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Welcome to the wonderful
world of violin!
Let's begin with plucking!

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My First Song
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yyyy yyy
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Notes and Rests
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y y y y y y
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  y y y  yyy  y yyy
Three's a Crowd
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yyy
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  y y 
Getting Tricky
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yyy y y y y y
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  y y  y y  y y  y y y 
A Funny Pair

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  y y y y y y  
Zoomin' Along

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y y y yy

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  y y y y y y y y y y y y 
Skateboard Sam

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  y y  y y y  y y  y y y 
Let's Play Catch

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 y   y 
9 Couch Potato

y y
   
y y y y y

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Meet the "A" Team

10   !! !! !! !  !! !! ! ! ! 
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  ! !  !!!! ! ! !!! 
Puppy Dog Song

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  ! !  ! ! !  !  !! ! ! ! 
Eyes on the Road

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  y y  ! !  y y  ! ! 
Apple for the Teacher

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14 Dad's Tune

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 y y  ! ! !  yy  ! !! 

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 !!!
Bumper Cars

 yyy
 ! !   y y y 
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  y y y ! ! ! y y  y ! !y 
Leap Frog

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Farmer Dave

  y  y ! ! y ! y y y 

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  y y ! !  y ! y y 
Watch Those Rests

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  y !y ! y !y ! y !y ! y y y 
Back and Forth

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 Learning the Bow Grip 7

Now go back and play the first part of the book again with the bow.
 8 First Finger
"E"
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.

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  zzzz
My First Finger E
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zz z zz zz zzz
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  z z z  y y y  z z yy z z z 
The Fabulous Mr. Ed

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  y y zz y z  y z y z y yy 
Fun with D and E

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  y y !! y z  z z zz y y 
Banana Split
 Second Finger 9
"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

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your bow.

  FFFF FFF FFFF FFF

Two Fingers Down

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   F F FFF
Two or Nothing

25   F FF yyy yy
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  FFF y y FF 
Trucking Along

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zzzz FFF
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  y F yF y  !  ! !!! FFF
Playing It Right
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 , , ,
Half Notes Happen

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.. . ..
 
Ups and Downs

 ,  . , , .
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 \ 
Hot Cross Buns

  \ ^
. ^ .
 y y y y z z z z \ ^ R
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When you see this time signature,
you have four beats in each measure.

Mary Had A Little Lamb

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  F 
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z y z F F F
  F F F 
z z z
 F z y z F F F 

 z z F z R
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French Fries

y y y z \ ^
 y F z z .   y y y z

 \ 
^ y F z z .

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  y y y  z z z  F FF  ! ! ,
Karate Chop

 ! ! !  F F F  zzz 
yy.
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34 Soccer Champ

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 , ,
. .
 \ ^ . .
 \ F z . . ^ z z \ .
 \ F z . . z y z F R

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  , \ , \ !! F F , \
Winning the Prize
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The Ballerinas

36  yy zz \ \ F F yy ^ .
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 ! !
The Boy Scout

  F
Fyy zz
 z z ! ! . .
 , . , ^ , . ^ .
 !!yy !!zz !!yy ^ .
 Third Finger 15
"G"
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.

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  w www w w w  w w ww w w w 
Give Me A "G"

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 4 4 . . 4 4 y y 4
G and D Song

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  y y y  z z z  F F\ w w 4
Movin' On Up

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  , \ 4 ^ . \ z z ^
Skipin' Town
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Lightly Row

42   ! F \ w z^ y z F w ! ! ,

 ! F \ w z ^ y F ! ! \  

 4
z z z z z F F F F F F w ,
 ! F \ w z ^ y F ! ! R
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"B"
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.

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Better "B" Good

43  gggg g g-  

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"A" vs. "B"

44  !! -   ! g ! g  

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Song Without Letters

45      

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

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 !! gg , ww F F zz
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yy .

 ! ! w w F F ^ ! ! w w F F ^

 ! ! g g , ww F F z z
yy .
Name the notes.

        
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Move the bow away from
your body (to the right) for
a DOWN bow.

Move the bow toward

your body (to the left) for
an UP bow.

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Down and Up

47   
 y y y y y y y  

     
Love My Bow

  
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  
  
Bow Time
  
  
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  
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When you come to a comma,
LIFT and start with a new bow.

      
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Starting Over

    
   
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 
    
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Lift It

51   
  
        
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Lift or Loose

52       

        
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Love to Lift

53      
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Jingle Bells

           
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  F F \ F F \ F ! y z \ 
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 w w w w w F F F F z z F ^ ! 
 
 F F \ F F \ F ! y z \  
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 w w w w w F F F ! ! w z R
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Old McDonald
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 w ww y zz . g g !! 
t
 
 wwwy ww4 wywy ww4
 
    
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 ! g ! w F w , z F 4 F w ,
London Bridge

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 ! g ! w F w , ^ , F y  
A dotted half note
gets three beats of
sound.
 

 , 
Three Counts Each

57   . ^ .
 ,  ! ,  F .   
Careful Counter

58   .  F
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59 Hey, Diddle, Diddle

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  F F F F w !
 z z z z y z \ F
 F w ! w F z . 

60 Cukoo Bird

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  ! \ ! \ z y z \ 
     w F z . 
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"C#"
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

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your bow.

" " " "     

I See "C" Sharp

61 

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 P - ,       
Hot Cross Buns on the "A" String

      

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 ! g P " g , F z .
Climbing Up and Down

  y z \
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 ! g " " " " g " g , 
Jump Right In

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 w w w F F F z z z . 

        
We Can All Read!

65   

Name the notes written

on the staff below.

      
 
 Third Finger 27
"D"
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

y y y y     
your bow.

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Meet the Mr. "D"

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yyyy " """ gggg !!,
My Sombrero

 wwww F FFF zz zz yy.

 y" " y" " . 
  g g! g g!
The Eagle Waltz

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 y ! ! " ! ! g ! ! ! !
Pencil and Eraser Waltz

69  y
 
        

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70 Buffalo Gals


 y w g !
z F \
 

 ! w ^ g ! \       
 y
 ! ! w z 
.
 A "tie" is a curved line that connects two
or more notes of the same pitch. 29
Hold the note for the combined value
of the notes.

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Tied Score

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. . R . . y yy y
TIE TIE TIE

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Looby Loo

72  y y y \ y ,  !
         

       

 ! g ! w F z .  y  
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Camptown Races
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 ! ! F ! g ! \
 
 F z ^ F z ^
       

     

Draw the notes on the staff.

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A - D - E - G - F# - B
 To play our new note, raise your 31
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right elbow slightly and play your
open "G" string (fattest string).

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Open "G" is below the music staff.
It is the lowest sounding note on the violin.

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My Low, Fat "G"

    
   
  
Grandma's Tune

75   !
y y F F y y y y Fy Fzy
 
      

    
  
         
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Mama's Little Baby Loves

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Shortnin' Bread

76  
     
 
  
  
- , 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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 

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  
82
 
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Piano Play with a soft volume.

Forte Play with a loud volume.


Cabbage Song

83        
f

      
        
p

     
 
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        
Humpty Dumpty

84

        

          

          

      

       
   
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A SLUR is a curved line that connects two notes of different pitches.

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.

85
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            
Slippery Slurs

            


My Dog and Me

86           
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 
87
 
Clowns of Paris

  

          

          

          
   
      
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Ode to Joy

88

     

      

         

        

    

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