The hair on a bow is from what animal?

What material is used on the hair of a bow to help it to make beautiful music?

This string instrument is the largest and carries the lowest pitches in a string orchestra.

These two string instruments are the only ones in the string orchestra that have a chin rest. (Read carefully)

Because the violin plays the highest pitches in a string orchestra, a violinist reads his/her notes in the _____________ clef.

This string instrument is the only one in the orchestra that is written using the alto clef.

There are terms that describe HOW a string player is to play their instrument. The one that means to "play with a bow" is _________.

When a string player does NOT use a bow and uses his/her fingertips to pluck the strings on their instrument, it is called ________________.

In Italian, this word actually means "trembling". This is a notation in a string player's music telling them to play a specific note back and forth as rapidly (fast) as possible with their bow.

All of the string instruments has this part which allows each of the strings to span over it from the tuning pegs all the way to the tailpiece. What is it called?

Which instrument has two different types of bows (German or French) available for use?

This string instrument has an end pin so that the player can adjust it to his/her SITTING height.

This string instrument has spanned genres (styles). It is present in classical, jazz and country music.

Although this instrument LOOKS like a violin, it is actually tuned like a CELLO. Which is it?

This is the only instrument in the string orchestra that shares the same range as the human voice.

All four string instruments share these common parts EXCEPT which one?

Violin strings were originally made from what material?

The modern violin is made of either spruce or maple wood. Each violin contains ____ individual pieces of wood.

Besides the four "regular" string instruments, what other instrument is highly likely to be seen and heard in a string orchestra?