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The Violin Strings
Meet the Violin
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My First Song
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Welcome to the wonderful
world of violin!
Let's begin with plucking!
y y y y y
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Notes and Rests
y y y
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Three's a Crowd
yyy
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yyy
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yyyy yyy
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Getting Tricky
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yyy
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A Funny Pair
y y

yy
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yy
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Zoomin' Along
yy y
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yyy
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yy
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y yy
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Skateboard Sam
Let's Play Catch
yy
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y yyy
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y y y
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9 Couch Potato
y
 
y y
 
y
 y
 
y y y y
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Meet the "A" Team
!!!! !!! !!!! !!!
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Eyes on the Road
Puppy Dog Song
!! !!!! !!!!!
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Apple for the Teacher
y y
 ! ! 
y y
 ! !
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14 Dad's Tune
yy
!!!
yy
!!!
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15 Bumper Cars
y y y
 ! ! ! 
 ! !  
y y y
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Leap Frog
yy

y ! !! y y

y ! !y
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17 Farmer Dave
y

y !!y
 ! yyy
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Watch Those Rests
y

y ! !
y
! y
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Back and Forth
y !y! y !y! y !y! y yy
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Now go back and play the first part of the book again with the bow.
Learning the Bow Grip 7
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My First Finger E
zzzz zz
To play our new note, place the
first finger of your left hand down on
the "D" string's first tape or mark.
Curve your fingers & use the tip of
of your pointer finger on the "D" string.
Relax your thumb.
Press firmly and play the "D" sting with
your bow.
z
zz
First Finger
"E"
zz zzz
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The Fabulous Mr. Ed
zzz
yyy

zzyy zzz
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Fun with D and E
yyzz y
z
y zyz yyy

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Banana Split
yy!! y
z zzzz y

y

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Two Fingers Down
F FFF F
To play our new note, place the
first and second fingers of your left hand
down on the "D" string's first two tapes.
Curve your fingers & useyour finger tips
on the "D" string.
Relax your thumb.
Press firmly and play the "D" sting with
your bow.
FF
Second Finger
"F#"
F FFF F FF
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Two or Nothing
F FF
yyy
 F Fyy F FF
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Trucking Along
F FF
yy F F zzzz F FF
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Playing It Right
y F yF y
! !!!! F FF
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Half Notes Happen
. . , , . , . .
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Ups and Downs
.
 , 
. , , .
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30 Hot Cross Buns
 ^ .
  ^ .

 y y y y z z z z  ^ R
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Mary Had A Little Lamb
F z
When you see this time signature,
you have four beats in each measure.
y z F F F 
 z z z  F F F 
 F z y z F F F 
 z z F z R
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32 French Fries
y y y z  ^
 y F z z .
 
y y y z
  ^ y F z z .
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Karate Chop
y y y

z z z F FF ! ! ,
 ! ! ! F FF z z z
y y .
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34 Soccer Champ
. , . ,
  ^ . .
  F z . . ^ z z  .
  F z . . z y z F R
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Winning the Prize
,  ,  !! F F , 
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The Ballerinas
yyzz   F Fyy ^.
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The Boy Scout
F F y y z z ! !
 z z ! ! . .
 , . , ^ , . ^ .
 !!yy !!zz !!yy ^ .
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Give Me A "G"
wwww w
To play our new note, place the first,
second and third fingers of your left hand
down on the "D" string's first three tapes.
Curve your fingers & use your finger tips
on the "D" string.
Relax your thumb.
Press firmly and play the "D" sting with
your bow.
ww
Third Finger
"G"
wwww www
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G and D Song
4 4 . . 4 4 yy 4
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Movin' On Up
y y y
 z z z F F w w 4
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Skipin' Town
,  4 ^ .  z z ^
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Lightly Row
! F  wz^ yz F w ! ! ,
 ! F  wz^ y F !!  
 zzzz z F 4 F FFF F w,
 ! F  w z^ y F ! ! R
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Better "B" Good
gggg g
To play our new note, place the
first finger of your left hand down on
the "A" string's first tape or mark.
Curve your fingers & use the tip of
of your pointer finger on the "A" string.
Relax your thumb.
Press firmly and play the "A" sting with
your bow.
g- 
First Finger
"B"
 
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"A" vs. "B"
!!-  !g!g 
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Song Without Letters
   
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
yy!! gg, ww F F zz.
 !!ww F F^ !!ww F F^
 yy!! gg, ww F F zz.
  
