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When you pluck a string on a musical instrument?

Playing a stringed instrument by plucking the strings is called 'pizzicato'.


How the sound of a fiddle is produced?

A fiddle is a stringed instrument. The sound is produced by plucking strings. The pitch is determined with the fret board.


What is the acoustic guitar?

Its a guitar that relies on acoustics in the wood whereas an electric relies mainly on the amplifier to create the sound. Country music is primarily played on acoustic and rock, metal, grunge, etc. is normally played on electric.


Is a guitar a percussion instrument?

Any instrument that requires striking to produce a sound is considered a percussion instrument; therefore, since a guitar requires striking by a pick or the finger, this would classify it as a percussion instrument. A string instrument produces a sound through vibrating the strings in a strumming motion with a bow (i.e. cello, violin, bass). A string instrument can be used as a percussion if the musician changes the format from strumming with a bow to striking or plucking. This has been seen commonly when an upright bass is used in jazz or when a violinist plucks the strings. A Guitar is classified as a stringed instrument, not a percussion instrument. It can be plucked to strummed as well as bowed and other methods related to a stringed instrument. A piano is classified as a percussion instrument because the only way to play a piano is to strike it with a mallet which is operated by keys.


How many strings are on stringed instructments?

Depends on the instrument.

Related Questions

When you pluck a string on a musical instrument?

Playing a stringed instrument by plucking the strings is called 'pizzicato'.


Is a violin a guitar?

No, a violin is not a guitar. A violin is a string instrument that is played with a bow, while a guitar is a string instrument that is played by strumming or plucking the strings.


How the sound of a fiddle is produced?

A fiddle is a stringed instrument. The sound is produced by plucking strings. The pitch is determined with the fret board.


What is the acoustic guitar?

Its a guitar that relies on acoustics in the wood whereas an electric relies mainly on the amplifier to create the sound. Country music is primarily played on acoustic and rock, metal, grunge, etc. is normally played on electric.


Is strum an onomatopoeia?

No. Strumming is the action of plucking the strings. "Pluck" is an onomatopoeia.


What is plucking the fingers called?

Plucking the fingers of a stringed instrument like a guitar or bass is typically referred to as fingerstyle playing or fingerpicking. It involves using individual fingers to pluck the strings instead of a pick.


Is a mandolin a stringed instrument or a keyboard instrument?

Mandolins have strings.


What is the of the word pizzicato?

Pizzicato is a musical direction, referring to plucking the strings of a violin or other stringed instrument with one's finger. It comes from the Italian meaning "pinched" or "twitched."


Is a guitar a percussion instrument?

Any instrument that requires striking to produce a sound is considered a percussion instrument; therefore, since a guitar requires striking by a pick or the finger, this would classify it as a percussion instrument. A string instrument produces a sound through vibrating the strings in a strumming motion with a bow (i.e. cello, violin, bass). A string instrument can be used as a percussion if the musician changes the format from strumming with a bow to striking or plucking. This has been seen commonly when an upright bass is used in jazz or when a violinist plucks the strings. A Guitar is classified as a stringed instrument, not a percussion instrument. It can be plucked to strummed as well as bowed and other methods related to a stringed instrument. A piano is classified as a percussion instrument because the only way to play a piano is to strike it with a mallet which is operated by keys.


Why is a guitar called a stringed instrument?

It has strings.


How many strings are on stringed instructments?

Depends on the instrument.


How many strings are usally on the stringed instrument?

4