Question
Beginner classical players of this instrument often have trouble adopting footstools to elevate the left leg and the need to grow out the fingernails of their right hand. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this instrument whose classical form uses six nylon strings that produce a warmer tone than their steel-stringed cousins.
ANSWER: guitar [accept classical guitar or Spanish guitar or nylon-stringed guitar]
[10h] Two answers required. Beginner classical guitars must learn the difference between these two right-hand techniques. In one, the player stops their finger on the next string up following the pluck, while in the other the plucking motion continues away from the string.
ANSWER: rest stroke AND free stroke [accept apoyando in place of “rest stroke”; accept tirando in place of “free stroke”]
[10m] Novice classical guitars may play Carcassi’s études to master this technique that allows for moveable chord shapes down the neck. This left-hand technique involves using the first finger to depress all six strings.
ANSWER: barre chords [or bar chords; accept barring]
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale B | WUSTL B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |