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ViolinPractice Method

Level A1: Pre-Twinkle

Ant Song Tiptoes

GDG – DAD – AEA Arco

Road Trip AEA with the Bow E String Concerto

Flower Song Monkey Song

See Saw Boil Them Cabbage Down

Hopping Song Minuet Dance

Twinkle Variation: Everybody Down Up Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star: Theme

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Rebecca Henry and Phyllis Freeman

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ViolinPractice.com ViolinPractice Method is a comprehensive, online violin method for the foundation levels that integrates the development of technique and musicianship through a sequence of repertoire and supporting materials. This volume contains Student Practice Pages with a suggested schedule for daily practice that includes guided practice videos for

• Warm-Ups • Skills & Drills • Repertoire • Performance Practice

Students and teachers using any method or approach may benefit from VIolinPractice materials and we encourage you to adapt the content to fit your needs. ViolinPractice.com also contains hundreds of videos demonstrating exercises for Skill and Artistic Development at all levels. We are constantly adding new videos and materials and hope you find ViolinPractice.com a valuable resource.

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Ant Song

The white boxes provide a suggestion rotation. Each video is 1-3 minutes long, with a total of 20-30 minutes per day of practice videos.

Activity & Video No. Description Practice Rotation

WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance 1

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand

Play Position

Play Position Plus

3 Bow Arm Bow hold preparation

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand Pinky Pizzicato (G,D)

5 Bow Arm Bow Hold Prep (with pencil)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing Ant Song

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: Ant Song

ViolinPractice Method – Level A1.1


Activity & Video No. Description Teacher’s Instructions

REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 Ant Song Preparation (Opt.)

10 Ant Song

PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

11 Ant Song Slowly

12 Ant Song Medium

13 Ant Song Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: Tiptoes

15 Sing Tiptoes

Enrichment: Video Surprise!

HOME CONCERT

16 Ant Song

Notes:

THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week.


From “Rest” Position to “Play” Position

o Stand Tall with Feet Together

o Make a “V” with your feet

o Take a step (to the side)

o Bounce on your knees (gently)

o Sway in the breeze

o Slide on the Magic X

o Tap fingers over the High Dot

o Statue of Liberty

o Place the violin on your collar

bone/shoulder

o Tap fingers over the High Dot

o Return to Rest Position

ViolinPractice Method Ant Song

Pinky Pizzicato (G,D)

Pluck open strings with left pinky over the High Dot


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Tiptoes

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Tiptoes



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance 2

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand Pinky Pizzicato (G, D)

3 Bow Arm

Bow hold preparation (with pencil)

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand Pluck & Swing (G, E)

5 Bow Arm

R.H. Pizzicato Circles (A,E)

Bow Hold

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing Tiptoes

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: Tiptoes




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 Tiptoes (Opt.)

10 Ant Song


11 Tiptoes Slowly

12 Ant Song Medium

13 Ant Song Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: GDG-DAD-AEA

15 Sing GDG-DAD-AEA


HOME CONCERT

16 Ant Song

17 Tiptoes

Notes:


Pluck & Swing (G,E)

Pluck open strings with left pinky over the High Dot.

Swing left arm level when changing strings.

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Set the right index finger on the string, breathe, then pull the string and make a big circle.


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!!! Taking care of your bow

• Don’t touch the horsehair with your hands. • Rosin your bow each time you practice or perform. • Loosen the horsehair when you are finished. • When you tighten the horsehair, there should only be a space the size of your pinky

between the stick and the horsehair at the middle of the bow

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your BOW

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* Horsehair

* Tip

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It is also called a Quarter Note.

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GDG-DAD-AEA



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance 3

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand Echo Tapping

3 Bow Arm Rt. Hand Pizzicato Circles

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand Strum & Swing

5 Bow Arm

5 Great Bow Holds

Open & close gate (shoulder)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing GDG-DAD-AEA

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: GDG-DAD-AEA




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 GDG-DAD-AEA (Opt.)

