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Created page with "====Size==== {| class="wikitable" |+ The size of an instrument can affect the pitch. Bigger instruments make a lower pitch sound. |- |[[File:SaxophoneSoprano.png|center|200px]..."
====Size====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ The size of an instrument can affect the pitch. Bigger instruments make a lower pitch sound.
|-
|[[File:SaxophoneSoprano.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:SaxophoneAlto.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:SaxophoneTenor.png|center|250px]]
|[[File:SaxophoneBass.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A small 'soprano' saxophone makes a high pitched '''sound'''.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |An 'alto' saxophone makes the '''second''' highest pitch.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A tenor saxophone makes the second lowest '''pitch'''.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A large 'bass' saxophone makes a low pitched '''sound'''.
|}

====Thickness of Strings====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Thicker strings make lower pitched sounds.
|-
|[[File:GuitarClipart.png|center|300px]]
|[[File:GuitarBassClipart.png|center|300px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A regular guitar has thin strings and can make high pitched '''sounds'''.
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A 'bass' guitar has thick strings and makes low pitched '''sounds'''.
|}

====Length of Strings====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ The shorter the strings, the higher pitched a sound.
|-
|[[File:Harp.png|center|300px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |The shorter strings on a harp make a higher pitched sound.
|}

====Tightness of Strings====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ The tighter the strings the higher pitched the sound.
|-
|[[File:ViolinPegs.png|center|300px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |The pegs on the end of a stringed instrument can make the strings tighter or looser.
|}