VIBRANT VIOLINS
the sound waves go out the F holes. The F holes
make the sound go out that direction.
from notes on the violin and the sound waves
go into the body of the violin. After the sound
waves go into the body, they go into the sound
posts. Sound posts is like the “soul” of the
violin. It is placed for the optimal sound. It’s
purpose is to bring vibrations from the top plate
to the bottom plate. After the sound waves go
into the body, they have to come out. They
come out of the F holes. The sound waves go
out of the F holes so the audience can hear.
What Makes The
Sounds?
To start, in the violin there are a lot of different
sounds. Some sounds can be loud or quiet. It is
from pressing harder or lighter on the strings
with your bow. When a violinist presses their
finger on one of the strings it makes a different
sound because of the length of the string left.
The different pitch of the sound is from the
thickness of the string, or the string’s tension.
Violin strings also give different sounds
depending how thick or thin they are. When a
bow is drawn across the strings they vibrate.
Sometimes different sounds could be because of
the way you are feeling. It could be light or
dark or sweet or bitter. It could be played many
different ways. Violin sounds could be shy,
sensitive, loud, quiet or confident because of
the music.
What Famous People
Play Violin?
There are many people that are famous
violinists. One of them is the world’s best
violinist. His name is Itzhak Perlman. (It-zak
Purl-min) He has played many famous pieces.
Another violinist is Hilary Hahn. She started
playing when she was almost four! Sarah Chang
was a child prodigy and now is thirty-eight
years old. Another one is Joshua Bell. He is fifty
years old now.
Second of all, the violin makes vibrations to
make the sounds. Violins make vibrations that
makes sound waves. The different sounds are
A lot of famous people played violin and some
you might not believe. Albert Einstein played
the violin but never fell in love with it until he
SOURCES
“Connolly Music”How Your Violin Produce Sounds www.connollymusic.com
“Parts of the Violin” Get Tuned get-tuned.com
“Quora” How is Sound Produced by a Violin? www.quora.com
“Ranker” List of Celebrities Who Play Violin-Ranker www.Ranker.com
“Take Lessons Blog” Violin takelessons.com
“Violinist” Describing Violin Sound www.violinist.com
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