Musical Instrument Blog #1 - Biello

​Guitar

--How is it played? What does the person have to do to produce sound?

It is played by applying force to frets and strumming the strings.

--How do you change a note? (you might have to watch very carefully to see this)
You change a note by pressing different indiv. frets/ indiv. strings /fret/strings combinations (called chords).

--How is it shaped?
It is shaped like circles, and rectangles. 


--What does this make you think about how you can create and change sound?
I know I must alter each of the thickness of strings and also I must alter the tightness of the strings along the neck.


--What connections (if any) do you think you can draw between what you are observing and you might already know about waves?
I know that the sound waves travel into the hole of the guitar and travel outward. 


http://guitar.about.com/library/blguitarlessonarchive.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL-MrZKU3Js

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