Name the notes.
    

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Down and Up
y
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y


y
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Move the bow toward
your body (to the left) for
an UP bow.
Move the bow away from
your body (to the right) for
a DOWN bow.
y
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y
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y

y
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Bow Time
Love My Bow
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
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


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








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











 







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Starting Over






When you come to a comma,
LIFT and start with a new bow.
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 





 

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Lift It





 
  




 

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Lift or Loose









 






 

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Love to Lift
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







 
  





 

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
 F


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F

 F

Jingle Bells


F

 !

y

z






 w

www w F FF F zzF ^ !
 F

 F  F F  F ! y z 


 w

www w F FF !!wz R
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Old McDonald
w

wwy zz.
g

g!! t
 w

wwy ww4 w

ywy ww4
 

 


 
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London Bridge
!g!w F w, z F 4 F w,
 !g!w F w, ^ , F y

A dotted half note
gets three beats of
sound.
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Three Counts Each
. ^ , .
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Careful Counter
. F , ! , F .

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59 Hey, Diddle, Diddle
F F F F w !
 z z z z y z  F
 F w ! w F z .
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60 Cukoo Bird
!  !  z y z  
     w F z .
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I See "C" Sharp
" """
To play our new note, place the
first and second fingers of your left hand
down on the "A" string's first two tapes.
Curve your fingers & use your finger tips
on the "A" string.
Relax your thumb.
Press firmly and play the "A" sting with
your bow.

Second Finger
"C#"
   
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Hot Cross Buns on the "A" String
P - ,     
     
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Climbing Up and Down
y z  ! g P " g, F z.
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Jump Right In
!g " " "" g " g ,
 w w w F F F z z z .
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We Can All Read!
     
 
  

Name the notes written
on the staff below.
   

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Meet the Mr. "D"
y y y y
To play our new note, place the first,
second and third fingers of your left hand
down on the "A" string's first three tapes.
Curve your fingers & use your finger tips
on the "A" string.
Relax your thumb.
Press firmly and play the "D" sting with
your bow.
 
Third Finger
"D"
  
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My Sombrero
yyyy " """ gggg !!,
 wwww F FFF zzzz yy.
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The Eagle Waltz
y " g " g! y " g " g! .
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Pencil and Eraser Waltz
y!! " !! g!! y!!
      
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70 Buffalo Gals
y

z F w g ! 
 !

w ^ g

! 



    
 !

! w z .
y

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Tied Score
. .
A "tie" is a curved line that connects two
or more notes of the same pitch.
Hold the note for the combined value
of the notes.
R . .
TIE
y y
TIE
y y
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Looby Loo
y
TIE
y y  y , !  
         
     
   
 ! g ! w F z . y
 
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73 Camptown Races
!

! F ! g ! 

 F

 z ^ F

 z ^
       
 

   


A - D - E - G - F# - B
Draw the notes on the staff.
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To play our new note, raise your
right elbow slightly and play your
open "G" string (fattest string).
Open "G" is below the music staff.
It is the lowest sounding note on the violin.
t
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My Low, Fat "G"
       
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Grandma's Tune
y

y F F yy!


y

y F y F zy





       


 

   




    

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Mama's Little Baby Loves
Shortnin' Bread



 

  





    

-

, t
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Pop Corn
    
     
         

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Oh Susannah
         
           
         

         
           
     
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  
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  

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  

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 
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Piano
Forte
Cabbage Song
Play with a soft volume.
Play with a loud volume.
     
  
f
   

p
       
      
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Humpty Dumpty
 
     
        
          
          
  
     
       
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
Move you bow in the same direction for the slurred notes. Don't stop
the bow. Use an equal amount of bow for each note in the slur.
A SLUR is a curved line that connects two notes of different pitches.
 
