are the pegs?
This instrument looks a lot like the violin, but has a different string and reads alto clef.
What is the viola?
An electric guitar with four strings that plays very low notes.
What is the electric bass?
The three ways a string instrument can be played.
What is bow, pluck, and strum?
To change notes, you put your fingers on this.
What is the fingerboard?
This instrument has a long end pin. You sit to play it because it is large.
What is the cello?
This instrument has strings inside of it. Some people consider it a percussion instrument as well.
What is the piano?
The bow will not make a sound on the strings unless you rub it with this first.
What is rosin?
This part of an orchestra instrument twists into a pretty swirl at the top!
What is the scroll?
This string instrument has the most strings. It can play both the melody and the bass at the same time. Some people think it sounds like angels!
What is the Harp?
A word that means the opposite of electric.
What is acoustic?
An electric guitar should be plugged into this before it's played.
What is an amp?
The part of an acoustic string instrument that amplifies the sound is known as this.
What is the soundbox?