European and American orchestral music is dominated by instruments in the violin family, but there’s a whole other world of stringed instruments out there! Here are a few to look out for.
Task 1
Task 2
Choose one of the instruments in Task 1 and read the information provided. For more information select the link provided below the text.
Task 3
Discussion and Cloze passage.
Task 4
This task explores the the Relationship Between The Way that Instruments Work and Human Emotion. The keywords are: Vibration, Fashion, Hollow and Amplify.
Can you guess what these words mean in different contexts?
Check your answers in the task below.
Task 5
Individual or Group Work.
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