The violin is the highest-pitch string instrument in an orchestra. It belongs to the viol family. It is one of the most prominent Western instrument most commonly used across the world in a wide variety of traditional and avant-garde musical genres including solo, chamber music, orchestra, country, jazz, blues, rock, world music, and more. The violin is made out of a combination of woods including spruce top (soundboard), maple, and ebony. The violin produces a powerful, vibrant and resonant sound - oftentimes shares many similarities to a soprano’s voice. It can play simple, monophonic melodies, as well as polyphonic chords (triple/quadruple stops).