10 Tiptoes


11 GDG-DAD-AEA Slowly

12 Tiptoes Slowly Medium

13 Ant Song Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: Arco

15 Sing Arco


HOME CONCERT

16 Tiptoes

17 Ant Song

Notes:


Strum & Swing

Strum with the left pinky (pizzicato), from the G to E strings,

with hand over the High Dot (octave harmonic).

Let the elbow swing.


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ViolinPractice Method GDG-DAD-AEA

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Arco



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance 4

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand

Strum & Swing with Echo Tapping

3 Bow Arm

Out The Door The Birdie Goes (shoulder)

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand I Like Ice Cream

5 Bow Arm

Bow Games UH Martelé & Silent String Crossings (A,E)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing Arco

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: Arco




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 Arco (Opt.)

10 GDG-DAD-AEA


11 Arco Slowly

12 GDG-DAD-AEA Slowly Medium

13 Tiptoes Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: Road Trip

15 Sing Road Trip


HOME CONCERT

16 Tiptoes

17 Ant Song

Notes:



ViolinPractice Method Arco

!!!!!!!!!!Out the Door the Birdie Goes!

OUT the door the birdie goes,

IN he comes to warm his toes.


IN he comes to blow his nose.


IN he comes, do you suppose

That we should throw that pesky birdie

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I Like Ice Cream

Tap all fingers together on the strings with the hand over the High Dot (octave harmonic)

Slide the hand and thumb together down to first position and tap all fingers together.

Slide the hand and thumb together up over the High Dot.

Repeat.


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1. Bow at Middle on shoulder:

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Road Trip



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance 5

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand I Like Ice Cream

3 Bow Arm

Bow Games Out The Door The Birdie Goes A E A or E

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand

Place 1,2,3 on A (rest position) (* teacher places tapes on violin)

Tapping Levels (high dot)

5 Bow Arm

UH Martelé & Silent String Crossings (A,E, tip & middle)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing Road Trip

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: Road Trip




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 Road Trip (Opt.)

10 Arco


11 Road Trip Slowly

12 Arco Slowly Medium

13 GDG-DAD-AEA Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: AEA with the Bow

15 Sing AEA with the Bow


HOME CONCERT

16 Ant Song

17 GDG-DAD-AEA

18 Tiptoes

Notes:



ViolinPractice Method Road Trip

Placing 1, 2 & 3 on A In rest position

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ViolinPractice Method Road Trip


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AEA With the Bow



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance 6

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand Tapping Levels (high dot)

3 Bow Arm

U.H. Martelé with String Crossings (A,E)

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand

Place 1,2,3(4) on A

Pinky Plucks (A,E) A E A or E

5 Bow Arm

EveryBody Down Up (A,E)

Lift & Set (middle) (A,E)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing AEA With the Bow

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: AEA With the Bow




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 AEA With the Bow (Opt.)

10 Road Trip


11 AEA With the Bow

Slowly

12 Road Trip Slowly Medium

13 Arco Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: E String Concerto

15 Sing E String Concerto


HOME CONCERT

16 Tiptoes

17 GDG-DAD-AEA

18 Arco

Notes:



ViolinPractice Method AEA With the Bow

Placing 1, 2 & 3 (4) on A In play position

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ViolinPractice Method AEA with the Bow

E String Concerto

1 2 3 4

Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti

Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti

Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti

Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti

5 6 7 8

Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti

Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti

Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti

Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti

Note: You may also sing this with “EveryBody Down Up” or any other phrases you like!


!

This is a “Tiri-Tiri” They are also called 16th Notes.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Double Beam

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Draw a “Tiri-Tiri” in each box. !

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Clap and say these rhythms.

!!

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On another paper, draw and clap more rhythms using Ta, Ti-Ti, Tiri-Tiri, and Ta Rest.

