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1 Companion Book VMP Student Practice Pages Rebecca Henry and Phyllis Freeman 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 30-minute daily practice routines using VPM guided practice videos *Subscription to ViolinPractice.com required to access videos ViolinPractice.com
2 Subscribe at to access videos *Subscribers may print piano parts and VPM Student Practice Pages from home. is a comprehensive, online violin method for the foundation levels that integrates the development of technique and musicianship, building skill and artistry through a sequence of repertoire and effective daily practice routines. This companion book is a collection of all VPM Student Practice Pages for this level. Each page corresponds to videos that guide students through their home practice. Daily practice activities fall into the follow categories: Warm-Ups Skills & Drills Musicianship Look & Listen Repertoire Practice Performance Practice Music Appreciation Home Concert (with piano) ViolinPractice.com also contains hundreds of videos, organized by topic, that demonstrate exercises for Skill and Artistic Development at all levels. Our work together is the result our professional collaboration of over thirty years that began as students at the Indiana University School of Music (now the Jacobs School of Music) and continued as colleagues at the Peabody Preparatory of Johns Hopkins University. Our former students include many who have attended major Conservatories and are music professionals, performing and teaching around the world, as well as those in other professions who continue to play and enjoy music. - Rebecca Henry and Phyllis Freeman January, 2019
3 Ant Song There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 1 Play Position Play Position Plus Bow hold preparation Pinky Pizzicato (G,D) Bow Hold Prep (with pencil) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing Ant Song LOOK & LISTEN 8 Performances: Ant Song 2 of Your Choice
4 Level A1.1 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE 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 HOME CONCERT 16 Ant Song Enrichment: Video Surprise THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
5 Ant Song 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
6 Pinky Pizzicato (G,D) Pluck open strings with left pinky over the High Dot & c G + G string 4 G + 4 Ant Song & D + D string 4 D + 4
7 AntSong Each,Each,Each Eachandevery Ant Song Ant,Ant,Ant Digginginthe Dirt,Dirt,Dirt Allthewayto Greece,Greece,Greece
8 Ant Song Ant Song Pluck with the pinky, over the high dot (octave harmonic). & # 4 4 Lively 4 Traditional Each & Each, Each, Each, every Ant, Ant, Ant, Digging in the 3 & # 4 All the Dirt, Dirt, Dirt, way to Greece, Greece, Greece. 4
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10 Ant Song Tiptoes E E Clap your Hands A A D D G G Strum A A E A D G D D G G 2018 Violin Practice.com
11 Tiptoes There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 2 Pinky Pizzicato (G, D) Bow hold preparation (with pencil) Pluck & Swing (G, E) R.H. Pizzicato Circles (A,E) Bow Hold MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing Tiptoes LOOK & LISTEN 8 Performances: Tiptoes 2 of Your Choice
12 Level A1.2 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE Tiptoes (Opt.) 10 Ant Song PERFORMANCE PRACTICE 11 Tiptoes Slowly 12 Ant Song Medium 13 Ant Song Tempo MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 GDG-DAD-AEA 15 HOME CONCERT 16 Ant Song 17 Tiptoes Sing GDG-DAD-AEA Enrichment: Video Surprise THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
13 Tiptoes Pluck & Swing (G,E) Pluck open strings with left pinky over the High Dot. Swing left arm level when changing strings. & 4 + G Swing E Swing E Swing Right Hand Pizzicato Circles (A,E) Set the right index finger on the string, breathe, then pull the string and make a big circle & c A E Set Breathe & Set Breathe
14 ViolinPrac ce Method Tiptoes Tiptoes Left Hand Pinky Pizzicato over the High Dot (octave harmonic) Strum: Left Hand Pinky or Right Hand 1st finger (*Set 1st finger on G on the rest) 3 & 4 Moderately + G + G Bonnie Greene D D A A E E 5 & A A D D + + *Set G G Strum 2018 ViolinPractice.com
15 Tiptoes GDG$DAD$AEA = Stomp (Yourrightfoot) GDG GDG GGDD GDG DAD DAD DDAA DAD AEA AEA AAEE AEA
16 Name the parts of your BOW * Stick * Horsehair * Tip * Frog * Screw 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
