Question

ct the word that means tight. to play the violin, you must develop many skills. one of the most basic is surprisingly difficult: staying relaxed. if a violinists hands are too tense, the music wont sound smooth.

Explanation:

The question is to select the word meaning "tight" from the text. In the sentence, "tense" is used to describe the violinist's hands being too tight (opposite of relaxed), as the context says if hands are too tense, music isn't smooth. So the word is "tense".

Answer:

tense