Color in your own Cello! Worksheet 1
Circle the answer!
This instrument is the:
Which way is this instrument played?
On the shoulder
On the ground
Is this instrument bigger or smaller than the violin?
Bigger Smaller
BONUS: In the video, Will said when musicians use their fingers to pluck the strings instead of using a bow, it is called:
Piano Pizazz Pizzicato Potato
Worksheet 2 ALL ABOUT THE CELLO
Below are a Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass. Circle the Cello!
How did you know this was the Cello?
In his video, Will talked about a smooth, connected style of playing when he played the melody in The Swan. What is this style with long, flowing notes called?
When musicians pluck the strings on their instrument, does it make the sounds very short or very long? What is it called when musicians pluck the strings?
What does the Cello sound like to you? How does that sound make you feel? Use the back of this sheet to write or draw what the sound of the Cello makes you think of! Worksheet 1 - ANSWERS
Circle the answer!
This instrument is the:
Violin Viola Cello Bass
Which way is this instrument played?
On the shoulder
On the ground
Is this instrument bigger or smaller than the violin?
Bigger Smaller
BONUS: In the video, Will said when musicians use their fingers to pluck the strings instead of using a bow, it is called:
Piano Pizazz Pizzicato Potato
Worksheet 2 - ANSWERS ALL ABOUT THE CELLO
Below are a violin, viola, cello, and bass. Circle the cello!
How did you know this was the Cello?
We know from Will’s video that the Cello is bigger than the Violin and the Viola, but smaller than the Double Bass. You can also see something called an END PIN at the bottom of the Cello. Musicians use this to balance the Cello on the floor. Which other instrument, shown here, has an end pin?
In his video, Will talked about a smooth, connected style of playing when he played the melody in The Swan. What is this style with long, flowing notes called?
This style of playing is called LEGATO.
When musicians pluck the strings on their instrument, does it make the sounds very short or very long? What is it called when musicians pluck the strings?
Plucking the strings on the instrument makes VERY SHORT sounds. When musicians use their fingers to pluck the strings, it is called PIZZICATO.
What does the Cello sound like to you? How does that sound make you feel? Use the back of this sheet to write or draw what the sound of the Cello makes you think of!