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STRING INSTRUMENTS
Double Bass
Cello
ViolaViolin
Harp
Chin rest
Tailpiece
Body
F-holes
Bridge
Strings
Fingerboard
Neck
Pegs
Scroll
Peg box
The BowHorse hairs stretched over a wooden frame.
The bow is held in the right hand.
Most of the instrument is made of different types of wood.The strings are made from wire or gut.
MuteSometimes 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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