The Violin
The wooden stick with horsehair used to play the violin.
(What is the bow?)
The viola looks like a violin but is slightly this.
(What is bigger?)
Early cellos didn’t have an endpin — players used to hold them this way.
(What is between their knees or calves?)
The bass has this many strings.
(What is four?)
The person who stands at the front and leads the orchestra.
(Who is the conductor?)
Players place their fingers on this part to change the notes.
(What is the fingerboard?)
The viola was first made in this same country as the violin.
(What is Italy?)
The cello’s sound is in between the viola and this larger instrument.
(What is the bass?)
The bass can be played two ways: with a bow or by doing this.
(What is plucking or pizzicato?)
In the orchestra, the string family can often include the the violin, viola, cello, and bass and this instrument.
(What is the harp?)
This famous violin maker’s name begins with “S” and is known for making the best violins ever.
(Who is Stradivari or Stradivarius?)
The word “viola” comes from this language.
(What is Italian?)
The cello is much larger than the violin, so players sit down and rest it on this metal piece.
(What is the endpin?)
The bass is used in both orchestras and this popular American music style that uses clarinets, saxophones, drums and piano.
(What is jazz?)
This famous composer wrote “The Magic Flute.”
(Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?)
This long wooden piece holds the strings above the body of the violin.
(What is the bridge?)
The viola reads this clef instead of treble clef like the violin.
(What is alto clef?)
The back, sides, and neck of the cello are often made from this type of wood.
(What is spruce or maple?)
The bass is sometimes called this longer name.
(What is the contrabass or double bass?)
The conductor uses this tool to help keep the beat.
(What is a baton?)
The little wooden stick inside the violin that helps the sound travel is called this.
(What is the sound post?)
The bow is strung with this material, which actually comes from a horse’s tail.
(What is horsehair?)
This world-famous cellist has played for the president, won many Grammy Awards and is known for playing all kinds of music, from classical to jazz to world music.
(Who is Yo-Yo Ma?)
The double bass may have evolved from this older string instrument family.
(What is the viol family?)
The orchestra has more of these instruments than any other
(What is the violin?)