Violinstar 1
Violinstar 1
Violin Star levels, there is one Student's book and one Accompaniment book.
The Student's books contain the solo violin part, and an audio CD.The Accompaniment books
have separate piano and violin accompaniments for every piece. The three different forms of
accompaniment in
Violin Star offer variety, flexibility and interaction for both pupil and teacher.
Dotted around the Student's books you will find suggestions for supporting activities, which can be
used in individual or group teaching and can form a base to develop your own ideas.
All 106 pieces in
Violin Star were created during the course of my work as a peripatetic violin teacher.
Children are wonderful critics, and if they don't like the music they won't mince their words. The
repertoire in Violin Star passed the test - in fact, it could not have been written without the students.
I hope you enjoy
Vio/in Star!
by Kate Benjamin
Music origination
for ABRSM
3380
rights reserved. No part of this publication
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or transmitt~d in ~ny form or by any means, electronic, mechanical. photocopying.
recordng, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.
DO NOT PHOTOCOPY
MUSIC
Contents~.
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Musette
4
4
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
EHJ
5
5
6
19
19
20
20
English
6
7
7
8
8
11
11
EHJ
North American
21
22
Me
23
Greek
24
EHJ
Plus...
8
9
10
10
Plus...
WiLliam TeLL
25
Rossini (1792-1868)
25
26
26
27
NorthAmerican
28
TroLLs,OrcsandCoblins
Grieg(1843-1907)
12
29
29
Chinese
13
13
14
14
15
Plus...
15
Autumn
30
31
31
Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Klezmer
16
16
Scottish
EHJ
17
17
Plus...
Paganini!
Paganini (1782-1840)
18
Using the CD
Each piece in this book has two consecu.tive
tracks on the CD: a full performance wl:h
solo violin, followed by a play-along version
of just the accompaniment.
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stop!
Little Ben
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Musette
J. S. Bach
(1685-1750)
Gently
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Welsh
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To help you create the difference between minims (long bows) and crotchets (shorter bows), try bowing the rhythm to
Fidd/e Fadd/e on your left shoulder, without the violino(Try not to get toa much rosin on your shoulder!)
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Open-String
Chunky
Boogie
J = c.96
Snowf1akes
J = c.100
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(Move around the room and make free, floating movements in the air with your bow.)
The movements in the second half of Snowflakes will help you to get used to the feel of the bow.
ACTIVITY
With energy
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Vilanova
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Spanish
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Gent1y swaying
Latin American
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Heading South while gently swaying from foot to foot. This will help you to feel the
rhythm and free up your bowing arm. Follow the movement of your bow, and remember to
ACTIVITV
keep swaying when you lift your bow off the string (retake) for the bar's rest.
Silent Night
Gent1y
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F.X. Gruber
(1787-1863)
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Cro-co-dile, cro-co-dile,
cro-co-dile, cro-co-dile,
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cro-co-dile, cro-co-dile,
HAVEYOU
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Uncle Joe
Cheerfully
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North America
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Grieg
(1843-1907)
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Peeler's Jig
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Irish
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South Indian
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ACTIVITV
Now try making up your own tunes for
Vou don't need to play all the notes - you can just choose
one or two of them.
Play the notes in any order, and as many times as you like.
It works best if you don't look at the music!
Friday Evening
Hungarian
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Jitterbug
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Jewish Wedding
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Klezmer
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Scottish
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Paganini!
Paganini
(1782-1840)
With a flourish
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Who's this?
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Who's this? Pa - ga - m - m,
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Who'sthis? Pa-ga-ni-ni,
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maes - tro!
Strictly Tango
With,movement
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London Eye
rito
try making big circles in the air with your bow in time
to the music. Use two bars - or six beats - for each circle.
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Maiden Fair
Like a stately dance
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17th-century
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Happy Hippo
Big bows (splosh around!)
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Greek
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Rossini
(1792-1868)
S_S
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Old-Timer.
Driving bluegrass rhythm
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North American
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Greek
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Boldly
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Slow blues
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Spanish Steps
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Twinkle Toes
With a heavy tread!
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Chinese
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Hampton Court
With a flourish
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Lively
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Autumn
Vivaldi
(1678 - 1741)
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