Unit 1: Background Information

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Guitar History
What is a guitar?

A guitar is a ___________ or ___________ ____________. Most guitars have ___ strings, and they are ____________________with either the ________ or a ________ . The guitar is traditionally constructed with __________.
Before the Guitar

Your Drawing: Oud

The ________ and the _______ derive from the Arabic word alud, meaning _______________.

Lutes and ouds have _________________ _________________

Stringed instruments may have been in use as far back as _______B.C.

Ancient civilizations from ________________ to __________ had _________ ____________ similar to the oud.
Your Drawing: Lyre

The ancient Greeks used a stringed instrument called a _______ around the ____ century B.C.

Evolution: The modern guitar evolved from early stringed instruments like the ______, ________, and _________.

The Spanish Vihuela

The vihuela is a 15th-16th century _______________ to the guitar

The viheula originated in __________ and is very similar to the modern guitar.

The Modern Acoustic Guitar

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The Modern Electric Guitar

1. Headstock 2. Machine Heads 3. Nut 4. Neck 5. Fretboard 6. Fret 7. Body 8. Cutaway 9. Bridge 10. Pickguard
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A Guide to Your Guitar

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The Electric

Nylon-String Acoustic (Classical)

Steel-String Acoustic