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42 Meet the
Name Violin
the Parts
Name the Parts Meet the Violin
Bow tip
1
Scroll
Tuning
Peg
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Finger

St
Board
Shoulder Hair

Ribs
F Hole
Tail
___________
Bridge
Bridge
Piece
Frog
Chin
Rest
The Violin
Name the Strings
Strings
Screw
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Holding the Violin

• Violin on your left shoulder

• Chin on chin rest
• Violin pointed left (not straight out in front)
• Fingers curved
• Wrist straight
• Elbow off your side
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Holding the Bow
Bow in right hand 7
Learning the Bow Grip

Thumb slightly bent.

Some teachers opt Fingers slightly apart.
to place the
thumb under the
frog.

Pinky on top of the stick.

Tilt towards the tip.
Thumb slightly bent.

Fingers gently curved.

Wrists straight.
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Long Bows

EAT
o
E E E E
o APPLES
A A A A
Doughnuts
o
D D D D
GRAPES
o
G G G G

Draw or color a every time you play!

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This is a quarter note.
It is a black note with a stem.
It gets 1 count.

Clap and say “one”.

Can you draw a quarter note?

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Let’s play quarter notes on the E string.

E E E E

Let’s play quarter notes on the A string.

A A A A

Let’s play on the A & E strings.

E A E A
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7

Z
This is a sharp sign.
Say the word “sharp” when you see it.

This is a quarter rest sign.

Don’t play a note when you see it.
Say “shhh!”

L
Can you trace and draw a sharp?

Z
Can you trace and draw a quarter rest?

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1 My First Song
4/ / / Œ / / / Œ
&4

Seven Big E's

4/ / / / / / / Œ
2 &4

The Bike Race

4/ Œ / Œ / Œ / Œ
3 &4
/ / / /
&
 Easy Rest Song 9
4 / / Œ Œ / / Œ Œ
4 &4

/ / Œ Œ / / / Œ
&
The Piano Man
5 &4
4 / / / Œ / / / Œ
/ Œ Œ / / / / Œ
&
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Tricky Rests
4/ Π/ / / Π/ /
6 &4
/ / / Œ
& Œ Œ Œ Œ
Let's count out loud.
Whole rest gets
4 beats. & 1 - 2
∑
- 3 - 4

Let's All Count

4/ / / / ∑
7 &4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

/ / / / ∑
& 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

/ / / Œ
&
 Bumper Cars 11
8
4# # # Œ # # # Œ
&4
& # # # # # # # Œ
Scooter Ride
4# Œ # Œ # Œ # Œ
9 &4
& # # # # # Œ # Œ

The Guitar Man

10
4# # Œ Œ
&4

& # # Œ Œ # # # Œ
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O O
4 / / / /
21 &4 # # # #
1 O
#3 #3 #3 #3 O
& Œ Œ

I See a Star
O
4 O O
22 &4 C C
O

1 O
#S #S O
& Œ Œ
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Shortnin' Bread
1 O 1
4 #3 #3 / / #S
23 &4 # #
O

1 O 1
#S O #S
& C
O

1 O 1
#3 #3 / / #S
& # #
O

O
O O C Œ Œ
&
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2
1
Press fingers 1 & 2
of your left hand on
the E string on the
marks.

Pluck or bow the E

string.

Play the G sharps. How many are there?

# # # # #
G G G G G G #

Play the G sharps. How many are there?

22 My G SHARP
2
4 #V #V # # #V
24 & 4

# # #V V
& Œ Œ
Two Cello Players
1 2
4 O
O #S #V
25 &4 Œ Œ
2 1 O
#V #S O
& Œ Œ
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Marchin' 2
1
4 / / / O
/ #3 #3 #V
26 & 4

1 2 1 O
#3 #3 #3 #3 # #3 O
&
Hot Cross Buns
2 1
4 #V #S O
O
27 &4 Œ Œ
2 1 O
#V #S O
& Œ Œ
O 1
/ / / / #3 #3 #3 #3
&
2 1 O
#V #S O
& Œ Œ
24 Go Fish, Aunt Rhody
2 2 O
4 #V # #3 O O 1

28 & 4

1 2 1
#S #S # #3 O O

&
2 2 1
#V # #3 O O O

&
1 1 2 O
#3 / #3 #O
O Œ Œ
&
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The A STRING note sits on the
2nd space of the staff.

E
Trace and draw whole notes on the A space.

a
4
3
2 A
1

The E STRING note sits on the

4th (top) space of the staff.

E
Trace and draw whole notes on the E space.

a
4 E
3
2
1
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High A
2 3
1 Press fingers
1,2 & 3 of your
left hand on the
E string on the
marks.

Pluck or bow
the E string.

Play the high A’s. How many are there?

A A A A A A A

Play the high A’s. How many are there?

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The Pitcher
1
### 4 O O
O S S
32 & 4
2 3
### V V C C C
& Œ Œ

### V V S S O Œ Œ
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I'm a Little Monkey
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33 & 4
2
### 3 3 3 3 S S
1

&
2 3
# # # # C C
### V V
&

Three Swimmers 1 2
### 4 / / S
34 & 4C
3 2
### C 1
S / / c
&
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Schools Days
1
### 4 / / O
O 3 3 S
35 & 4
3
### 2
V # # C C # #
&
### V S 3 3 O O
&

I Love My Violin
3 O 2
### 3 # 3 1

36 & 4 # # # # # #
### #
& C Π# # # #
2 2 3
### 31 # # #
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The Cabbage Song
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Lightly Row
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Flute
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Saxophone
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Trumpet
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French Horn
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