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Learn the parts of the violin by singing this song. Go one step higher up the scale for each line.
scroll
This is the Scroll:
This is the scroll,
these are the pegs,
this is the fingerboard,
these are the strings,
this is the bridge,
these are the f-holes,
this is the tailpiece,
these are the tuners.

Learn Your Twinkle Rhythms

Say in rhythm. Clap in rhythm. Wash your left arm from the elbow down, with your right hand.
Later, you will shadow bow these rhythms.

Chicka chicka boom boom
Mickey Mouse
Down wiggle, up wiggle
Wish I had a million dollars
Little, little, little long


This song (sung to Twinkle) will help you remember standing in rest position.
Rest Position Song:
Rest position, feet in line,
scroll out front, thats mighty fine.
Check your bridge, cause it should be,
peeking out at you and me.
Now we bow, stand straight to show,
Hello, toes and Goodbye, toes!

Steps to Playing position
(this can be practiced at home with a stuffed animal or macaroni box on the shoulder).
1. Feet together, then unzip (make a V).
Left foot steps out.
2. Left hand on violin shoulder. Pull violin out with left
hand (over left foot).
3. Turn bottom of violin in and upside down. Lift violin
high.
4. Land on shoulder (no space between neck and
shoulder) while looking straight ahead.
5. Land at neck and shoulder (no space). Turn head to
toward violin. Drop heavy head on violin. Can you
hold it with only your head for a count of 100? Dont
raise your shoulder!

Learn the names of your strings.
Good Dogs Always Eat!





Sing and pluck the GGG song. You can do this sitting or standing in rest position.
When we sit in rest position, sit on the front of your chair until your feet touch the floor.

GGG, going up to
DDD, going up to
AAA, going up to
EEE, going down to
AAA, going down to
DDD, going down to
GGG.

Eek Eek Eek!: EEE AAA DDD GGG
Sing and pluck.
Eek, Eek, Eek, all the little
Ants, Ants, Ants, they are going
Down, Down, Down, way into the
Ground, Ground, Ground.
Parts of the Bow













What about Rosin?
A bow needs rosin on its bow hair to make any sound. Rosin (made from pine sap) is sticky and
provides the friction needed to make the string vibrate. If you apply too much rosin, you will see
clouds of rosin dust. Go up and down the hair a few times and that should be enough. If you
notice a slippery spot, apply more rosin to that area. Be careful not to touch the bow hairs when
rosining or playing. The oil in your fingers will keep the rosin from sticking to the hair. You can
practice your correct bow hold when you rosin our bow! When you are done practicing, you can
take a cotton cloth to wipe off your violin bow (do not wipe off the bow hair). Loosen the bow
before you put it away (and tighten before). When playing, the correct tightness for the violin
looks like you can stick a pencil or finger (dont actually do it) between the hair and stick..
There will still be a slight inward curve of the bow at the tip.

Too Tight (no curve at tip) Loosened when not playing


Remember: righty tighty,.

Correct amount of tension

Make a Bunny Bow Hand
Do this with a pencil first.

Pretend the pencil is a carrot the bunny will eat.
Open up your hand and bend your thumb.
Take your middle and ring finger and place on the thumbnail. These are the
bunnys teeth. These fingers hold the bow along with the thumb. The index finger
and little finger are the bunnys ears. They are extra support for holding the bow.
They should be relaxed and floppy. They curve over the wood over the pencil.
Bend the little finger on the top!











Bendy thumb
Thumb on outside
for beginners

Little finger on top

Thumb on inside for older players

Remember: place tip of bent thumb (pointing up to the sky) on the metal next to
the hair of the bow
drop the middle and ring fingers on the frog
flop the index finger on the grip
hop the little finger on top of the stick (not on the screw)
Bow Exercises
With the bow (or pencil) in the right hand, you can do some of the following exercises. The
tip is up, the hair is facing you. The trunk of the body stays still as the arm moves. Move
from the elbow. Perform to a steady beat while listening to some of your Suzuki songs.
Make sure you check your bow hold often (especially the thumb).

1. Windshield Wipers: right forearm rocks the bow from side to side.
2. Stir the Pot: make clockwise and counterclockwise circles with the bow,
like you are stirring a thick stew.
3. Elevator Up: move the tip of the bow straight up and down. Do both
fast and slow.

Songs to Help Practice Bowing
The Noble Duke of York
Melody: The Farmer in the Dell. Do with a bow or pencil.

The Noble Duke of York,
He had ten-thousand men,
He marched them UP the hill,
And marched them DOWN again.
And when youre UP youre UP
And when youre DOWN youre DOWN
And when youre in-between
Youre neither UP nor DOWN.

