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The Orchestra

The String family
Recap of last week
The main stringed instruments of
         the orchestra
These stringed instruments can
     be all played using a bow
 Bow is drawn across the
  strings to produce sound
 Arco
 The bow is made from
  wood and horse hair
Stringed instruments can also be
    plucked to produce sound




Pizzicato      Arco
The Violin
 Smallest of the string
  family
 Highest sound
 Most plentiful in
  orchestra
 4 strings
 First and second violins
 Fits under chin while
  being played


 Cora Venus Lunny, Nigel
  Kennedy and Vanessa
  Mae
Parts of the Violin
The Viola

 Bigger, longer than violin
 4 strings
 Strings thicker and
  longer
 Deeper and lower –
  warm tone
 Fits under chin while
  being played
 Brian Lee, Casimer Ney,
  Lionel Tertis
Parts of the Viola
The Cello


 Large instrument
 4 strings
 Longer, thicker strings
 Played with a shorter,
  thicker bow
 Sit to play cello – rest
  against knees
 Propped by up on floor by
  a spike
 Aisling Drury-Byrne and
  Julian Lloyd Webber
Parts of the Cello
Double Bass

 Largest of the family
 Player usually stands or
  sits on a high stool
 4 strings
 Very long and thick
  strings
 Very deep sound – rich
  and full
 Often plucked – pizzicato
 Rarely gets a solo
Parts of the Double Bass
Next week…..The woodwind family…..

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Stringed instruments micro teaching powerpoint

  • 3. The main stringed instruments of the orchestra
  • 4. These stringed instruments can be all played using a bow  Bow is drawn across the strings to produce sound  Arco  The bow is made from wood and horse hair
  • 5. Stringed instruments can also be plucked to produce sound Pizzicato Arco
  • 6. The Violin  Smallest of the string family  Highest sound  Most plentiful in orchestra  4 strings  First and second violins  Fits under chin while being played  Cora Venus Lunny, Nigel Kennedy and Vanessa Mae
  • 7. Parts of the Violin
  • 8. The Viola  Bigger, longer than violin  4 strings  Strings thicker and longer  Deeper and lower – warm tone  Fits under chin while being played  Brian Lee, Casimer Ney, Lionel Tertis
  • 9. Parts of the Viola
  • 10. The Cello  Large instrument  4 strings  Longer, thicker strings  Played with a shorter, thicker bow  Sit to play cello – rest against knees  Propped by up on floor by a spike  Aisling Drury-Byrne and Julian Lloyd Webber
  • 11. Parts of the Cello
  • 12. Double Bass  Largest of the family  Player usually stands or sits on a high stool  4 strings  Very long and thick strings  Very deep sound – rich and full  Often plucked – pizzicato  Rarely gets a solo
  • 13. Parts of the Double Bass