Instrument Care
Rest position
This part points out in front of you when in rest position
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Name a famous violinist
(many correct answers!)
A large group of musicians playing different types of instruments together is called....
an orchestra
Never touch this part of your instrument
bow hair
The bow
Do this at the end of a performance to thank your audience for listening
take a bow
This person stands in front of an orchestra and helps the musicians to play together
the conductor
We never put our violins face-down because this could damage the...?
bridge
What are the names of the four strings?
E, A, D, G
Name a composer (someone who writes music)
(many correct answers!)
You must do this to improve your violin-playing skills
Practice (other possible answers...)
You must do this with the bow when you are done playing and before zipping up your case
loosen the hair
You can look inside the violin by peering into the...
F holes
This famous scientist played the violin
Albert Einstein
A group of four musicians is called a...
quartet
True or false: leaving your violin in a very hot or cold space can damage the instrument.
True!
Which parts of the violin are used to tune the strings?
Pegs and fine tuners
The violin (in the form we know it today) originated in which country?
Italy
a large-scale work for an orchestra is called...
a symphony (possible other answers too...)