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E String Concerto



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance 7

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand Pinky Plucks (A,E)

3 Bow Arm

Bow games

EveryBody Down Up (A,E)

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand

Place & Release 1,2,3(4) (A)

EBDU on A, A1, E, E1

5 Bow Arm

Silent Bow Placements (UH) UH Martelé with string crossings (A,D)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing E String Concerto

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: E String Concerto




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 E String Concerto (Opt.)

10 AEA With the Bow


11 E String Concerto

Slowly

12 AEA With the Bow

Slowly Medium

13 Road Trip Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: Flower Song

15 Sing Flower Song


HOME CONCERT

16 Ant Song

17 GDG-DAD-AEA

18 Arco

19 Road Trip

Notes:


©2017 ViolinPractice.com

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Leave the previous fingers down as marked.

Release (lift) fingers gently, keeping them round.

2

4&

#

#

#

A string

0

0

1

1-----------------------------------------------------lift

2-----------------------------------lift

2

3--------------------lift

3

4--lift

(4)

3

2


E String Concerto

1

0

0

Place & Release 123(4) on A

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Upper Half Martelé

.

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Silent String Crossings (tip)

c

c

c

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A string

Middle Tip Middle Tip

Rest bow gently at the middle - tap fingers 2 & 3 on the bow.

Lift, and rest the bow gently at the tip - tap the pinky on the bow.

Repeat.


E String Concerto

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A

(Cross) (Cross) (Cross) (Cross)

D

&

A

(Cross) (Cross)

D

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Moderately


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ViolinPractice Method E String Concerto

Flower Song

See the pretty flowers,

Growing in the garden,

See the pretty flowers,

Red and green and purple.

!

!© 2017 ViolinPractice.com

!! !

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Draw a “Tiri-Tiri Ti-Ti” in each box.

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Clap these rhythms.

!!

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On!another!page,!draw!and!clap!your!own!rhythms!using!Ta,!Ti7Ti,!Tiri7Tiri!and!Ta!Rest!

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Clap and Draw!



Flower Song



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance 8

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand

Place & Release 1234 (A) & tap 1st finger

3 Bow Arm

Flap Your Wings at middle & Silent Bow Placements UH (A)

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand

Tapping Levels, 1st position

Climb the Ladder (A)

5 Bow Arm

EveryBody Down Up (E,A,D)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing Flower Song

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: Flower Song




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 Flower Song (Opt.)



11 Flower Song Slowly


Slowly Medium

13 AEA With the Bow

Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: Monkey Song

15 Sing Monkey Song


HOME CONCERT

16 Arco

17 GDG-DAD-AEA

18 AEA With the Bow

19 Road Trip

Notes:


G

D

A

E


E

A

D

G

5

c

&

#


FLower Song

Tapping Levels

In 1st Postition, on GDAE EADG

Tap with all 4 fingers together on each string, keeping a round frame.

Swing your arm level as you change strings.

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EveryBody DownUp (E,A,D)

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See the pret ty- flow ers,- Grow ing- in the gar den,-

Lively


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See the pret ty- flow ers,- Red and green and pur ple!-

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Monkey Song

See the little monkey

Climbing up the ladder, Climbing way up high to

Pick the pink banana,

See the little monkey Climbing down the ladder, Climbing way down low to

Eat the pink banana!

!

ViolinPractice Method The Flower Song

&

These notes are in SPACES.

Draw some notes in SPACES.


Flower Song

Let's draw notes

on LINES and in SPACES

&

These notes are on LINES.

Draw some notes on LINES.

&

Draw more notes on LINES and in SPACES.


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Monkey Song



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance 9

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand Climb the Ladder (A)

3 Bow Arm

Out the Door (D) & Silent bow placements (D)

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand

Finger Taps (A) (rest position)

Ghost Slides on Magic “X” (rest & play position)

5 Bow Arm

Up Like A Rocket

See Saw rhythm (A)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing Monkey Song

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: Monkey Song




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 Monkey Song (Opt.)

