Violin Informative Speech

A Stradivarius is a violin that is worth thousands of dollars.... sadly, mine isn’t one. Not many people know very much about the violin and there is a lot to learn about it. Now just imagine a world without the violin. You may not like classical music, but just think about how an orchestra would sound without one. It just wouldn’t be the same, right? Most people seem believe that violins are only in orchestras... which is wrong, they are used in bands for all kinds of music. Every violinist needs to know the parts of the violin and what they are for, how it is played, plus it helps to know some history. It is very important to know about the many parts to a violin to know how it works. On the head of it there is a scroll, a peg box (with four pegs), and ends at the nut. The nut then leads to the neck of the violin, which is the fingerboard. The fingerboard goes onto the body of the violin where there is the ribbing, which holds the belly and back piece together. On the belly there are two holes in which the sound comes from, called f holes. Between the f holes is the bridge. Next, there is the tailpiece which has the fine tuner(s) on it. Alongside the tailpiece is the chin rest. The chin rest is used for a good position of playing and a good grip. Also, to help with the grip is a shoulder rest. A shoulder rest is separate from the violin and is placed on the bottom underneath the chin rest. The pegs are to hold the four strings and help the tuning process. Continuing down the strings, the next thing to encounter them is the bridge, which helps with support. The strings then go onto end at the tailpiece holding them in place, and where the fine tuners also aid in the pegs tuning process. Of course the next part would be the bow. The bow starts at the tip, and leads down to the nut, which can also be called the frog, and is attached to a screw. The screw is used to loosen or tighten a thin ribbon of horse hairs by moving the frog closer or further away from the