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42 Meet the
Name Violin
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Name the Parts Meet the Violin
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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

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A A A A
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GRAPES
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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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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!”

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1 My First Song
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Seven Big E's

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The Bike Race

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The Piano Man
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Tricky Rests
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Whole rest gets
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Let's All Count

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