STRING INSTRUMENTS Violin Viola Harp Double Bass Cello
STRING INSTRUMENTS
Violin Viola Harp Double Bass Cello
Chin rest Tailpiece Body Bridge F-holes Fingerboard Strings Pegs Neck Scroll Peg box
The bow is held in the right hand. The Bow Horse hairs stretched over a wooden frame. Most of the instrument is made of different types of wood. The strings are made from wire or gut. Mute Sometimes a mute can be clipped to the top of the bridge to make a softer sound.
PITCH • Bigger instruments sound lower than smaller instruments. • Longer strings sound lower than shorter strings. • Thicker strings sound lower than thinner strings. • Musicians change the pitch by pressing their fingers down on the strings, making them shorter.
THE VIOLIN • Highest sounding string instrument • Uses treble clef • Open string tuning: What are the intervals between the open string notes?
THE VIOLA • Medium-high sounding string instrument • Uses alto clef • Sounds mellower than the violin • Open string tuning: Sounds like:
THE CELLO • Low sounding string instrument • Uses bass clef • Open string tuning: Spike
THE DOUBLE BASS • Lowest sounding string instrument • Uses bass clef • Sounds one octave lower than written • Open string tuning: What are the intervals between the open string notes?
THE HARP • The harp contains 47 strings, which are plucked (not bowed) • There are seven pedals to change the pitch of the strings
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