Strings – Fact File by Iris & Sarah

By on June 23, 2013 in The Strings, Uncategorized

Want to learn more about the strings in the orchestra?

Explore our information, diagrams and sounds to find out!

What instruments belong to the strings in the orchestra and why are they part of this group?

The Bass, Harp, Double bass, Violin, Viola, Guitar, Cello and piano because you move on strings to make a sound.

What special jobs or parts of the music do the strings play?

The strings are actually the largest part of the orchestra and make up nearly half of all the instruments. The first violin is also responsible for tuning the entire orchestra.

Describe the sound or style of music the strings play:

Piano is classical and guitar is acoustic or rock. The traditional strings in the orchestra are positioned at the front because they often play soft and higher pitched parts of the music.

 

Some instruments from the strings:

 guitar              piano     violin

 Click these links to hear the sound of different stringed instruments:

                   GUITAR                         PIANO                               VIOLIN

 

 

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16 Responses to Strings – Fact File by Iris & Sarah

  1. olly July 30, 2013 at 2:41 pm #

    Well done!!!

    Nice research on the computer.

    Olly 3LK

  2. Felicity August 2, 2013 at 10:22 am #

    I realy liked the gutiar and I also found the piano very intresting the violin was a very intesting piece of muisc

  3. Margarett 3W August 2, 2013 at 10:27 am #

    I loved the guitar music It was flowey.

  4. micheal 3w August 2, 2013 at 10:30 am #

    thats alot of instruments I play the cello!

  5. Iris August 6, 2013 at 2:46 pm #

    thanks olly we used the ipad from iris 🙂

  6. Iris August 6, 2013 at 2:51 pm #

    thanks felicity sarah drew the guitar and I drew the violin , piano.From Iris 🙂

  7. Iris August 6, 2013 at 2:54 pm #

    thanks margarett that was beautiful what you said.

  8. Seamus August 6, 2013 at 8:37 pm #

    lots of research

  9. Elise August 7, 2013 at 4:48 pm #

    Nice sounds for the guitar,piano an the violin! Cool!

  10. Andy August 8, 2013 at 6:24 pm #

    I like all the sound tracks!

  11. Iris August 16, 2013 at 12:10 pm #

    Wow Micheal is the chello hard to play?From Iris 🙂

  12. Iris August 16, 2013 at 12:15 pm #

    Thanks Seamus .From Iris 🙂

  13. Iris August 16, 2013 at 12:18 pm #

    Thanks so much Elise .From Iris 🙂

  14. Iris August 16, 2013 at 12:21 pm #

    I am glad you like them Andy . From Iris 🙂

  15. Tom 3W August 19, 2013 at 5:52 pm #

    I play the violin and I think the violin song is what is called a scale. A scale is when many notes are played in an order that goes up than down.

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