10 Flower Song


11 Monkey Song Slowly

12 Flower Song Slowly Medium


Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: See Saw

15 Sing See Saw


HOME CONCERT


17 GDG-DAD-AEA + AEA (bow)

18 Tiptoes

19 Road Trip

Notes:



When finished, leave all fingers down and tap the thumb five times.

Tap each finger. Leave the previous fingers down as marked.

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4

4&

#

#

#

A string

1

1--------------------------------

2


Monkey Song

Finger Taps on A

Rest Position and Play Position

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#

#

1&2------------------------------

3

(1),2,3---------------------------------------------

(4)

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See Saw Rhythm

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#

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Up like a rocket

Down like the rain

Back and forth like the choo-choo train

Round and round like the great big sun

Bow on your shoulder

Curve pinky.......Check thumb

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0

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Up Like a Rocket

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œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ™ ˙ ™

See

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the lit tle- mon key- Climb ing- up the lad der,-

Lively

climb ing- way up high to pick a pink ba na- na.-

2


See the lit tle- mon key,- Climb ing- down the lad der,-

3

Climb ing- way down low to Eat the pink ba na- na!-

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Monkey Song

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See Saw ViolinPractice Method

Monkey Song

E A

E A 1 2 3 4 5 6

A A

See Saw

See Saw 1 2 3 4 5 6

A A

Clap your Hands!

&

These notes are in SPACES.

Draw some notes in SPACES.

Let's draw more notes on

LINES and in SPACES

&

These notes are on LINES.

Draw some notes on LINES.

&

Draw more notes on LINES and in SPACES.


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See Saw



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance 10

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand

Ghost slides on Magic X & Tapping Levels (1st pos.)

3 Bow Arm

See Saw rhythm & Climb the Ladder (detaché)

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand

Finger Taps (E, D) I Like Ice Cream with Ghost Slides

5 Bow Arm

Breathe & Play

Flap Your Wings (middle, tip)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing See Saw

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: See Saw




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 See Saw (Opt.)

10 Monkey Song


11 See Saw Slowly

12 Monkey Song Slowly Medium

13 Flower Song Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: Boil Them Cabbage Down

15 Sing Boil Them Cabbage Down


HOME CONCERT

16 Flower Song


18 AEA With the Bow

19 Tiptoes

Notes:



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4

4&

#

#

# 0

Upper Half detaché

1

≥

2


See Saw

3


&

#

#

#3

21

0

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When finished, leave all fingers down and tap the thumb five times.

Tap each finger. Leave the previous fingers down as marked.

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c

&

#

#

#

E string

1

1--------------------------------

2


See Saw

Finger Taps on E, D

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#

#

1&2------------------------------

3

(1),2,3---------------------------------------------

4

&

#

#

D string

1

2

&

#

#

1&2------------------------------

3

(1),2,3----------------------------------------------

4

1---------------------------------

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I Like Ice Cream

with Ghost Slides

• Tap all fingers together on the strings with the hand over the High Dot (octave harmonic)

• Slide the hand and thumb together down to first position,dragging the fingers lightly on the strings. Tap.

• Slide & swing the hand and thumb together up over the High Dot.

Repeat.


c

&

I Like Ice Cream

1234

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Like Ice Cream


See Saw

1234

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&

I Like Ice Cream

1234

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I Like Ice Cream

1234

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I Like Ice Cream

1234

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I Like Ice Cream

1234

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I Like Ice Cream

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Singing


1 2 3 4 5 6 A A

5

See Saw, See Saw,

9

1 2 3 4 5 6 A A

13

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Boil Them

Cabbage Down

Boil them cabbage down, down Bake them biscuits brown, brown

Everybody sing now, Boil them cabbage down, down.

Repeat !

ViolinPractice Method See Saw


! !

