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- 01What fretted string instrument, common in folk music, is typically played by strumming or flatpicking and has a teardrop or pear shape?
- 02What is the most common type of guitar, known for its six strings and fretted neck, that produces sound acoustically?
- 03What four-stringed instrument is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family?
- 04This keyboard instrument produces sound by striking strings with small felt-covered hammers.
- 05A small, four-stringed Hawaiian instrument that resembles a miniature guitar.
- 06This triangular-shaped instrument has its strings plucked by the player's fingers and can be found in both small lap and large pedal versions.
- 07A long-necked, pear-shaped string instrument with a deep, resonant sound, popular in Indian classical music.
- 08This large, low-pitched string instrument is played while seated and rests on a metal peg called an endpin.
- 09This string instrument, often associated with bluegrass music, has a circular body with a thin membrane stretched over it like a drum.
- 10What is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra?
- 11What string instrument is slightly larger than a violin and has a lower and deeper sound, often playing the 'alto' voice in an orchestra?