history: i used to play the violin when i was in elementary school
knowledge: The violin, also known informally as a fiddle, is a wooden string instrument in the violin family.
response: Interesting, did you ever call it a fiddle?
history: i used to play the violin when i was in elementary school
Interesting, did you ever call it a fiddle?
Not really, but did you know the modern violin has been around for about 500 years?
knowledge: It is the smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the family in regular use.
response: I did not know that! But I do know that it's the highest pitch instrument of its kind.
history: i used to play the violin when i was in elementary school
Interesting, did you ever call it a fiddle?
Not really, but did you know the modern violin has been around for about 500 years?
I did not know that! But I do know that it's the highest pitch instrument of its kind.
oddly playing the violin burns approximately 170 calories per hour, how random
knowledge: Most violins have a hollow wooden body.
response: I see. Also, the body of the instrument is hollow and made of wood.
history: i used to play the violin when i was in elementary school
Interesting, did you ever call it a fiddle?
Not really, but did you know the modern violin has been around for about 500 years?
I did not know that! But I do know that it's the highest pitch instrument of its kind.
oddly playing the violin burns approximately 170 calories per hour, how random
I see. Also, the body of the instrument is hollow and made of wood.
Yes, they're usually made of spruce or maple. What kind of music are they played in?
knowledge: They are most prominent in the Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as solo instruments and in many varieties of folk music, including country music, bluegrass music and in jazz.
response: They are mostly played in Western classical music, but also in folk, country, bluegrass and jazz.
history: i used to play the violin when i was in elementary school
Interesting, did you ever call it a fiddle?
Not really, but did you know the modern violin has been around for about 500 years?
I did not know that! But I do know that it's the highest pitch instrument of its kind.
oddly playing the violin burns approximately 170 calories per hour, how random
I see. Also, the body of the instrument is hollow and made of wood.
Yes, they're usually made of spruce or maple. What kind of music are they played in?
They are mostly played in Western classical music, but also in folk, country, bluegrass and jazz.
Oh, I see. Did you know the name comes from the Latin "vitula", meaning "stringed instrument"?
knowledge: Electric violins with solid bodies and piezoelectric pickups are used in some forms of rock music and jazz fusion, with the pickups plugged into instrument amplifiers and speakers to produce sound.
response: I didn't! Also, there are electric violins that are used in rock and jazz fusion.