17 This is a Ta It is also called a Quarter Note. Note Head Stem Draw a Ta in each box.
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19 GDG-DAD-AEA There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 3 Echo Tapping SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Rt. Hand Pizzicato Circles Strum & Swing 5 Great Bow Holds Open & close gate (shoulder) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing GDG-DAD-AEA LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 GDG-DAD-AEA 2 of Your Choice
20 Level A1.3 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE GDG-DAD-AEA (Opt.) 10 Tiptoes PERFORMANCE PRACTICE 11 GDG-DAD-AEA Slowly 12 Tiptoes Slowly Medium 13 Ant Song Medium Tempo MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 Arco 15 Sing Arco HOME CONCERT 16 Tiptoes 17 Ant Song Enrichment: Video Surprise THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
21 GDG-DAD-AEA 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. & c E A D G &
22 Level A1.3 GDG-DAD-AEA (Hot Cross Buns Harmony) Lively Left Hand Pizzicato & # 4 Traditional G D G Stomp G D G Stomp G G D D G D G Stomp 5 & # D A D Stomp D A D Stomp D D A A D A D Stomp 9 & # A E A Stomp A E A Stomp A A E E A E A Stomp
23 GDG-DAD-AEA Arco A String Down Up E String Down Up A String Down Up
24 This is a Ta Rest It is also called a quarter note rest. Draw a Ta Rest in each box. Trace the Rest Trace the Rest Clap and say these rhythms. On another paper, draw and clap more rhythms using Ta, Ti-Ti, and Ta Rest.
25 Arco There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 4 Strum & Swing with Echo Tapping Out The Door The Birdie Goes (shoulder) I Like Ice Cream Bow Games UH Martelé & Silent String Crossings (A,E) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing Arco LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 Arco 2 of Your Choice
26 Level A1.4 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE Arco (Opt.) 10 GDG-DAD-AEA PERFORMANCE PRACTICE 11 Arco Slowly 12 GDG-DAD-AEA Slowly Medium 13 Tiptoes Medium Tempo MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 Road Trip 15 Sing Road Trip HOME CONCERT 16 Tiptoes 17 Ant Song Enrichment: Video Surprise THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
27 Arco Out the Door the Birdie Goes OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN the door the birdie goes, he comes to warm his toes. the door the birdie goes, he comes to blow his nose. the door the birdie goes, he comes, do you suppose That we should throw that pesky birdie OUT?%
28 Arco 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. & c I Like Ice Cream ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I Like Ice Cream ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & I Like Ice Cream ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I Like Ice Cream ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & I Like Ice Cream ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I Like Ice Cream ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & I Like Ice Cream
29 Arco Bow Games 1. Bow at Middle on shoulder: a. Tap 1 b. Tap 2&3 c. Tap pinky 2. Windshield Wipers 3. Stir the Soup 4. Salt & Pepper Shaker 5. Unicorn 6. Pinocchio 7. Rocket Ship
30 Arco Upper Half Martelé With silent string crossings at the middle (A, E) Tap 1, 2&3, 4 on your bow. * A string * & c * * Middle to Tip Tip to middle Silent String Crossings at the Middle & * * A (Cross) E (Cross) E string. &... * *.... Middle to Tip Tip to middle
31 Arco Arco 4 & # # # 4 Moderately U.H. Martelé.... A string down up, Henry/Freeman 3 & # # #.... E string down up, 5 & # # #.... A string down up
32 Arco Road Trip A A E E (cross bow) (cross bow) A A E E (cross bow) (cross bow) A E A E (cross) (cross) (cross) (cross) A-A-A-A-A ( and Stomp)
33 This is a Ti-Ti They are also called a 8th Notes. Beam Draw a Ti-Ti in each box. Draw a Ta in 2 boxes and a Ti-Ti in 2 boxes. On another paper, draw and clap more rhythms using Ta and Ti-Ti.
