ORCHESTRA PLUCK

A group of organized To take hold of something

musicians playing and quickly pull it.
instruments from each of Plucking a string in music is
the four families called PIZZICATO.

TENSION STRING
An instrument family
To be stretched tightly where the instruments
make sounds with
vibrating strings
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Facts about String Instruments
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Ok. So what members.
about the harp?
So let us now see how
a sound is made on a All string instruments make
their sound the same way. Musicians press
string instrument….. down on the strings with their fingers of the
left hand and draw the bow across the strings
with the right hand, as you can see in the
picture below.
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TheDate
Violin
here.
❖The violin is the string
instrument.

- first violins and

.
❖The violin fits under the chin while
being played.
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The Viola
Date here.
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The Cello ❖ Large string instrument.
❖ Has thicker strings than the violin and
Date here.

the viola.
❖ Is played with a shorter, thicker bow.
 The
Double
Bass
Date here.
Date here.

Violin (Highest)
Viola
Cello
Double Bass (Lowest)
The
Bow
A violin bow is

(usually taken from the tail of the

horse) that is rubbed against tuned
strings to produce sound.
 The
Endpin
Date here.
The Harp
Date here.