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The Violin. Paula Remzas EDT 500 10/6/05. History. Emerged in Italy- 16th century Invented by Andrea Amanti Commissioned by King Charles IX to create violins Originally covered with drawings and paintings. Acclaimed Violin Makers Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737)
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The Violin Paula Remzas EDT 500 10/6/05
History • Emerged in Italy- 16th century • Invented by Andrea Amanti • Commissioned by King Charles IX to create violins • Originally covered with drawings and paintings • Acclaimed Violin Makers • Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) • Andrea Guarneri (1626-1698)
The Parts Of The Violin <----Scroll Tuning Pegs---> <----Finger Board <---Frog Bow----> <---------Bridge Tip----> “F” Hole-------> Tailpiece------------> <---Chin Rest
How Do I Hold The Violin? • Violin on shoulder • Chin on chin rest • Keep wrist rounded • Elbow under the center of the violin • Avoid resting the wrist on the violin neck • The thumb is opposite the 1st or 2nd finger
How Do I Hold The Bow? • Relax hand, turn wrist to the left, let fingers drop into place • Tip of bent thumb touches frog contact point • Fingers curve over top of bow stick • Middle finger is opposite the thumb.
How Does the Violin Create Sound? • As the bow is drawn across the string, the string vibrates • As the string vibrates, the wood that it is directly touching begins to vibrate also • Instantly, the entire violin vibrates at the same frequency as the string
Members of the String Family • The members have the same body shape • They are each played with a bow • They all have four strings, with each string tuned to a different note * Violin * Viola * Cello * Bass
References • The violin. (1999). Retrieved Oct. 03, 2005, from The Music Chamber- The Violin Web site: http://library.thinkquest.org/27110/noframes/instruments/violin.html. • The violin. (1999). Retrieved Oct. 05, 2005, from the violin Web site: http://library.thinkquest.org/27178/en/section/1/index.html. • Violin. (2005). Retrieved Oct. 03, 2005, from Violin- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin. • Violin world. (1999). Retrieved Oct. 03, 2005, from Welcome to Violin- World Web site: http://www.violin-world.com/.