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35 Road Trip There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 5 I Like Ice Cream Bow Games SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Out The Door The Birdie Goes A E A or E Place 1,2,3 on A (rest position) (* teacher places tapes on violin) Tapping Levels (high dot) UH Martelé & Silent String Crossings (A,E, tip & middle) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing Road Trip LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 Road Trip 2 of Your Choice
36 Level A1.5 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE Road Trip (Opt.) 10 Arco PERFORMANCE PRACTICE 11 Road Trip Slowly 12 Arco Slowly Medium 13 GDG-DAD-AEA Medium Tempo MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 AEA with the Bow 15 Sing AEA with the Bow Enrichment: Video Surprise HOME CONCERT 16 Ant Song 17 GDG-DAD-AEA 18 Tiptoes THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
37 Road Trip Placing 1, 2 & 3 on A In rest position Whole Step (Space) Half Step (Gently touching)
38 Road Trip Tapping Levels Over the High Dot, on GDAE EADG Tap with all 4 fingers together on each string, keeping a round frame. Swing your arm level as you change strings. & # c G D A E 5 & # E A D G
39 Road Trip Upper Half Martelé With silent string crossings at the middle & tip (A, E) & c Middle to Tip (Cross) (Cross) (Cross) (Cross) Silent String Crossings at the Tip &. A (Cross) E (Cross) (Cross). & Middle to Tip (Cross) (Cross) (Cross)
40 4 & # # # 4 Crisp and Clear U.H. martelé. 0 A f Road Trip A (cross strings) E E Level A1.5 Rebecca Henry (cross strings) 3 & # # # A A (cross strings) E E (cross strings) & # # # A (cross) E (cross) A (cross) E 0 (cross) & # # # Stomp 0 Note: If you elect to create an optional first ending to repeat Road Trip, or go directly into a style variation (Road Trip - Gershwin Style), replace the "stomp" with an up-bow A quarter note.
41 Road Trip AEA with the BOW A (cross) E (cross) A (and) A (cross) E (cross) A (and) A (wait) A (cross) E (wait) E(cross) A (cross) E (cross) A (and) = Stomp' '''''(Your'right'foot)'
42 Clap and Draw Ta Ti-Ti Ta -Rest Clap these rhythms. Draw and clap your own rhythms using Ta, Ti-Ti and Ta Rest. On another paper, draw and clap more rhythms using Ta, Ti-Ti and Ta Rest.
43 AEA With the Bow There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 6 Tapping Levels (high dot) U.H. Martelé with String Crossings (A,E) Place 1,2,3(4) on A Pinky Plucks (A,E) A E A or E EveryBody Down Up (A,E) Lift & Set (middle) (A,E) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing AEA With the Bow LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 AEA With the Bow 2 of Your Choice
44 Level A1.6 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE AEA With the Bow (Opt.) 10 Road Trip PERFORMANCE PRACTICE AEA With 11 the Bow Slowly 12 Road Trip Slowly Medium 13 Arco Medium Tempo MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 E String Concerto 15 Sing E String Concerto Enrichment: Video Surprise HOME CONCERT 16 Tiptoes 17 GDG-DAD-AEA 18 Arco THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
45 AEA With the Bow Placing 1, 2 & 3 (4) on A In play position Whole Step (Space) Half Step (Gently touching)
46 AEA With the Bow Pinky Plucks (E, A) Pre-Shifting Warm-Up Pluck open strings with left pinky. Rebecca Henry after Paul Rolland E string & c slide back slide up slide back slide up ä â ä â High Dot 1st Position High Dot 1st Position (octave harmonic) A string 4 + & slide back ä slide up â slide back ä slide up â. High Dot 1st Position High Dot 1st Position
47 AEA with the Bow EveryBody Down Up on A & E 2 & 4 A string & & E string &
48 AEA with the Bow Lift & Set At the middle on A & E A string 2 & 4 0 Set (Tap 1, 2&3, 4) Lift Set (Tap 1, 2&3, 4) Lift & & E string & 0 Set (Tap 1, 2&3, 4) Lift Set (Tap 1, 2&3, 4) Lift & &
49 AEA With the Bow AEA With the Bow 4 & # # # 4 3 & # # #. Moderately U.H. Martelé.... A (cross) E (cross) A (STOMP) A (cross) E (cross) A... A (wait) A (cross) E (wait) E (cross) A (cross) E (cross) A..... Traditional (STOMP) (STOMP) 5 & # # # A (cross) E (cross) A (STOMP) A (cross) E (cross) A (STOMP) 7 & # # # A (wait) A (cross) E (wait) E (cross) A (cross) E (cross) A (STOMP)
50 AEA with the Bow E String Concerto Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti Tiri Tiri Ti-Ti 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
51 This is a Tiri-Tiri They are also called 16th Notes. Double Beam Draw a Tiri-Tiri in each box. Clap and say these rhythms. On another paper, draw and clap more rhythms using Ta, Ti-Ti, Tiri-Tiri, and Ta Rest.
