1. What is a Guitar? 3 rd Trimester 2015

2. Reminders DUE TODAY: Tell Me About Yourself worksheet (if you haven’t already turned it in) DUE MONDAY: 1” three-ring binder with 5 tab dividers (and a little bit of notebook paper for notes) – I will check!!!, Parts of the Guitar Worksheet.

3. What is a guitar? A necked string instrument Typically six strings stretched along a fretted fingerboard Strings are plucked with a pick or fingers Fun fact: A pick is also known as a plectrum.

4. Types of Guitars Acoustic Guitars Electric Guitars Archtop Guitars

5. Acoustic Guitars Have a resonance chamber Do not need to be amplified to be heard Larger body, thicker waist

6. Sub-Genre of Acoustic Guitars Classical guitars Nylon Strings Smaller body, narrower waist Wider neck

7. Electric Guitars Need amplification to be heard No proper resonance chamber –-- solid body

8. Archtop Guitars Can be both acoustic or electric Have “f-holes” (like in a violin) instead of a central soundhole The top is arched

9. Parts of the Guitar Head stock or head Machine heads or tuning keys or tuning machines Nut

10. Parts of the Guitar Neck Fret board or finger board Frets Strings

11. Part of the Guitar Body Waist Sound board Bottom Deck Heel Strap lock

12. Parts of the Guitar Sound hole Rosette Pick guard Bridge Saddle Bridge Pins

13. Homework Complete the Parts of the Guitar worksheet. Have your 1” three-ring binder with 5 tab dividers (and a little bit of notebook paper for notes) – I will check!!!