Parts
Safety
Steps to Hold
String Names
Random Facts
100
The longest part of the violin
What is the neck?
100
This is a liquid that you should never use to clean your instrument
What is water?
100
You make this shape with your feet when you're in standing position
What is a 'V' shape?
100
This string is the thinnest and highest-pitched
What is the E string?
100
The violin reads in this clef
What is treble clef?
200
These holes on the left and right side of the top plate of the string orchestra family allows sound to escape
What are the f holes?
200
This is one common area where instruments are left after transit
What is a car?
200
Despite people having different dominant hands, you always hold the violin on this side
What is the left side?
200
This string is the second highest and is used to tune the orchestra
What is the A string?
200
This instrument came before the violin
What is the viola?
300
You can tune the violin 2 different ways
What are the pegs and fine tuners?
300
This is something you should never get on your bow hair
What is anything but rosin?
300
When you are first learning how to pluck the open strings, you put your hand on this side of the instrument
What is the right side?
300
This string is the second lowest
What is the D string?
300
The string orchestra instruments were made to replicate this other musical act
What is singing?
400
This part supports the strings and withstands ~25lbs of pressure
What is the bridge?
400
Name the surface that you unpack your instrument on
What is the floor?
400
When you are putting your fingers down to play more notes, you touch this part
What is the fingerboard?
400
This string is the lowest and thickest on the violin
What is the G string?
400
This piece is commonly played at weddings
What is Canon in D?
500
It was common for violin, viola, cello, and bass strings to be made out of this material up until WWII
What is animal gut? (Fun fact: cat gut was never really used, it was from other animals and it's just called that)
500
These things are something you should keep your instrument away from
What are pets?
500
When you are holding the violin in playing position, you are clamping if between these two parts of your body
What is the chin and shoulder?
500
This string the viola and cello have, but the violin and bass do not
What is the C string?
500
This organization provides you with opportunities to be part of county-wide string orchestras, performances, and awards in New York State
What is NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association)?