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If you are a piano player then you will be delighted to know more about the stringed instruments such as violin, viola, cello and bass. You will need to learn more about them to complete your Music Theory Worksheets and Music Theory Books.

All these instruments are connected because they make music when the strings vibrate in a certain pitch. They are however different from each others in the sense that the strings of the piano are usually struck by the hammer to create sound whereas the violin player uses a bow to create the sound. These diverse stringed instruments are used in different forms of music such as jazz, country, bluegrass, and others.

A hammered dulcimer is at times are quite similar to piano, in a way that the strings are struck with the hammers to produce sound. However, unlike the piano, the strings of the hammered dulcimer are easily accessed by the musician. At one time, the musician can strike as many as four strings to produce music.

The harpsichord is much similar to piano in a way that it has quite similar notes and keyboards. The notes for this instrument are produced by striking the strings. The harpsichord is used to write a great deal of music, which can also be played on piano.

Some of the other popular stringed instruments include mandolin, guitar, ukulele, banjo, and harp. All these instruments are actually tuned in much similar way like the piano.

There is much similarity in the tuning of the stringed musical instruments. They are all done by tightening or loosening the tensions of the strings. Most of the stringed instruments have similar characters tics and if you know playing one of them, you would love to know more about the other.

You can learn more about these stringed instruments by having a look at these Lesson Plans about Musical Instruments