A whole other world of stringed instruments


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. 
Fill in the A whole other world of stringed instruments as instructed.

Alternatively turn the above pdf into a Google Doc and share it with your other friends to turn it into a collaborative exercise.