Up Like a Rocket

Sing to Twinkle. Use a pencil or a bow.
Up like a rocket, down like the rain;
back and forth like a choo-choo train.

Round and round like the yellow sun;
land on your head, curved pinky, bent thumb.

Up like a rocket, down like the rain;
back and forth like a choo-choo train.
Wheels on the Bus
Sing. Use a bow or pencil. Sing and play open string part of A-D-G on all through the town

The wheels on the bus go round and round
People on the bus go up and down
Wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish
The doors on the bus go open and shut

Using the Bow on the Violin
The Silent Butterfly:The bow needs to land like a silent
butterfly. Practice landing the bow silently from frog to tip. Make
sure your bow hand is correct.

Shh!-Boom!
Go through the steps to playing position.
Make a perfect bow hand.
Land the middle of the bow silently on the E string.
When someone says Boom!, quickly rock to the A string.

Open string part to Perpetual Motion:
EE(rock to A) AA(rock to E)
EE (rock to A) AA (lift, land on E behind bridge)
Squeak-squeak (stay) squeak-squeak(stay)
EE(rock to A) AA



Circle Bows (bow lifts)
At the end of the bow stroke,
Lift and move counterclockwise.
Land silently.

The open string part for Song of the Wind uses circle bows:
Lift and land silently after each note.
EEEA EEEA

Shadow Bowing
Do in the middle of the bow. Open and close your arm from the elbow.
Cut an empty paper towel roll in half. Hold the tube with the left hand and place it on
the left shoulder. Place the bow into the tube and play your twinkle rhythms. The tube
helps the bow arm move correctly.

My Turn-Your Turn on E:
Teacher plays chicka chicka boom boom, student echoes.
This can be done with all of the Twinkle Rhythms.


Duet part to Twinkle Variation A
Play chicka chicka boom boom
on open E. Play on every other group of Twinkle Variation A
as an open string duet part (starting on the second group).



Bunny Song: E A E A
Bunny ears are pink pink (E string)
Bunny nose is pink pink (A String)
Bunny paws are pink pink (E string)
Bunny tail is pink pink (A String)
PINK! (play e and a together)


V V Violin
Sing to Where is Thumbkin? (or Are You Sleeping?)
This is for your left hand, the violin hand.

V-V violin, (the shape between the thumb and pointer finger)
V-V violin,
See the space? (the space between those two fingers)
See the space?
Curve your little fingers,
Curve your little fingers,
Thumb is straight,
Thumb is straight.

Left hand fingers are numbered like this



Land the Fingers:
.

Rest the violin neck between the thumb and base joint of index finger. Leave a space
big enough for a fly to whiz by.
Practice landing each finger (starting with 1) in both rest and playing position. Park the
thumb opposite/just behind the first finger tape. After landing 1,2,3,4, practice taking the
fingers one at a time.
Elephants and Frogs










Learn the Musical Alphabet:
A B C D E F G

3-2-1-Blast off! on E string
Do with all the Twinkle variations
Set fingers 1-2-3 before you start
3 ( then dump)
2 ( then dump)
1 (then dump)
0 (then bow blasts up into the air)

also do on the A string
When you combine 3-2-1-blast off on both strings, you
get an A Major scale. Play the A scale up and down
with all of the twinkle variations!

The A Major Scale:
Up- A: 0 1 2 3 E: 0 1 2 3
A B C# D E F# G# A
Down-E: 3 2 1 0 A: 3 2 1 0
A G# F# E D C# B A


Songs on One String
Hot Cross Buns
2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1
Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns, one a penny, two a penny, Hot Cross
2
Buns.

Mary had a Little Lamb
2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2101
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb
2 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 0
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.

See My Pony
3 3 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 2 3
See my pony, jet black pony, I ride him each day.

Apple Tree
3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
Apple tree, apple tree, will your apples fall on me?
I wont cry, I wont shout, if your apples knock me out!

Songs using the A and E string
Old MacDonald
A:3 3 3 0 1 1 0 E: 1 1 0 0 A: 3
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Jingle Bells:
A: 222 222 2 E:0 A:0 1 2
A: 3333 3222 2112 1 E:0
A: 222 222 2 E:0 A:0 1 2
A: 3333 3222 E: 00 A: 310

Twinkle Banana Split:







E: 0 1 0
A: 0 3 2 1 0



E: 0 0
A: 3 2 1 3 2 1



E: 0 1 0
A: 0 3 2 1 0


Remember your Twinkle Rhythms?

Chicka chicka boom boom

Mickey Mouse

Down wiggle, up wiggle

Wish I had a million dollars

Little, little, little long.


Don t forget to listen to your recording!