! 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 this 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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