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53 E String Concerto There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 7 Pinky Plucks (A,E) Bow games SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm EveryBody Down Up (A,E) Place & Release 1,2,3(4) (A) EBDU on A, A1, E, E1 Silent Bow Placements (UH) UH Martelé with string crossings (A,D) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing E String Concerto LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 E String Concerto 2 of Your Choice
54 Level A1.7 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE E String Concerto (Opt.) 10 AEA With the Bow PERFORMANCE PRACTICE E String 11 Slowly Concerto AEA With Slowly 12 the Bow Medium Medium 13 Road Trip Tempo MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 Flower Song 15 Sing Flower Song Enrichment: Video Surprise HOME CONCERT 16 Ant Song 17 GDG-DAD-AEA 18 Arco 19 Road Trip THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
55 E String Concerto Place & Release 123(4) on A Leave the previous fingers down as marked. Release (lift) fingers gently, keeping them round. A string 2 & # # # (4) lift lift lift lift ViolinPractice.com
56 E String Concerto EveryBody Down Up A - A1 and E - E1 A string 2 & # 4 & # A B & # E string E F# & #
57 E String Concerto A string Silent Bow Placements 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. & c Middle Tip Middle Tip & Middle Tip Middle Tip. Upper Half Martelé & c.. A. D... (Cross) (Cross) (Cross) (Cross)... & c. A (Cross) Silent String Crossings (tip) D (Cross)
58 E String Concerto E String Concerto Moderately 2 & # # # 0. Traditional Ti-ri Ti-ri Ti Ti 5 & # # #
59 E String Concerto Flower Song See the pretty flowers, Growing in the garden, See the pretty flowers, Red and green and purple.
60 Clap and Draw Draw a Tiri-Tiri Ti-Ti in each box. Clap these rhythms. Onanotherpage,drawandclapyourownrhythmsusingTa,Ti7Ti,Tiri7TiriandTaRest.
