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String Instruments. Violin. Viola. Harp. Double Bass. Cello. Chin rest. Body. Bridge. Fingerboard. Pegs. Scroll. Tailpiece. F-holes. Strings. Neck. Peg box. The bow is held in the right hand. The Bow Horse hairs stretched over a wooden frame. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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STRING INSTRUMENTS
Double Bass Cello
Viola Violin
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