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