61 Flower Song There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 8 Place & Release 1234 (A) & tap 1 st finger Flap Your Wings at middle & Silent Bow Placements UH (A) Tapping Levels, 1 st position Climb the Ladder (A) EveryBody Down Up (E,A,D) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing Flower Song LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 Flower Song 2 of Your Choice
62 Level A1.8 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE Flower Song (Opt.) 10 E String Concerto PERFORMANCE PRACTICE 11 Flower Song Slowly E String Concerto AEA With the Bow MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 Monkey Song 15 Sing Monkey Song Slowly Medium Medium Tempo Enrichment: Video Surprise HOME CONCERT 16 Arco 17 GDG-DAD-AEA 18 AEA With the Bow 19 Road Trip THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
63 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. & # c G D A E 5 & # E A D G
64 Flower Song Climb the Ladder (A) Upper Half martelé & # # # & # # #
65 Flower Song EveryBody DownUp (E,A,D) 2 & Ó.. Ó E (cross) 0 A (cross).. 0 D Ó (rest) & 0.. Ó... Ó Ó. 0 0 D (cross) A (cross) E (rest)
66 Flower Song Flower Song & # # # 0 4 Lively.. 1 See the pret - ty flow - ers, Grow- ing in the gar - den, Traditional.. 2 & # # # See the pret - ty flow - ers, Red and green and pur - ple
67 The Flower Song 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
68 & Let's draw notes on LINES and in SPACES These notes are in SPACES. Draw some notes in SPACES. f f f f & These notes are on LINES. Draw some notes on LINES. f f f f f Draw more notes on LINES and in SPACES. & ViolinPractice.com
69 Monkey Song There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 9 Climb the Ladder (A) Out the Door (D) & Silent bow placements (D) Finger Taps (A) (rest position) Ghost Slides on Magic X (rest & play position) Up Like A Rocket See Saw rhythm (A) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing Monkey Song LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 Monkey Song 2 of Your Choice
70 Level A1.9 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE Monkey Song (Opt.) 10 Flower Song PERFORMANCE PRACTICE 11 Monkey Song Slowly 12 Flower Song 13 E String Concerto MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 See Saw 15 Sing See Saw Slowly Medium Medium Tempo Enrichment: Video Surprise HOME CONCERT 16 E String Concerto 17 GDG-DAD-AEA + AEA (bow) 18 Tiptoes 19 Road Trip THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
71 Monkey Song Finger Taps on A Rest Position and Play Position Tap each finger. Leave the previous fingers down as marked. When finished, leave all fingers down and tap the thumb five times. A string 4 & # # # & # # # 3 (4) 1& (1),2,
72 Monkey Song See Saw Rhythm 3 & # # # 4 A & # # # 0 Up Like a Rocket 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
73 Monkey Song Monkey Song & # # # See mf Lively.. 1 the lit - tle mon - key Climb- ing up the lad - der, Climb- ing way - up high to Pick a pink ba - na - na. Traditional.. & # # # & # # # See the lit - tle mon - key Climb- ing down the lad - der, & # # # Climb- ing way down low to Eat the pink ba - na - na
74 See Saw Monkey Song Clap your Hands E A E A A A See Saw See Saw A A
75 Let's draw more notes on LINES and in SPACES These notes are in SPACES. Draw some notes in SPACES. & f f f f & These notes are on LINES. Draw some notes on LINES. f f f f f Draw more notes on LINES and in SPACES. &
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77 See Saw There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 10 Ghost slides on Magic X & Tapping Levels (1 st pos.) See Saw rhythm & Climb the Ladder (detaché) Finger Taps (E, D) I Like Ice Cream with Ghost Slides Breathe & Play Flap Your Wings (middle, tip) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing See Saw LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 See Saw 2 of Your Choice
78 Level A1.10 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE See Saw (Opt.) 10 Monkey Song PERFORMANCE PRACTICE 11 See Saw Slowly 12 Monkey Song Slowly Medium 13 Flower Song Medium Tempo MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 Boil Them Cabbage Down Sing Boil Them Cabbage Down 15 Enrichment: Video Surprise HOME CONCERT 16 Flower Song 17 E String Concerto 18 AEA With the Bow 19 Tiptoes THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
79 See Saw Climb the Ladder (A) Upper Half detaché & # # # & # # #
80 See Saw Finger Taps on E, D Tap each finger. Leave the previous fingers down as marked. When finished, leave all fingers down and tap the thumb five times. E string & # # # c & # # # 1& (1),2, D string & # # & # # 4 3 1& (1),2,
81 See Saw 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 1234 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & I Like Ice Cream ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1234 I Like Ice Cream 1234 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & I Like Ice Cream ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I Like Ice Cream & I Like Ice Cream
82 See Saw Breathe & Play & 4.. Set Breathe Play Play &.. Set Breathe Play Play &.. Set Breathe Play Play
83 See Saw See Saw Singing 3 & # # # E A E A Traditional 5 & # # # A A 9 & # # # 0 0 See Saw, See Saw, 13 & # # # A A
84 See Saw Boil Them Cabbage Down Boil them cabbage down, down Bake them biscuits brown, brown Everybody sing now, Boil them cabbage down, down. Repeat
