TRC 2º ESO BILINGÜE (3) STRING INSTRUMENTS

 

WATCH THE VIDEO "How do string instruments make a sound"

AFTER watching the video, complete the following activities ON YOUR NOTEBOOK and then send me a picture of your work.

1. COPY ON YOUR NOTEBOOK AND COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT WORDS

The three parameters that determine the pitch of a vibrating string are the ………………, the …………. and the………………of the……………..

Thicker strings produce ……………… sounds than ………………..… strings.

Tighter strings produce ………………..sounds than ………………….. strings.

Longer strings produce ………………..sounds than………………….. strings.

2.      READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT IN ORDER TO LEARN HOW THE STRING INSTRUMENTS PRODUCE THE SOUND.

3.      LOOK FOR THE WORDS YOU DON’T KNOW.

4.      WRITE THE TRANSLATION OF THE TEXT ON YOUR NOTEBOOK. TRY NOT TO BE LITERAL

 

The String Section

The instruments of the string section are crafted by carefully carving, shaping and gluing wood pieces together, and covering them with several coats of varnish. No nails or screws are used at all. Each instrument has four strings, the vibration of which makes the instrument sound. String instruments come in many sizes: the larger the instrument, the lower the sound, the smaller the instrument, the higher the sound. They are very versatile because so many rich, lyrical (singing), expressive and dramatic tones can be produced by them.

Sound is made on string instruments by playing their strings in two ways. Usually, you draw a bow across them and sometimes you pluck them.

            Different notes are made by using your finger to press a string against the fingerboard. When the string vibrates at its full length, from the bridge to the pegbox, the lowest sound is produced. When the vibrating length is shortened by pressing a finger on a string against the fingerboard, a higher sound is created because then the string is smaller (shorter).