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