Guitar Informative Speech

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Music is a way of life for a vast amount of people. In order to have music a person needs an instrument, rather that instrument is their voice, drums, piano or something else is up to them. Today I am going to talk to you about the history of the violin , acoustic guitar, and electric guitar. The violin is an instrument with a voice that can range from a soft speaking angel to the devil rocking out to punk rock music. Violin 2016 states that the violin developed from a variety of fiddle types during the 16th century and was perfected by three families of violin makers; the Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri families in Cremona Italy around the late 1600s and early 1700s. Each set of families helped to make the violin what it is today. History

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