STRING FAMILY

THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE STRING FAMILY

• Violin
• Cello
• Harp
• Viola
• String bass

THE VIOLIN

• Many kids start to learn how to play the violin
• If you play it young you will get used to stretch your fingers
• It sits next to the viola in the orchestra
• It belongs in the family because it has strings

CELLO

• It is pronounced chello
• It has 4 traditional strings
• It sits next to the viola in the orchestra
• It belongs in the family because it has strings

HARPS

• The curved instrument with 47 strings
• It is one of the wolds most ancient & universal instrument
• It belongs in the family because it has strings

VIOLA

• It has the same strings as the cello
• It usually sits between the cellos & the violins in the orchestra
• It belongs in the family because it has strings

STRING BASS

• It is the largest member of the string group
• It was described in early 1566
• It belongs in the family because it has strings

THE STRING FAMILY...

• Makes music by the strings and the bow vibrate when playing the instrument
• They all have strings
• They all have the same shape (except for the Harp)

WHERE DO THEY SIT IN THE ORCHESTRA

• They sit in the front in the orchestra

WHERE I GOT MY INFO & PICS

• google
• The string book from the library