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I Am a Child of God for beginner/easy violin
I have done a few versions of I am a Child of God for violin over the years, but I lose them on my computer. Here are two. One is ‘fancier looking’, and the other is just plain and simple with larger notes. I do the piano accompaniment straight out of the hymn book, as &hellip Continue reading
What Child is This? arranged for 3 violins and triangle
Another String Group favourite. We rehearsed this during String Group, and played it with our percussion section (aka parents and siblings) at the end. Such a great way to end the year! Here are the parts:- What Child is This Score What Child is This Violin 1 What Child is This Violin 2 What Child &hellip Continue reading
Jingle Bells for 3 violins and a triangle
Hot off the press, here’s this year’s arrangement of Jingle Bells for 3 violins, and a triangle. The triangle because…have to involve the parents Score: Jingle Bells December 2017 3 VIOLINS AND TRIANGLE Vln 1: Jingle Bells December 2017 Violin 1 Vln 2: Jingle Bells December 2017 Violin 2 Vln 3: Jingle Bells December 2017 &hellip Continue reading
Parts of the Violin and Bow Printout/Handout
I was looking at some other violin teacher resources sites, and found this drawing, labelling the parts of the violin and bow beautifully. I found it on a site called violinteachingresources.wordpress.com which links where they originally got the drawing from, but unfortunately the original site is no longer visible on the Web. It’s such a &hellip Continue reading
3 Ways to Read Music Poster
I came across a poster in Pinterest (of course!) that I really liked, but I couldn’t find the source anywhere (apologies to the brilliant teacher who initially put the photo up). So I made my own one for my studio wall. Here’s a pdf of my version. I printed it out much larger for my &hellip Continue reading
The Frog in the Bog – String Group Easy Violin Trio
Another fun String Group song. This one introduces triplets. I recommend singing it first, to get the feel of the triplets, then clapping it. The violin 3 part is fantastic for beginners. Violin 1 and 2 are perfect for 1st and 2nd year students. Here’s the score of The Frog in the Bog: The Frog &hellip Continue reading
Copy Me
This is a really simple open string and 1st finger song I wrote for my beginner students to play in their String Group. I played first, and had them all copy me. I gave them all the score (not separate parts) so that they could learn to follow along what was being played. I had them sing &hellip Continue reading
Ode to Joy for three violins – easy
This is an easy song I wrote for my String Group (aka violin ensemble). Most are beginners, with some into their second year of playing. Because they’re sight reading, I need to keep it simple but effective for them. My higher grade students will play Vln 1. Here’s my arrangement of Ode to Joy &hellip Continue reading
Violin Ensemble/ String Group Scale Warm ups and pieces
My ‘String Group’ (violin ensemble) started back up this month. As I have many beginners, I decided the repertoire had to be really simple. We concentrated on listening to each other, and playing in tune. After spending 5 mins tuning everyone up, we started. Our first song: G Major Scale simple Those who wish to &hellip Continue reading
Beethoven Movie Theme Exerpt
I had this theme stuck in my mind since the beginning of the year and I wasn’t sure why, as I hadn’t watched the movie for many, many years. ‘Beethoven’ is about a family who ends up with a very cheeky, loveable and protective Saint Bernard named ‘Beethoven’. The music is written by Randy Edelman, &hellip Continue reading