1. Paula Remzas EDT 500 10/6/05

2. History Emerged in Italy- 16th century Invented by Andrea Amanti Commissioned by King Charles IX to create violins Originally covered with drawings and paintings Acclaimed Violin Makers Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) Andrea Guarneri (1626-1698)

3. The Parts Of The Violin <----Scroll Tuning Pegs---> <---Chin Rest <----Finger Board <---------Bridge <---Frog Tip----> Bow----> “F” Hole-------> Tailpiece------------>

4. How Do I Hold The Violin? Violin on shoulder Chin on chin rest Keep wrist rounded Elbow under the center of the violin Avoid resting the wrist on the violin neck The thumb is opposite the 1st or 2nd finger

5. How Do I Hold The Bow? Relax hand, turn wrist to the left, let fingers drop into place Tip of bent thumb touches frog contact point Fingers curve over top of bow stick Middle finger is opposite the thumb.

6. How Does the Violin Create Sound? As the bow is drawn across the string, the string vibrates As the string vibrates, the wood that it is directly touching begins to vibrate also Instantly, the entire violin vibrates at the same frequency as the string

7. Members of the String Family The members have the same body shape They are each played with a bow They all have four strings, with each string tuned to a different note * Violin* Viola* Cello* Bass

8. References The violin. (1999). Retrieved Oct. 03, 2005, from The Music Chamber- The Violin Web site: http://library.thinkquest.org/27110/noframes/instruments/violin. html. http://library.thinkquest.org/27110/noframes/instruments/violin. html The violin. (1999). Retrieved Oct. 05, 2005, from the violin Web site: http://library.thinkquest.org/27178/en/section/1/index.html. http://library.thinkquest.org/27178/en/section/1/index.html Violin. (2005). Retrieved Oct. 03, 2005, from Violin- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin Violin world. (1999). Retrieved Oct. 03, 2005, from Welcome to Violin- World Web site: http://www.violin-world.com/.http://www.violin-world.com/