Clap these rhythms.

!

!

!

!

!

!!

!

!

!

!

Draw and Clap your own Rhythms using Ta-a, Ta and Ta Rest. !

!

!

!! !

On another page, draw and clap more rhythms using Ta-a, Ta and Ta Rest.

!

! !

!

!

!

!

Clap and Draw

Ta – a Ta Ta Rest!



Boil Them Cabbage Down



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves


2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand

I Like Ice Cream with Ghost Slides

3 Bow Arm Breathe & Play with songs

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand

Finger Hops 1st Finger A, E Finger Hops Martelé

Silent Silent Martelé Martelé Choice

The Plop

5 Bow Arm

Bow Lifts (middle)

Drop & Bounce (D/A)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing Boil Them Cabbage Down

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: Boil Them Cabbage Down




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 Boil Them Cabbage Down (Opt.)

10 See Saw


11 Boil Them Cabbage Down Slowly

12 See Saw Slowly Medium

13 Monkey Song Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: Hopping Song

15 Sing Hopping Song


HOME CONCERT

16 Monkey Song in A

17 Arco

18 Flower Song

19 DAD With the Bow

Notes:



First Finger

Tap each finger, then lift and HOP to the next string.

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4

4&

#

#

#

A string

1

E string

1



Hop

Finger Hops on A, E

&

#

#

#

A string

1

Hop

Hop

E string

1

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E string

1

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Finger Hops Martelé on A, E

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E string

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Place 1,2,3 (4) on the A string. Lift, then plop down 2&3 together. Repeat.

4

4&

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#

#

Place fingers on A

1---------------------------

1 2 3 (4)

Lift Plop Lift Plop

2&3

2&3



Lift Plop Lift Plop

2&3

2&3

The Plop on A

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#

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Place fingers on A

1---------------------------

1 2 3 (4)

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2&3

Lift Plop Lift Plop

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Set the bow on the string at the middle or Balance Point,

and tap fingers on the bow

Lift and repeat.

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Drop the bow on two strings at the Balance Point and

let the bow bounce until it stops. It will not bounce in an exact rhythm.

Lift and repeat.

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A string

Bow Lifts

At the middle on A and D&A

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them cab bage- down, down, Bake them bis cuits- brown, brown.

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Hopping Song

A A 1 1 E E 1 1 A A 1 1 E E 1 1

Hop on 1 and Hop on 1 and

A (cross) E (cross) A and Stomp!

ViolinPractice Method Boil Them Cabbage Down

!


!

Clap these rhythms.

!

!

!

!

!

!!

!

!

!

Draw and Clap your own Rhythms using Ta-a-a, Ta and Ta Rest. !

!

!

!

! !

On another page, draw and clap more rhythms using Ta-a, Ta and Ta Rest

!!

! !

!

!

!

!

Clap and Draw Ta – a – a, Ta, Ta Rest



Hopping Song



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand The Plop & Finger Hops

3 Bow Arm

Drop & Bounce & Bow Lifts

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand

Polish the Strings (rest pos.)

A Major Scale - EBDU

5 Bow Arm

Sounding Point (Goldilocks)

Minuet Dance rhythm (E,A,D)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing Hopping Song

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: Hopping Song




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 Hopping Song (Opt.)

10 Boil Them Cabbage Down


11 Hopping Song

Slowly


Slowly Medium

13 See Saw Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: Minuet Dance

15 Sing Minuet Dance


HOME CONCERT

16 Flower Song in A

17 Flower Song in D

18 GDG-DAD-AEA (pizz. 3rd)

19 Road Trip

Notes:



4

4&

#

#

#

"EveryBody Down Up"

16th notes détaché, 8th notes martelé, at middle or Balance Point

A

≥

1

≥

.

≤

.

≥

2

. .


Hopping Song

≥

3

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≥

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A Major Scale

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#

#

E

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1

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2

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Sounding Point

Play slow, smooth bows on the A string.

