Meet The Violin! | Kids Music Lessons

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This week, we are introducing the violin... Learn the parts of the violin, how the violin is played, and listen to some famous violin music!

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Featured music:
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
Carly Rae Jepson - Call Me Maybe
Vivaldi - Four Seasons (Spring) (recorded by John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players)

Musical terms from this episode:
PARTS OF THE VIOLIN -
Scroll (the very top of the violin)
Pegs (we use these to tune the violin)
Neck
Fingerboard (where we can move our fingers to change the note)
Bridge (holds the strings up)
Tailpiece
Chin rest (goes underneath your chin)
F-Holes (where the sound comes from!)
Strings (G, D, A, E)
Bow (made from wood and horse's hair)
Rosin (makes the bow sticky!)

WAYS OF PLAYING THE VIOLIN -
Legato (smooth)
Staccato (bouncy)
Col legno (turning the bow upside down and playing with the wooden part)
Tremolo (moving the bow really fast!)