All About the Guitar
Across
- 4. What is the name of the decorative piece of material around the soundhole of a guitar?
- 8. What is the name of the technique where the guitarist plucks the strings with their fingers instead of using a pick?
- 9. Which guitar-playing technique involves producing a sound by sliding the fingers along the strings without lifting them off the fretboard?
- 11. Which type of guitar is commonly used for playing classical music and has a wide, flat neck?
- 14. The guitar belongs to which musical instrument family?
- 17. Which famous guitarist is known for his incredible fingerstyle technique and popularizing the “thumb pick” in his playing?
- 18. Which part of the guitar is used to transmit the vibrations of the strings to the soundboard and produce sound?
- 19. The process of raising the pitch of a note by pushing the string across the fretboard is called:
- 21. Which guitar-playing technique involves striking the strings with a pick or fingers in a continuous motion?
Down
- 1. In standard tuning, what are the names of the six open strings of a guitar from the thickest to the thinnest?
- 2. Which guitar-playing technique involves pressing the string against the fret and then striking it to produce a higher pitch?
- 3. Which part of the guitar is used to change the pitch of the notes by pressing down the strings?
- 5. Which part of the guitar is used to adjust the tension of the strings and tune the instrument?
- 6. What is the term for the component that connects the neck to the body of the guitar?
- 7. Which guitar-playing technique involves rapidly picking the same note repeatedly to create a fast, repeating sound?
- 10. Which guitar-playing technique involves striking the strings with the palm of the hand to dampen or mute the sound?
- 12. Which part of the guitar is located at the top and is used to attach the strings to the tuners or tuning pegs?
- 13. The distance between the nut and the bridge of a guitar is known as:
- 15. How many strings does a standard acoustic guitar usually have?
- 16. The top, or front, of an acoustic guitar is usually made from which material?
- 20. Which part of the guitar is used to support and anchor the strings at the top of the instrument?