The violin originated in 16th century Italy where it was first seen in paintings by Ferrari. The violin has a body made mostly of wood and consists of two main parts: the violin and the bow. The bow is made of different materials and is the same length as the player's right arm. It helps produce sound by creating friction between the horsehair strands and the strings. The body of the violin contains many components that each play a role in producing sound, such as the bridge which transmits string vibrations, and the sound post which helps the front and back plates vibrate together. Hundreds of pieces of music have been composed for violins, including concertos for solo violin accompanied by an orchestra.

1. ALL ABOUT THE VIOLIN
By Kymeron Carter

2. WHERE THE VIOLIN
ORIGINATED
v First seen in 16th
Century Italy
v In paintings made by
Ferrari.

3. THE VIOLIN
v Violin is made from mostly
wood.
v Consist of two parts
v The violin and the bow

4. THE BOW
v The bow is made out of
different materials
v The bow is the same length as
your right arm

5. THE FROG
v The frog is located at the
bottom of the bow
v Helps keep the stick and hair
in place

6. ROSIN
v Rosin helps create friction
between strings and horse hair.
v Comes in different shapes
and colors and styles

7. THE BODY
v Has many components and
parts
v Each play a different role

8. THE BODY CONT.
v Helps keep strings tight and
in place
v Different color to
differentiate strings
v At different heights so they
don’t collide

9. THE BODY CONT.
v Made out of Ebony,
Hardwood, or Rosewood
v Creates a different pitch
depending on where you place
your fingers

10. THE BODY CONT.
v The bridge takes all the
weight from the strings on the
violin
v Is very fragile

11. THE BODY CONT.
v The sound post helps the
sound project
v Helps keep the front and
back plate together

12. THE BODY CONT.
v Used to help aid the player
with shifting
v Makes it more comfortable to
hold and play the violin

13. THE BODY CONT.
v The shoulder rest prevents
the violin from slipping off your
shoulder
v Cost extra to buy
v Or could use a sponge

14. BAROQUE VIOLIN
v Fingerboard length is
different
v Strings made from cat gut
v No chin rest

15. DIFFERENT TYPES OF
VIOLINS
v There are many different
variations of the violin such as
the electric violin, and the Stroh
violin.
v Most popular are the acoustic
violins that we use today

16. MUSIC
v Hundreds of pieces have been composed for violins
v Concertos have been written for solo violin with orchestral
accompaniment.