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Slippery Slurs
          
           
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My Dog and Me
         
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87 Clowns of Paris
    
          
          
          
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Ode to Joy
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        
         
        
        
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Violino método - infantil

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      The Violin Strings Meetthe Violin Internet Support on the Web www.violinfunbook.com This entire book is available on the internet. Use our free, music software to play and print all pages from the book.  1
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     1 My First Song yy Welcome to the wonderful world of violin! Let's begin with plucking! y y y y y   2 Notes and Rests y y y  y y y   3 Three's a Crowd yyy  yyy  yyyy yyy   4 Getting Tricky © Copyright 2001 • Children's Music Workshop May not be reproduced without permission. www.violinfunbook.com y  y  yyy  y  y  y y y  2
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     5 A Funny Pair yy  yy  yy  y yy   6 Zoomin' Along yy y  yyy  yy  y yy   7 Skateboard Sam Let's Play Catch yy  y y y  y y y  y yyy   8 y  y  y y y  y  y  y yy  3
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      9 Couch Potato y  y y   y  y   y y y y   10 Meet the "A" Team !!!! !!! !!!! !!!   11 Eyes on the Road Puppy Dog Song !! !!!! !!!!!  12 !! !!! !!! !!! 4
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     13 Apple for theTeacher y y  ! !  y y  ! !   14 Dad's Tune yy !!! yy !!!   15 Bumper Cars y y y  ! ! !   ! !   y y y  5
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     16 Leap Frog yy  y !!! y y  y ! !y    17 Farmer Dave y  y !!y  ! yyy   18 Watch Those Rests y  y ! ! y ! y  y   19 Back and Forth y !y! y !y! y !y! y yy  6
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    Now go backand play the first part of the book again with the bow. Learning the Bow Grip 7
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     20 My First FingerE zzzz zz To play our new note, place the first finger of your left hand down on the "D" string's first tape or mark. Curve your fingers & use the tip of of your pointer finger on the "D" string. Relax your thumb. Press firmly and play the "D" sting with your bow. z zz First Finger "E" zz zzz  21 The Fabulous Mr. Ed zzz yyy  zzyy zzz  22 Fun with D and E yyzz y z y zyz yyy   23 Banana Split yy!! y z zzzz y  y  8
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     24 Two Fingers Down FFFF F To play our new note, place the first and second fingers of your left hand down on the "D" string's first two tapes. Curve your fingers & useyour finger tips on the "D" string. Relax your thumb. Press firmly and play the "D" sting with your bow. FF Second Finger "F#" F FFF F FF  25 Two or Nothing F FF yyy  F Fyy F FF  26 Trucking Along F FF yy F F zzzz F FF  27 Playing It Right y F yF y ! !!!! F FF 9
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     28 Half Notes Happen .. , , . , . .  29 Ups and Downs .  ,  . , , .   30 Hot Cross Buns  ^ .   ^ .   y y y y z z z z  ^ R 10
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     31 Mary Had ALittle Lamb F z When you see this time signature, you have four beats in each measure. y z F F F   z z z  F F F   F z y z F F F   z z F z R 11
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      32 French Fries yy y z  ^  y F z z .   y y y z   ^ y F z z .   33 Karate Chop y y y  z z z F FF ! ! ,  ! ! ! F FF z z z y y . 12
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      34 Soccer Champ ., . ,   ^ . .   F z . . ^ z z  .   F z . . z y z F R  35 Winning the Prize ,  ,  !! F F ,  13
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     36 The Ballerinas yyzz  F Fyy ^.   37 The Boy Scout F F y y z z ! !  z z ! ! . .  , . , ^ , . ^ .  !!yy !!zz !!yy ^ . 14
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     38 Give Me A"G" wwww w To play our new note, place the first, second and third fingers of your left hand down on the "D" string's first three tapes. Curve your fingers & use your finger tips on the "D" string. Relax your thumb. Press firmly and play the "D" sting with your bow. ww Third Finger "G" wwww www  39 G and D Song 4 4 . . 4 4 yy 4  40 Movin' On Up y y y  z z z F F w w 4  41 Skipin' Town ,  4 ^ .  z z ^ 15
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     42 Lightly Row ! F wz^ yz F w ! ! ,  ! F wz^ y F !!    zzzz z F 4 F FFF F w,  ! F w z^ y F ! ! R 16