85 Clap and Draw Ta a Ta Ta Rest 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.
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87 Boil Them Cabbage Down There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 11 I Like Ice Cream with Ghost Slides SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand Breathe & Play with songs Finger Hops 1 st Finger A, E Finger Hops Martelé The Plop 5 Bow Lifts (middle) Bow Arm Drop & Bounce (D/A) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch Sing Boil Them 7 Cabbage Down LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 Boil Them Cabbage Down 2 of Your Choice Silent Silent Martelé Martelé Choice
88 Level A1.11 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE Boil Them Cabbage Down (Opt.) 10 See Saw PERFORMANCE PRACTICE 11 Boil Them Cabbage Down Slowly 12 See Saw Slowly Medium 13 Monkey Song Medium Tempo MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 Hopping Song 15 Sing Hopping Song Enrichment: Video Surprise HOME CONCERT 16 Monkey Song in A 17 Arco 18 Flower Song 19 DAD With the Bow THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
89 Boil Them Cabbage Down Finger Hops on A, E First Finger Tap each finger, then lift and HOP to the next string. & # # # 1 4 A string Hop 1 E string Hop & # # # 1 A string 1 Hop E string Hop Finger Hops Martelé on A, E & # # Cross & Hop E string A string Cross & Hop & # # A string Cross & Hop Cross & Hop E string
90 Boil Them Cabbage Down The Plop on A Place 1,2,3 (4) on the A string. Lift, then plop down 2&3 together. Repeat. & # # # Place fingers on A (4) 2&3 2&3 2&3 2& Lift Plop Lift Plop Lift Plop Lift Plop & # #Place fingers on A (4) 2&3 2&3 2&3 2&3 # Lift Plop Lift Plop Lift Plop Lift Plop
91 Boil Them Cabbage Down Bow Lifts At the middle on A and D&A Set the bow on the string at the middle or Balance Point, and tap fingers on the bow Lift and repeat. A string 4 & 4,,,,,, Lift Lift,, & 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. D&A strings....., Lift Drop & Bounce D&A....., Lift.....,.....,
92 Boil Them Cabbage Down Boil Them Cabbage Down Lively 2 & # # # Boil f them cab - bage down, down, American Folk Song. 3 & # # # Bake them bis - cuits brown, brown. 5 & # # # Eve - ry bo - dy sing now, & # # # Boil them cab - bage down, down. 0 9 & # # # Stomp
93 Boil Them Cabbage Down 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 - Stomp
94 Clap and Draw Ta a a, Ta, Ta Rest 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
95 Level A1.12 Hopping Song There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 12 The Plop & Finger Hops Drop & Bounce & Bow Lifts SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Polish the Strings (rest pos.) A Major Scale - EBDU Sounding Point (Goldilocks) Minuet Dance rhythm (E,A,D) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing Hopping Song LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 Hopping Song 2 of Your Choice
96 Level A1.12 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE Hopping Song (Opt.) 10 Boil Them Cabbage Down PERFORMANCE PRACTICE Hopping 11 Slowly Song Boil Them Slowly 12 Cabbage Down Medium Medium 13 See Saw Tempo MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 Minuet Dance 15 Sing Minuet Dance Enrichment: Video Surprise HOME CONCERT 16 Flower Song in A 17 Flower Song in D 18 GDG-DAD-AEA (pizz. 3 rd ) 19 Road Trip THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
97 Hopping Song 4 & # # # 4 & # # # E "EveryBody Down Up" 16th notes détaché, 8th notes martelé, at middle or Balance Point A A Major Scale & # # # E & # # # A
98 Hopping Song 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 - 2. Very close to the bridge - too fuzzy TOO SCRATCHY 3. In between Beautiful Just Right
