Pictorial narrative of the history of the Horn Violin and its usuage today primarily in the Bihor region of Rumania.

Learn about the science of music acoustics. Topics such as how do violins change with age and brass acoustics are explored through scientific research.

Pictures and descriptions of the Guarneri twin violins.

Music can loosely be defined as organized sound. The activity objectives, understanding sound is a form of energy, understanding pitch, understanding sound traveling through a medium, and being able to separate music from sound, can...

This informative article on the violin and viola includes the advantages and disadvantages of choosing to play one of these instruments. This website includes information on playing, maintaining, and repairing the violin and viola....

Many exercises and techniques for the bow arm are explained on this site with the use of music studies and videos. This is a good resource that helps explain the proper techniques for using the bow arm properly.

Many exercises and techniques for the left hand are explained on this site with the use of music studies and videos. This is a good resource that helps explain the proper techniques for using the left hand properly. (Note: Videos may not...

Kids learn about the violin family of musical string instruments on this site. How they work, history, and styles of music are discussed.

Read about the violin, as well as a few other string instruments. Use Windows Media Player or Real Audio to listen to three violin samples. Pictures of the instrument are also provided.

Kids learn about the history of the violin. Learn about a family of musical string instruments called the violin on this site. Explore its history and its beginning in the Renaissance period.

A site exploring the basics of playing the violin which is one of the most popular string musical instruments.

What are the main components of this string instrument? Kids learn about the parts of the violin on this site.

This brief article overviewing the history of the violin, and its role in a variety of musical genres, includes an image and references for further reading and research.

Musical geniuses, these virtuoso violinists helped to shape music and you can learn more about them on this site!

An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Musical Instruments.

Learn about musical elements with cartoons. These hand drawn cartoons offer the viewer a different way to read about music other than the traditional text and pictures.

On this site, students can investigate about various musical string instruments like guitar, violin, and cello. Syles of music and how they work.

Physical activity is needed for maintaining normal bone strength and mass. But whether physical stress on finger bones during development leads to an increase in finger length, is something you will discover in this project not by...

A short biography of Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.

An A-to-Z directory of all the instruments and tools of the orchestra. Each entry includes a description, a picture, and a sound sample.

These appear to be notes taken from a college lecture and contain considerable information on the Baroque period of music.

This site provides a comprehensive account of how Bach's BWV 964 method of transcription was derived with particular interest for interpreting what musical ideas were deemed important by Bach. Especially handy for guitarists who are...

16th Century Violin, made in Italy.

Access the collection of stringed musical instruments housed at the Library of Congress. Photographs, construction details, recordings, articles, and related resources.