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It must always be played with the bow, however, it can if the music calls for it.

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Is a cello a stringed or a wind instrument?

A cello is a string instrument. In order to play it, a person must pluck or strum the strings.


How does a cello make sound?

the vibrations from drawing the bow along the strings get turned into sounds inside the cello and come out the"f" shaped holes


What is another way of making a cello make a sound?

You can pluck it with your fingers on the fingerboard (the black part), which is called pizzicato.


How is the cello made?

it is similar to most string instruments (like violin, viola, double bass) we can pluck the strings using our fingers or bow it.


What is pizzicato on a violin?

Basically any instrument of the string section (e.g. violin, viola, cello)


How do you play a string instruments do you pluck it?

harp ,bango,? Also when playing pizzicato on string intsruments - violin, viola, cello, bass - you pluck the strings when so playing. In fact, the bass uses pizzicato about as often as arco (bowed). Nowadays, on prepared pianos, players reach in to the interior to pluck strings, but that strictly speaking is not how the instrument was meant to be used.


What is the definition of pizzicato?

On a string instrument with a bow, such as violin, viola, cello, etc., pizzicato is when you pluck the strings rather than use the bow.Playing by plucking rather then bowing (only applies to string instruments).


How do you play starships on the viola?

The viola is actually the only orchestral instrument that can't play the music from Jaws. Sucks, dude. Maybe try the cello?


Do you blow or pluck a harp?

You pluck it.


What is present tense for pluck?

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What facts are there about cellos?

1. The 1st cello maker was Andrea Amati 2. The plural of cello is celli 3. It is an octave lower than a viola 4. It is an octave and a fifth lower than a violin 5. The cello used to be bigger 6. The second best known instrument in the orchestra 7. Full size cello is around 29 inches long 8. Bow is around 73 cm long and 3 cm wide 9. The bow is made of horsehair 10. Some celli in the 1600's to the 1800's had 5 strings


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