1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Triss [41]
3 years ago
14

Most people have never heard of the instrument called the marimba. It is played in many countries around the world. The marimba

is a percussion instrument, a type of xylophone nearly ten feet long. The forerunner of the modern marimba comes from Guatemala. The instrument, however, is even older in its origins, which are thought to be Mayan.
The marimba consists of a set of wooden keys or bars that are hit with two or more mallets to make musical sounds. Some pieces of music require the use of up to six mallets. The instrument slightly resembles a piano, but the musician plays the marimba standing up instead of sitting down.
The marimba is not special because of its wooden bars. Instead, resonators, the metal tubes that hang beneath each bar, are what make the marimba unique. They are made in different lengths and produce different sounds and tones. Some resonators are made of aluminum, but brass is preferred. Resonators were originally made of hollowed-out gourds. The mallets also make a great difference in the quality of the sound. Softer mallets are used for the low notes. Harder mallets are used for the high notes.
It takes a great deal of skill to handle multiple mallets, two or three in each hand. Some musicians have developed special grips to help them control the mallets as they play. One of these, the Stevens method, uses four mallets, two in each hand. The grip involves holding one of the mallets with the ring and pinky fingers while the other is controlled between the thumb and the middle finger.
8


What can the reader infer from this article?

A.
A musician needs quick hands to be a good marimba player.
B.
The mallets used to play the marimba are usually made of brass.
C.
The marimba is a member of the strings section of the orchestra.
D.
Playing the marimba requires a minimum of two musicians.
English
2 answers:
Ray Of Light [21]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

A, A musician needs quick hands to be a good marimba player

Alex17521 [72]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

A        

It is the only one that makes sense                            

You might be interested in
which of these religious beliefs is most closely related to the plot christopher marlowes the tragical history of doctor faustus
nirvana33 [79]

Answer:

m

Explanation:

4 0
2 years ago
Most common form of drama
dimaraw [331]
Melodrama. It first appeared in France at the end of the 18th century. Later, it reached Britain and became one of the most popular types of drama in the 19th century!
5 0
2 years ago
Which type of informational text is How the internet came to be?
Masteriza [31]

Answer:

The internet came to be because of how everyone communicated and how many people use it.  

Explanation:

3 0
3 years ago
hat is the cause of Romeo’s despair? Romeo has wronged Benvolio. Romeo misses his friends and family. Romeo wants to fight the C
coldgirl [10]
Romeo is in love with a woman that he cannot have unless he completely turns away from everything he loves and knows
8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
When is the best time to introduce the conflict in a story?
strojnjashka [21]
Late beginning early middle
5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • Read the following excerpt from The American Crisis and answer the question. Your conduct is an invitation to the enemy, yet not
    8·1 answer
  • A writer would not begin drafting without pre-writing first. True or False
    11·2 answers
  • What are some ways you can be of service at school? At home? In your community ?
    10·1 answer
  • DOES ANYONE USE PLATO CLASSES ONLINE AND IS IN 9TH GRADE I NEED HELP OR I WONT PASS
    8·1 answer
  • Read the sentence from Samuel Johnson's preface to A Dictionary of the English Language. I have studiously endeavoured to collec
    10·2 answers
  • The Empire State Building was built during the Great Depression
    13·1 answer
  • Read the excerpt from Marian Anderson’s “Gifts of Speech.”
    12·2 answers
  • Select all that apply. Sutton Hoo was important because it:
    12·2 answers
  • Simprisoned by the ring god of the lower word
    10·1 answer
  • Matthew made a fruit salad, in which the ratio of blueberries to red grapes is 8:6. If Matthew used 36 red grapes and the rest w
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!