! 0 0   Violin
Antonio Stradivari was the greatest

violin maker. His violins are now

worth about a million dollars each.
! 0 1
Some violins use gut strings ... made

from the intestines of animals.
! 1 0   Cello
Stradivari made great cellos too.  In

fact some are now worth more than his

violins!
! 1 1
The cello is played between your knees

while sitting on a chair. A metal rod

comes out the bottom and sticks into
the floor.
! 2 0   Bass
The biggest fiddle.  Composers have

made the double bass sound like a

whale, an elephant, and a thunderstorm.
! 2 1
Double bass players often have big,

ugly blisters and tough callouses on

their left hand.
! 3 0   Trumpet
Like all brass instruments, trumpets

fill up with spit from the player's

mouth.  Special valves are used to
empty the spit onto the floor.
! 3 1
Trumpet playing requires great lip

control. However, because of high

pressure on the lips, `lip burn-out'
is a real danger.
! 4 0   Trombone
Originally called a sackbut, the

trombone has a slide which extends

like a telescope.
! 4 1
The french word for paper clip is

'trombone'.  Which came first?
! 5 0   Flute
If you can whistle, you can play the

flute. You can practice the technique

by blowing across the top of a bottle.
! 5 1
A fife is a small flute used in

military bands.  The fife player,

often a young boy, marched to battle
with the troops.
! 6 0   Bassoon
A bassoon is a double-reed instrument

... 2 reeds tied tightly back-to-back.
! 6 1
It's hard not make some unwanted,

funny sounds with a bassoon - the

clown of the orchestra.
! 7 0   Clarinet
The clarinet is a single-reed

instrument. Most reeds are cut in the

Mediterranean region, many in Frejus,
France.
! 7 1
If you play recorder you already know

lots about the clarinet - the

fingering is very similar.
! 8 0   Horn
The first horns were actually made

from the horns of animals ... bulls,

boars, elephants etc.
! 8 1
`Flutter tonguing' produces a note

with a fast buzzing sound. Does this

sound rude?
! 9 0   Harp
One of the earliest instruments, it

probably started with a hunting bow,

over 4,000 years ago.
! 9 1
Most harps have 3 foot pedals which

will raise the pitch of the strings.

The pedals are not called clutch,
brake and gas.
! 10 0  Piano
The piano is acually a percussion

instrument, since the strings are

struck with a hammer.
! 10 1
Pianos became very popular.  By 1900

they were as common as TV sets are

today.
! 11 0  Tuba
The largest tuba was made of 39 ft. of

piping and was 7 1/2 ft tall.  Tubas

have been called plumbers nightmares.
! 11 1
To play the lowest notes, you must

have very slack lips.  This leads to

occasional injuries called `lip flap'.
! 12 0  Percussion
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture has a part

for cannon.  When played outdoors, a

real cannon is sometimes used.
! 12 1
Percussion patterns are given names

such as flam, drag, mammy-daddy and

paradiddle.
! 13 0  Oboe
The double reeds of the oboe need to

be kept moist.  Oboe players are

always sucking and licking their reeds.
! 13 1
Oboe players sometimes use `circular

breathing' ... breathing in through

their nose and out through their mouth
at the same time.
! 14 0  Viola
The viola is a bit larger and sounds a

bit lower than the violin. Strings are

tuned C G D A.
! 14 1
Viola music is often considered boring,

simple and without `character' but it

is an important part of the string
quartet.
! 15 0  Conductor
Conductors are both feared and loved.

Musicians who rehearsed and played

for Arturo Toscanini sometimes got
double pay because he was so strict.
! 15 1
The conductor Jean Baptiste Lully

(1632-87) accidently hit his foot with

the conducting stick.  He died from
the injury.
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