M&M Academy Guitar Beginner Level 1

Question 1

What are tuning pegs?

Answer 1

These are used to tune the strings on your guitar.

(When you turn a tuning peg clockwise the string should go lower in pitch and when you turn it anti-clockwise it should go higher in pitch. If this is not the case, it’s possible the guitar has been set-up or re-strung incorrectly).

Question 2

What is the neck?

Answer 2

This is the long wooden part that comes out of your guitar. It holds the fretboard and is where you will find the frets.

Question 3

What are frets?

Answer 3

These are metal strips that go down the guitar neck. The space in between each fret is a different note. As you move up the fretboard (towards the body of the guitar), the notes go up in pitch.

Question 4

What is the output jack?

Answer 4

This is where you plug in your jack lead to connect to an amplifier.

Question 5

What are the ‘inlays’?

Answer 5

These are your fret markers on your fretboard. Typically on frets 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 (although this sometimes varies).

Question 6

What are the pick-ups?

Answer 6

These are the components underneath the strings on the body of your guitar (usually a soundhole for an acoustic instead of pickups). These detect the vibrations of your strings using magnets to feedback a signal through an amplifier.

Question 7

What is the pick-up selector and what does it do?

Answer 7

This is the switch on the body of your guitar. This selects which pick-up receives a signal, which in turn provides a more treble or bass sound.

Question 8

Where are the volume and tone controls and what do they do?

Answer 8

The volume and tone controls are the knobs you can twist on the body of you guitar. The volume control adjusts how loud or quiet your guitar is, whilst the tone controls adjust the treble or bass.

Question 9

What are these called?

Answer 9

Plectrums

Question 10

What is a plectrum used for?

Answer 10

A plectrum is a small flat tool used to pluck or strum a stringed instrument.

Question 11

What is tab (tablature)?

Answer 11

A type of music specifically written for the guitar.

Question 12

What is a chord?

Answer 12

A chord is when you play multiple notes at the same time.

Question 13

What is this chord?

Answer 13

E

Question 14

What is this chord?

Answer 14

A

Question 15

What is this chord?

Answer 15

D

Question 16

What is this chord?

Answer 16

G

Question 17

What is the definition of rhythm?

Answer 17

The Timing (how fast and slow the beat is) and Duration (how long and short the notes are).

Question 18

How many beats are in the common time signature?

Answer 18

4 beats in a bar.

Question 19

How many beats is a crotchet worth?

Answer 19

1

Question 20

What is worth half a beat?

Answer 20

Quaver (s)

Question 21

Name a string name Mnemonic.

Answer 21

Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie!

Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big Ears.

Eat All Day, Get Big Easy.

Question 22

Where is the letter A on your E string?

Answer 22

Fret 5

Question 23

Where is the letter F on your E string?

Answer 23

Fret 1

Question 24

Where is the letter B on your E string?

Answer 24

Fret 7

Question 25

Where is the letter G on your E string?

Answer 25

Fret 3

Question 26

Where is the letter C on your E string?

Answer 26

Fret 8

Question 27

Where is the letter E on your E string?

Answer 27

Fret 12 or the open string

Question 28

Where is the letter D on your E string?

Answer 28

Fret 10

Question 29

What is the definition of a Scale?

Answer 29

A scale is a set of notes that move up or down in order, in pitch.

Question 30

What are the two primary scales?

Answer 30

The Major and the Minor scale.