Place your bow in different places and listen to the tone change!

1. Over the fingerboard -

too fuzzy!

2. Very close to the bridge -

TOO SCRATCHY!

3. In between –

Beautiful! Just Right!

ViolinPractice Method Hopping Song

E

A


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Minuet Dance Rhythm

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A A 1 1 E E 1 1 A A 1 1 E E 1 1


Hop on 1 and Hop on 1 and A E- A-

5

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Crisp and Clear

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Hopping Song

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Rebecca Henry

Hopping Song

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Minuet Dance

Minuet Dance on the A String,

Minuet Dance on the E String,

Minuet Dance on the A String,

Minuet Dance on the D String!

ViolinPractice Method Hopping Song

!

! !

!

!!

!!

!!

!!!!

!

Treble Clef

Trace the Treble Clefs.



Minuet Dance



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand

The Plop & A Major Scale EBDU

3 Bow Arm

Echo Bowings & Drop & Bounce

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand

Playing Levels 1 (D,A,E) A Major Scale – Minuet Dance rhythm

5 Bow Arm

Silent Bow Placements (UH) (E,A)

Ta Ta Ta-a (A,E) MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing Minuet Dance

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: Minuet Dance




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 Minuet Dance (Opt.)

10 Hopping Song


11 Minuet Dance

Slowly

12 Hopping Song

Slowly Medium


Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: Twinkle Variation: EveryBody Down Up

15 Sing Twinkle Variation: EveryBody Down Up


HOME CONCERT

16 Flower Song in D


18 See Saw

19 Monkey Song in E

Notes:



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c

&

#

Change both left and right arm levels together when you cross strings.

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1

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1

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Minuet Dance

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1

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Playing Levels 1

First finger with open strings (D, A, E)

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Minuet Dance Rhythm: Ti-Ti Ta Ta

8th notes détaché, quarter notes martelé

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Minuet Dance

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3

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A Major Scale

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Silent Bow Placements (E,A)

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Ta Ta Ta-A (A,E)

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c

c

&

E string


Rest bow gently at the middle.

Lift, and rest the bow gently at the tip.

Repeat.


Minuet Dance

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A string


&

A string

Smooth, legato bows between the balance point and tip.

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E string

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Dance on the A string, Min u-

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Dance on the E string,

Moderately


Min u-

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Dance on the A string, Min u-

et-

Dance on the D string!

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Rebecca Henry

Minuet Dance

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!! !! !

Sing “EveryBody Down Up” for each The Bread:

The Peanut Butter & Jelly (Or anything you like!):

Then, Sing the Bread again to finish the sandwich!

ViolinPractice Method Minuet Dance

Twinkle Variation: EveryBody Down Up

See the pret ty- flow ers- Grow ing- in the gar den,-

Lively


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See the pret ty- flow ers,- Red and green and pur ple!-

2

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Flower Song in D

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1

3

4

This is your "A" String in the 2nd space.

Draw 4 A's with the stem going up.

Let's draw "A" on the staff

&2

1

3

4

Draw "A" with Ti-Ti and Ta rhythms.

&

Draw more A's with Ti-Ti and Ta rhythms.

2


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f f f f f f






WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves

Posture & Balance

2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand Playing Levels 1

3 Bow Arm Echo Bowings

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand Pinky Plucks on G

5 Bow Arm

Silent String Crossings & Bow Placements (EAD) (UH)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing Twinkle Variation: EveryBody Down Up

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: EveryBody Down Up




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 EveryBody Down Up (bread) EveryBody Down Up (PB&J) EveryBody Down Up (All)

10 Minuet Dance Opt.


11 EveryBody Down Up Slowly

12 Minuet Dance

Slowly Medium

13 Hopping Song

Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: Twinkle Theme

15 Sing Twinkle Theme


HOME CONCERT

16 GDG-DAD-AEA + AEA (bow)

17 Hopping Song

18 See Saw

19 Road Trip

Notes:


