Grade 4 – Strings

All instruments in the string family have their sound produced by bowing or plucking strings.

Typical orchestral instruments include (from highest in pitch to the lowest):

• Violin
• Viola
• ‘Cello (the full name for this instrument is violoncello but cello is the generally accepted name)
• Double Bass

All stringed instruments can produce more than 1 note at a time.

Clefs used by stringed instruments:

• Violin – Treble Clef
• Viola – Alto clef (sometimes treble clef)
• ‘Cello – Bass clef (sometimes treble or tenor clefs)
• Double Bass – Bass clef