string instruments
DESCRIPTION
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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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STRING INSTRUMENTS
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Double Bass Cello
Viola Violin
Harp
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Chin rest
Tailpiece
Body
F-holes
Bridge
Strings
Fingerboard
Neck
Pegs
Scroll
Peg box
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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.
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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.
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THE VIOLIN
• Highest sounding string instrument• Uses treble clef• Open string tuning:
What are the intervals between the open string notes?
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THE VIOLA
• Medium-high sounding string instrument• Uses alto clef• Sounds mellower
than the violin• Open string tuning:
Sounds like:
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THE CELLO
• Low sounding string instrument• Uses bass clef• Open string tuning:
Spike
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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?
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THE HARP
• The harp contains 47 strings, which are plucked (not bowed)• There are seven pedals to change the pitch of the strings