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Explore the string instrument family with The Five Strings - Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, and Harp. Learn about their unique features and sounds in this music appreciation notebook section.
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Instrument Family - Strings Music Appreciation - Notebook Section A - Sept 13, 2018
“The Five Strings” with Alex Boye "Amazing Grace" by The Five Strings with Alex Boye
Violin ♫ Highest instrument in the string family ♫ Played by holding it under the chin and resting it on the shoulder ♫ Made of many pieces of wood glued together creating a hollow body ♫ Sound is made by the vibrating strings resonating in the hollow body ♫ Four strings made of nylon or steel are wrapped around the pegs and attached to the tailpiece at the bottom "Flight of the Bumblebee" Violin Solo
Viola ♫ Lower than the violin; tone is darker ♫ Played by holding it under the chin and resting it on the shoulder ♫ Made of many pieces of wood glued together creating a hollow body ♫ Sound is made by the vibrating strings resonating in the hollow body ♫ Four strings made of nylon or steel are wrapped around the pegs and attached to the tailpiece at the bottom "Perfect" Viola Solo
Cello ♫ Much larger than the violin; tenor voice ♫ Played by holding it between the knees, sitting down and bowing across the body ♫ Made of many pieces of wood glued together creating a hollow body ♫ Sound is made by the vibrating strings resonating in the hollow body ♫ Four strings made of nylon or steel are wrapped around the pegs and attached to the tailpiece at the bottom "A Thousand Years" by The Piano Guys
String (Double) Bass ♫ Lowest instrument in the string family ♫ Played by standing and/or sitting on a high stool behind the instrument ♫ Made of many pieces of wood glued together creating a hollow body ♫ Sound is made by the vibrating strings resonating in the hollow body ♫ Four strings made of nylon or steel are wrapped around the pegs and attached to the tailpiece at the bottom "Pirates of the Caribbean" String Bass Solo
Harp ♫ Has 45 strings stretched across a frame shaped like a triangle ♫ Has 7 pedals at the bottom to adjust the length of the strings to produce the different notes ♫ Played by sitting behind the instrument and leaning it against the body ♫ Strings are plucked by hand while the pedals are played with the feet ♫ Weigh approximately 80 pounds "Beauty & the Beast" Harp Solo
Guitar ♫ A fretted musical instrument (fret = metal strips across the neck) ♫ Typically played with both hands, strumming or plucking with either a guitar pick or fingers/fingernails of one hand, and “fretting” with the fingers of the other hand ♫ Several types of guitars (pictured here: Acoustic, Electric, and Bass) "Coming Home" by Keith Urban
More String Videos: "It's About Time" by The Five Strings "Do You Hear What I Hear?" by The Five Strings "Pachelbel's Canon in D" by String Quartet "Paradise" (Coldplay) by The Piano Guys & Alex Boye "Perfect" Harp Solo "Tenerife Sea" by Ed Sheeran on Acoustic Guitar