Violin

1. Go to “File” in your browser.
2. Click on “Open Location.”
3. Type www.playmusic.org/string/violin.html
4. Click enter
5. Read the information on your screen and answer the following Questions.

1. The violin is the _______________________ in size of the string family.
2. Because its strings are the shortest, the violin produces the ______________________ sound.
3. Circle the correct answer contained in the parentheses. There are (more/less) violins in the orchestra than any other instrument.
4. The violins are divided into two groups. The first violins play the __________________________ part. The second violins play the __________________________ part.
5. To be played, the violin is rested on the ______________________ and holds it in place using the ______________________. The bow is held in the ____________________ hand and is drawn across the ________________________________.
Name the ways the pitch is changed. _____________________________________________________________________; _____________________________________________________________________
The shape of the violin has stayed pretty much the same for _____________________ years.
Label the parts of the violin on the attached sheet.