Instrument Parts
The wooden piece that holds up the strings.
What is a bridge?
Where the sound comes out of the instrument
What are the F-holes?
Name one string that all the instruments in the orchestra have.
What is A, D, or G?
The spiral carved piece at the top of your instrument.
What is the scroll?
Makes small changes to the pitch of your instrument
The highest pitched string out of all of the orchestra instruments
What is the E string (on the violin)?
Makes big changes to the pitch of your strings
What are the pegs?
The metal or wooden piece that holds the strings and connects to the bottom of the instrument. It also has the fine tuners on it.
What is the tailpiece?
The lowest pitched string out of all of the string instruments
What is the E string (on the bass)?
The black piece of wood, where you press the strings into.
What is the fingerboard?
The long space between the body of the instrument and the pegbox, where the performer places their left hand to play.
What is the neck?
The string that cellos and violas have that basses and violins do not.
What is a C string?
The material found on the bow that is rubbed against the strings of the instrument, creating friction causing the string to vibrate.
What is the horse hair?
The long, wooden part of the bow
What is the stick?
Name all of the strings on your instrument from highest pitch to lowest pitch.
Violin- E, A, D, G
Viola- A, D, G, C
Cello-A, D, G, C
Bass- G, D, A, E