99 Hopping Song Minuet Dance Rhythm 3 & # # 4 0 E.... & # # 0 A.... & # # 0 D....
100 Hopping Song Hopping Song 2 & # # # 4 3 Crisp and Clear U.H. martelé A A 1 1 E E 1 1 & # # # A A 1 1 E E 1 1 Rebecca Henry 5 & # # # Hop on 1 and Hop on 1 and 7 & # # # 0. A E - - A
101 Hopping Song 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
102 Treble Clef Trace the Treble Clefs ViolinPractice.com
103 Minuet Dance There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 13 The Plop & A Major Scale EBDU Echo Bowings & Drop & Bounce SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Playing Levels 1 (D,A,E) A Major Scale Minuet Dance rhythm Silent Bow Placements (UH) (E,A) Ta Ta Ta-a (A,E) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing Minuet Dance LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 Minuet Dance 2 of Your Choice
104 Level A1.13 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE Minuet Dance (Opt.) 10 Hopping Song PERFORMANCE PRACTICE Minuet 11 Slowly Dance Hopping Slowly 12 Song Medium 13 Boil Them Cabbage Down Medium Tempo MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 Twinkle Variation: EveryBody Down Up Sing Twinkle Variation: EveryBody Down Up 15 Enrichment: Video Surprise HOME CONCERT 16 Flower Song in D 17 Boil Them Cabbage Down 18 See Saw 19 Monkey Song in E THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
105 Minuet Dance Playing Levels 1 First finger with open strings (D, A, E) Change both left and right arm levels together when you cross strings. & # c U.H. Martelé & #
106 Minuet Dance 3 & # # # 4 & # # # E A A Major Scale Minuet Dance Rhythm: Ti-Ti Ta Ta 8th notes détaché, quarter notes martelé & # # # E3 & # # # A
107 Minuet Dance E string & c Silent Bow Placements (E,A) Rest bow gently at the middle. Lift, and rest the bow gently at the tip. Repeat. Middle Tip Middle Tip & A string Middle Tip Middle Tip Ta Ta Ta-A (A,E) Smooth, legato bows between the balance point and tip. & c A string 0 & E string 0
108 Minuet Dance Minuet Dance 3 & # # 4 Rebecca Henry Moderately Min- u - et Dance on the A string, Min- u - et Dance on the E string, 5 & # # Min - u - et Dance on the A string, Min - u - et Dance on the D string
109 Sing EveryBody Down Up for each The Bread: Minuet Dance Twinkle Variation: EveryBody Down Up The Peanut Butter & Jelly (Or anything you like): Then, Sing the Bread again to finish the sandwich
110 Minuet Dance Old Friend: Flower Song in D 4 & # # 4 Lively See the pret - ty flow - ers Grow - ing in the gar - den, Traditional. 2 & # # 0.. See the pret - ty flow - ers, Red and green and pur - ple 0..
