This document provides an overview of the violin. It describes the violin's size and construction, noting it is made of wood with metal strings. It is played by rubbing a bow across the strings. The document discusses the violin family, including the viola, cello and double bass. It explains how the violin is played by pressing fingers on the fingerboard. The violin plays in the treble clef. Examples are given of genres where the violin is used, and famous pieces like Vivaldi's The Four Seasons are mentioned.

1. Playing Second Fiddle:
A Violin Presentation
Elisabeth DeSonia
EDU 1103
John Graham
February 15th, 2014

2. What is a violin?
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The violin is a type of string instrument,
played by rubbing across the strings with a
“bow”.
It is about a foot and a half long and is
typically made of wood. The strings are
usually made of metal.
The bow is also made of wood, but its
strings are usually tightly strung horse hair.
They are rubbed with hardened tree sap
(rosin) so that they make a nice sound
when rubbed across the violin's strings.
I'm cool

3. Bowed Strings Family
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There are three other
major bowed string
instruments that are
almost identical to each
other, save for their
sizes: the viola, the
cello, and the double
bass, with the double
bass being at the
biggest at around six
feet tall.
The bigger the
instrument, the deeper
the sound.
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Bowed strings from smallest to biggest

4. Playing the Violin
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To play, a violinist presses
his or her fingers against the
fingerboard (the black part
around the top of the violin)
while rubbing the bow's
hairs across the violin
strings. Which note this
creates depends upon
where the fingers are being
pressed.
The violin plays in the treble
clef, meaning its notes are
high. It is the only instrument
in the bowed strings family
that plays in the treble clef.
Compare the violin's playing range
to that of the piano's

5. Violin Applications
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The violin is one of the
most versatile of all
instruments. It can be
used in genres like
folk, classical, rock, an
d more.

6. Examples of Violin Music
This beautiful cover of Let It Go shows off the violin's versatility
And the weird black box to the left is playing
Spring “Largo” from Vivaldi's famous “The Four
Seasons”!

7. Works Cited
Image Sources
Slide 1: http://www.stewartfamilychiro.com/attachments/Image/violin_pictures__5.jpg
Slide 2:
http://www.sharmusic.com/productImages/image.axd/i.KJS3014/w.500/h.500/Karl+Josep
h+Schneider+Master+Art+Violin+-+1+4+size_R.jpg
https://www.jrjuddviolins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Shen_viola_top_adj.jpg
http://static.musiciansfriend.com/derivates/19/001/393/296/DV020_Jpg_Jumbo_467205
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Busettosolano.jpg
Slide 3:
http://www.speaknoise.com/images/refImage/instrRanges/stringRanges/violin/violinPran
ge.jpg
http://0.tqn.com/d/np/music-composition/149-1.jpg
Slide 4:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Tallinn_String_Quartet_in_Tel_Aviv.
jpg
http://www.lyrictheatrevt.org/fiddler/tevye_fiddler.jpg
Thishttp://celticwomanbr.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/mairead-nesbitt-violin-celticpicture of a kitten getting engulfed by marshmallows:
woman1.jpg
http://www.tehcute.com/pics/201110/marshmellow-kitten-big.jpg
Music is by Antonio Vivaldi and the song currently
playing is by Yuka Tsujiyoko from Paper Mario!