Guitar Observations

Watch the music videos.  Describe what happens.  20 Points

1.    Watch Steve Hackett play Horizons on an acoustic guitar.  Describe the tone.

2.    Watch Eric Clapton play White Room (1986)   What brand/type of guitar is he playing?

       This demonstrates the technique of bending the strings with your fingers to increase the pitch to accentuate a note.  Describe what he does and what it sounds like.

3.    Watch David Bowie play Heroes (1992)  Describe the device the lead guitar player is using.  Describe the tone of the guitar.

4.    Watch Frank Zappa on Saturday Night Live play The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing (1978)

  One of the guitarists has a bottle slide.  Which property (mass, length or tension) of the string does it change?

         What type of music often uses this device?  (Circle one)    Rock    Country    Disco    Rap     Waltz

        Describe the Sound

5.    Watch David Bowie sing Scary Monsters. (1997)  Watch the guitarist bend the neck of the guitar.     Which property (mass, length or tension) of the string does bending the guitar change?  What does this guitar sound like?

6.    Watch the Grateful Dead play I Know You Rider.  (1989)  Compare the tone of the guitar with the tone of the piano.