111 Let's draw "A" on the staff This is your "A" String in the 2nd space. Draw 4 A's with the stem going up. 4 3 &2 1 f f f f Draw "A" with Ti-Ti and Ta rhythms. 4 3 &2 1 f f f f f f Draw more A's with Ti-Ti and Ta rhythms. & 2
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113 Twinkle Variation: EveryBody Down Up There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 14 Playing Levels 1 Echo Bowings SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Pinky Plucks on G Silent String Crossings & Bow Placements (EAD) (UH) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch Sing Twinkle Variation: 7 EveryBody Down Up LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 EveryBody Down Up 2 of Your Choice
114 Level A1.14 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE EveryBody Down Up (bread) EveryBody Down Up (PB&J) EveryBody Down Up (All) 10 Minuet Dance Opt. PERFORMANCE PRACTICE EveryBody 11 Slowly Down Up Minuet Slowly 12 Dance Medium 13 Hopping Song MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 Twinkle Theme 15 Medium Tempo Sing Twinkle Theme Enrichment: Video Surprise HOME CONCERT 16 GDG-DAD-AEA + AEA (bow) 17 Hopping Song 18 See Saw 19 Road Trip THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
115 EveryBody Down Up Pinky Plucks (G) Pluck open strings with left pinky. & c G string slide back slide up ä â Rebecca Henry after Paul Rolland slide back High Dot 1st Position High Dot 1st Position (octave harmonic) ä slide up â & c Middle E Silent String Crossings & Bow Placements (cross) A (cross) D (cross) A (cross) E (lift) E Tip (cross) A (cross) D (cross) 9 & Middle A (cross) E (lift) D (lift) A (lift) E (lift) A (lift) Tip Middle Tip Middle Tip D (lift) E
116 EveryBody Down Up Twinkle Variation: EveryBody Down Up The Bread 4 & # # # Traditional & # # # The Peanut Butter & Jelly & # # # & # # # & # # # 11 The Bread 0 0 & # # #
117 EveryBody Down Up Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 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
118 Let's draw "E" on the staff This is your "E" String in the 4th space. Draw 4 E's with the stem going Down. 4 3 &2 1 f f f f Ó Draw "E" with Ti-Ti and Ta rhythms. 4 3 &2 1 f f f f f f Draw more E's with Ti-Ti and Ta rhythms. & 4
119 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star: Theme There are columns for six days of practice. Check off white boxes as you complete each video. Video Activity Daily Practice Routine WARM UPS Basic Moves 2 Left Hand 3 Bow Arm Posture & Balance 15 Strum and Swing & Tapping Rhythms Echo Rhythms SKILLS & DRILLS 4 Left Hand 5 Bow Arm Pinky Plucks (D, G) Bow Lifts (middle) UH Martelé with string crossings (A, D) MUSICIANSHIP 6 Rhythm & Pitch 7 Sing Twinkle Theme LOOK & LISTEN Performances: 8 Twinkle Theme 2 of Your Choice
120 Level A1.15 Video Activity Daily Practice Routine REPERTOIRE PRACTICE Twinkle Theme (Opt.) 10 EveryBody Down Up (All) PERFORMANCE PRACTICE Twinkle 11 Slowly Theme EveryBody Slowly 12 Down Up Medium 13 Minuet Dance MUSIC APPRECIATION Performances: 14 Hot Cross Buns 15 Medium Tempo Sing Hot Cross Buns Enrichment: Video Surprise HOME CONCERT 16 Boil Them Cabbage Down 17 Hopping Song 18 Monkey Song in E 19 Road Trip THEORY: Complete your assignment for the week. Notes:
121 Twinkle Theme Pinky Plucks (G,D) Pre-Shifting Warm-Up Pluck open strings with left pinky. Rebecca Henry after Paul Rolland G & c slide back slide up ä â slide back High Dot 1st Position High Dot 1st Position (octave harmonic) ä slide up â & D slide back ä slide up â slide back ä High Dot 1st Position High Dot 1st Position slide up â
122 Twinkle Theme & c Upper Half Martelé Silent String Crossings & Lifts at the middle A string Middle to Tip Tip to middle Silent String Crossings at the middle &. A Cross.. D Cross.... & D string.. 0 Middle to Tip Tip to middle Silent Lifts at the middle on A & Lift Lift Set Set
123 Twinkle Theme Cantabile (singing) Twinkle Theme & # # # Traditional Twin- kle, twin- kle, lit - tle star, How i won-der what you are 0 5 & # # # Up a - bove the world so high, like a dia-mond in the sky. 9 & # # # Twin- kle, twin- kle lit - tle star, How I won- der what you are
124 Twinkle Theme Hot Cross Buns Hot Cross Buns Hot Cross Buns 1 a penny 2 a penny Hot Cross Buns
125 Let's draw A and E This is your "A" String in the 2nd space. Draw 4 A's with the stem going up. 4 3 &2 1 f f f f 4 3 &2 1 This is your "E" String in the 4th space. Draw 4 E's with the stem going down. f f f f Draw more A's (stem goes up) and E's (stem goes down). &
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