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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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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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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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