The Orchestra - String section comprehension.
Refer back to the text and answer the following questions.
- What is the main difference between the instruments in the string section?
2.
How are the instruments in the string section played to make their sounds?
3.
As the largest section in the orchestra, how many musicians make up the strings?
4.
Which word or phrase tells you that the string section is a very important part of the orchestra?
5.
Which other instruments form part of the string section?
6.
In what position do the violas sit?
7.
Find three adjectives to describe the notes produced by pizzicato (plucking).
8.
Choose one of the instruments from the string section and write a short description of it using what you find out.