Pinky Plucks (G)



Silent String Crossings &

Bow Placements


9

c

c

&

G string


4 4 4

slide back

ä

4 4 4

â

slide upslide back

ä


EveryBody Down Up

slide up

â

&

E

Middle

(octave harmonic)

(cross) A (cross) D (cross) A (cross) E (lift) E

Tip

(cross) A(cross)

D

(cross)

&

A

(cross)

E

(lift)

D

Middle

(lift)

A

Tip

(lift)

E

Middle

(lift)

A

Tip

(lift)

D

Middle

(lift)

E

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!

Twinkle, Twinkle

Little Star


ViolinPractice Method EveryBody Down Up

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, How I wonder what you are!

&2

1

3

4

This is your "E" String in the 4th space.

Draw 4 E's with the stem going Down.

Let's draw "E" on the staff

&2

1

3

4

Draw "E" with Ti-Ti and Ta rhythms.

&

Draw more E's with Ti-Ti and Ta rhythms.

4


f f f f

Œ Œ Ó

f f f f f f



Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star: Theme



WARM UPS

1 Basic Moves


2 of Your Choice

2 Left Hand

Strum and Swing & Tapping Rhythms

3 Bow Arm Echo Rhythms

SKILLS & DRILLS

4 Left Hand Pinky Plucks (D, G)

5 Bow Arm

Bow Lifts (middle)

UH Martelé with string crossings (A, D)

MUSICIANSHIP

6 Rhythm & Pitch

7 Sing Twinkle Theme

LOOK & LISTEN

8 Performances: Twinkle Theme




REPERTOIRE PRACTICE

9 Twinkle Theme (Opt.)

10 EveryBody Down Up (All)


11 Twinkle Theme

Slowly

12 EveryBody Down Up

Slowly Medium

13 Minuet Dance

Medium Tempo

MUSIC APPRECIATION

14 Performances: Hot Cross Buns

15 Sing Hot Cross Buns


HOME CONCERT


17 Hopping Song

18 Monkey Song in E

19 Road Trip

Notes:


Pinky Plucks (G,D)


Pre-Shifting Warm-Up



c

&

G


4 4 4

slide back

ä

4 4 4

â

slide upslide back

ä


Twinkle Theme

slide up

â

&

D

4


(octave harmonic)

4 4

slide back

ä

4 4 4

â

slide up

ä

slide back

â

slide up

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Upper Half Martelé

Silent String Crossings & Lifts at the middle


c

&

A string


0


Twinkle Theme

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A

Silent String Crossings at the middle

Cross Cross

D

&


D string

0

&

Silent Lifts at the middle on A

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Twin kle,-

twin kle,-

lit tle-

star, How i won der-

what you are!

Cantabile (singing)

Up a bove-

the world so high, like a dia mond-

in the sky.

5


Twin kle,-

twin kle-

lit tle-

star, How I won der-

what you are!

9

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1

0

Twinkle Theme

Traditional

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≤

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0

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ViolinPractice Method Twinkle Theme

Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns Hot Cross Buns

1 – a – penny 2 – a – penny

Hot Cross Buns

&2

1

3

4

This is your "A" String in the 2nd space.

Draw 4 A's with the stem going up.

Let's draw A and E

&2

1

3

4

This is your "E" String in the 4th space.

Draw 4 E's with the stem going down.

&

Draw more A's (stem goes up) and E's (stem goes down).


f f f f

f f f f

Please join us for refreshments after the concert!

___________________________________________, violin

Date____________________ Time_________________

Place______________________________________________

TAKE A BOW! Ant Song

Tiptoes

GDG-DAD-AEA

Arco

Road Trip

AEA with the Bow

E String Concerto

Flower Song

** Intermission **

Monkey Song

See Saw


Hopping Song

Minuet Dance


Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star: Theme

*****

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