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The Violin. 4 th grade orchestra Ms. Tobia. Violin sizes. 1/16, 1/10, 1/8, ¼,1/2, ¾, 4/4 ¼, ¾ for smaller players 4/4 for larger players and adults Bows are different sizes to match different sized violins. Violin sizes. Which size violin do you play? ¾ ¼ 4/4 1/2.
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The Violin 4th grade orchestra Ms. Tobia
Violin sizes • 1/16, 1/10, 1/8, ¼,1/2, ¾, 4/4 • ¼, ¾ for smaller players • 4/4 for larger players and adults • Bows are different sizes to match different sized violins 2
Violin sizes • Which size violin do you play? • ¾ • ¼ • 4/4 • 1/2 3
Parts of the Violin Scroll • Peg box • Tuning Pegs • The nut 4
Peg box 5
Pegs • Keeps the violin strings tuned • Violin strings are E, A, D, G • E string is thinnest and highest pitched • G string is the thickest and lowest pitched 6
The body • Scroll is connected to body of the violin through the neck • Rainbow shaped part of violin is the Upper Bouts • Bouts on the side are the “C” bouts • The holes shaped like the cursive “f” are called F holes 7
The strings • The second thickest string on the violin is which string? • A. E string • B. A string • C. D string • D. G string 8
The strings • Strings are wound around pegs in the peg box and are strung over the bridge and connected to the tailpiece through fine tuners. • Fine tuners help to tune the violin when it is slightly out of tune rather than using the pegs to tune. 9
Chinrest • The chinrest keeps the chin from rubbing on the top of the violin. • Many different types of chinrests to match the players chin and neck 10
Violin range • Violin can play in lower register as well as higher register 11
Tuning the violin • There are two different way to tune the violin. What two ways can be used to tune the violin whether it is slightly out of tune or very badly out of tune? 12
The bow • The bow size varies to match the violin size. • The stick can be made of either wood, fiberglass or carbon fiber • The frog is made of ebony 13
The bow • The pad usually is made of rubber or leather. • Winding/grip is silver wire or synthetic material • Bow is tightened and loosened with the screw to make the hair more stiff to be able to draw a bow back and forth 14
Accessories • Rosin • Shoulder pad • Mute • Cleaning Cloth • Peg compound 15
Rosin Question • How often should a bow be rosined? 16
Violin Care • Violins are like glass and need to be treated with great care 17
References • Lamb, Norman and Susan Lamb Cook. Guide to teaching Strings. McGraw Hill, 2002. 19