String Trio

Describes the features of the violin, viola, and cello. Explains how sound is produced on these instruments and demonstrates the ranges of pitch for each instrument. Using the plucked-string technique, presents a short selection played on three instruments. Illustrates the bowing technique in a minuet from Mozart's Divertimento in E Flat. Through animation, emphasizes the dominant melodic passages by lighting the appropriate notes of the printed musical score.