Appalachian Instruments Outline

1. Violin/Fiddle (note: the violin is the instrument, fiddling is the style)

________, ________-stringed instrument
Played with a _________
Often carries the _________________
Typically played in a _________________ style in Appalachian folk music
2. Banjo
Instrument with ______________________ origins
Can have _________, _________, or __________ strings
Is often __________________ in fast, _________________________ patterns
Has a ____________________ sound quality
3. Mandolin
A member of the _______________ family with ______________ sets of
___________________ strings.
A-style: ________________________-shaped
F-style: includes a __________________________ and a _______________
on the lower side of the body
Can have a ______________ back (___________________) or a
_____________ back
Played by _____________________ or __________________ the strings.
4. Guitar
______________-stringed instrument
Can be ________________ or ___________________
Commonly used in almost all genres of American popular music.
Comes in a wide variety of styles, which can change the _______________ of
the instrument.
5. Dulcimer
Body of the instrument is similar to an _________________________
_____________________
Has _________________ on the fingerboard (like a guitar)
Can be _____________________ or ______________ to play
Usually has __________ - ___________ strings (________ strings is pretty
standard)
From the ____________ family of instruments
Played on ____________________ or on a _______________
6. Jaw Harp
Played by playing between the ________________ and the _______________
and making a _________________ motion away from the mouth with the
dominant-hand index finger.
Has a _________________ sound quality
The middle piece is called the _________________, the
__________________, or the _________________
__________________ changes the rhythm and _________________ changes
the pitch.