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English Country Garden for String Quartet
I woke up one morning with English Country Garden in my head, so I notated it, and here you are. It’s written as a string quartet for violin 1, violin 2, viola and cello. It’s probably about 2nd, 3rd grade level. English Country Garden Vln 1 English Country Garden Vln 2 English Country Garden Viola English […]
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Spider Spray – an easy violin piece to introduce first finger B flat
A student of mine composed this. I think it’s hilarious! He was telling me about a spider adventure – obviously the spider met with an unfortunate end, but it was a great excuse to compose a song! It’s probably a first grade easy song – with a D minor 5 note pattern on the last […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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