1. Instrument Family - Strings
Music Appreciation - Notebook Section A - Sept 13, 2018

3. “The Five Strings” with Alex Boye
"Amazing Grace" by The Five Strings with Alex Boye

4. Violin ♫ Highest instrument in the string family
♫ Played by holding it under the chin and
resting it on the shoulder
♫ Made of many pieces of wood glued together
creating a hollow body
♫ Sound is made by the vibrating strings resonating
in the hollow body
♫ Four strings made of nylon or steel are wrapped
around the pegs and attached to the tailpiece at the bottom
"Flight of the Bumblebee" Violin Solo

5. Viola ♫ Lower than the violin; tone is darker
♫ Played by holding it under the chin and
resting it on the shoulder
♫ Made of many pieces of wood glued together creating a hollow body
♫ Sound is made by the vibrating strings resonating in the hollow body
♫ Four strings made of nylon or steel are wrapped around the pegs and attached to the tailpiece at the bottom
"Perfect" Viola Solo

6. Cello ♫ Much larger than the violin; tenor voice
♫ Played by holding it between the knees,
sitting down and bowing across the body
♫ Made of many pieces of wood glued together creating a hollow body
♫ Sound is made by the vibrating strings resonating in the hollow body
♫ Four strings made of nylon or steel are wrapped around the pegs and attached to the tailpiece at the bottom
"A Thousand Years" by The Piano Guys

7. String (Double) Bass ♫ Lowest instrument in the string family
♫ Played by standing and/or sitting on a
high stool behind the instrument
♫ Made of many pieces of wood glued
together creating a hollow body
♫ Sound is made by the vibrating strings
resonating in the hollow body
♫ Four strings made of nylon or steel are wrapped around the pegs and attached to the tailpiece at the bottom
"Pirates of the Caribbean" String Bass Solo

8. Harp ♫ Has 45 strings stretched across a frame shaped like a triangle
♫ Has 7 pedals at the bottom to adjust
the length of the strings to produce the
different notes
♫ Played by sitting behind the instrument and leaning it against the body
♫ Strings are plucked by hand while the pedals are played with the feet
♫ Weigh approximately 80 pounds
"Beauty & the Beast" Harp Solo

9. Guitar ♫ A fretted musical instrument (fret =
metal strips across the neck)
♫ Typically played with both hands,
strumming or plucking with either a guitar
pick or fingers/fingernails of one hand, and
“fretting” with the fingers of the other hand
♫ Several types of guitars (pictured here:
Acoustic, Electric, and Bass)
"Coming Home" by Keith Urban

10. More String Videos: "It's About Time" by The Five Strings
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" by The Five Strings
"Pachelbel's Canon in D" by String Quartet
"Paradise" (Coldplay) by The Piano Guys & Alex Boye
"Perfect" Harp Solo
"Tenerife Sea" by Ed Sheeran on Acoustic Guitar