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     43 Better "B" Good ggggg To play our new note, place the first finger of your left hand down on the "A" string's first tape or mark. Curve your fingers & use the tip of of your pointer finger on the "A" string. Relax your thumb. Press firmly and play the "A" sting with your bow. g-  First Finger "B"    44 "A" vs. "B" !!-  !g!g   45 Song Without Letters     17
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     46 Twinkle, Twinkle, LittleStar yy!! gg, ww F F zz.  !!ww F F^ !!ww F F^  yy!! gg, ww F F zz.    Name the notes.       18
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     47 Down and Up y   y   y   Movethe bow toward your body (to the left) for an UP bow. Move the bow away from your body (to the right) for a DOWN bow. y   y  y  y    48 Bow Time Love My Bow                      49                      19
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     50 Starting Over       When youcome to a comma, LIFT and start with a new bow.               51 Lift It                   52 Lift or Loose                      53 Love to Lift                       20
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     54 F   F   F  F  Jingle Bells  F   !  y  z       w  www w F FF F zzF ^ !  F   F F F F ! y z     w  www w F FF !!wz R 21
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       55 Old McDonald w  wwyzz. g  g!! t  w  wwy ww4 w  ywy ww4          22
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     56 London Bridge !g!w Fw, z F 4 F w,  !g!w F w, ^ , F y  A dotted half note gets three beats of sound.    57 Three Counts Each . ^ , .   58 Careful Counter . F , ! , F .  23
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      59 Hey, Diddle,Diddle F F F F w !  z z z z y z  F  F w ! w F z .   60 Cukoo Bird !  !  z y z        w F z . 24
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     61 I See "C"Sharp " """ To play our new note, place the first and second fingers of your left hand down on the "A" string's first two tapes. Curve your fingers & use your finger tips on the "A" string. Relax your thumb. Press firmly and play the "A" sting with your bow.  Second Finger "C#"      62 Hot Cross Buns on the "A" String P - ,             63 Climbing Up and Down y z  ! g P " g, F z. 25
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     64 Jump Right In !g" " "" g " g ,  w w w F F F z z z .  65 We Can All Read!             Name the notes written on the staff below.      26
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     66 Meet the Mr."D" y y y y To play our new note, place the first, second and third fingers of your left hand down on the "A" string's first three tapes. Curve your fingers & use your finger tips on the "A" string. Relax your thumb. Press firmly and play the "D" sting with your bow.   Third Finger "D"     67 My Sombrero yyyy " """ gggg !!,  wwww F FFF zzzz yy.  68 The Eagle Waltz y " g " g! y " g " g! . 27
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     69 Pencil and EraserWaltz y!! " !! g!! y!!          70 Buffalo Gals y  z F w g !   !  w ^ g  !           !  ! w z . y  28
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     71 Tied Score . . A"tie" is a curved line that connects two or more notes of the same pitch. Hold the note for the combined value of the notes. R . . TIE y y TIE y y  72 Looby Loo y TIE y y  y , !                        ! g ! w F z . y   29
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      73 Camptown Races !  !F ! g !    F   z ^ F   z ^                  A - D - E - G - F# - B Draw the notes on the staff. 30
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     To play ournew note, raise your right elbow slightly and play your open "G" string (fattest string). Open "G" is below the music staff. It is the lowest sounding note on the violin. t  74 My Low, Fat "G"          75 Grandma's Tune y  y F F yy!   y  y F y F zy                                 31
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     76 Mama's Little BabyLoves Shortnin' Bread                     -  , t  77 Pop Corn                       32
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     78 Oh Susannah                                                             33
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     79     80    81     82    34
  • 35.
     83 Piano Forte Cabbage Song Play witha soft volume. Play with a loud volume.          f      p                35
  • 36.
     84 Humpty Dumpty                                                        36
  • 37.
     Move you bowin the same direction for the slurred notes. Don't stop the bow. Use an equal amount of bow for each note in the slur. A SLUR is a curved line that connects two notes of different pitches.    85 Slippery Slurs                         86 My Dog and Me           37
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      87 Clowns ofParis                                                  38
  • 39.
     88 Ode to Joy                                              39
  • 40.