
Mondays (3:30PM - 5:00PM)
CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS!
Practice the following topics this week- May 9th
Blue Book Violin 3:30
Blue Book Violins 4:10

Practice along to our Concert Music
Below are video tutorials for our concert music for you to learn and practice with!
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Previous Weeks:
- Blue Book Violins 3:30
Blue Book Violins 4:10
- SUMMARY:– balloon bow hold competition– Mary had a Little Lamb (2 1 D 1 2 2 2)HOMEWORK:– rainbow scale (2 bows per note)– figure out your own song with the notes we learned!
Blue Book Violin 3:30
- SUMMARY:Reviewed technique, Open String Swing, and Superhero Blues with a gameHomework:Do 5 bow holds every day and review the songs!
Blue Book Violins 4:10
- SUMMARY:Reviewed technique, Open String Swing, and Superhero Blues with a gameHomework:Do 5 bow holds every day and review the songs!
Blue Book Violin 3:30
- SUMMARY:– performances– learned both Open String Swing and Superhero Blues– worked on playing in small groupsHOMEWORK: play superhero blues on any open string to get the rhythm down! Work on the looooong bows for open string swing
Blue Book Violins 4:10
- SUMMARY:– performances– learned both open string swing and Superhero Blues– small groupsHOMEWORK:– work on playing open string swing with loooong bows. Remember our open string order for Superhero Blues: A A D A G circle A
Blue Book Violin 3:30
- SUMMARY:– performances– Learn about half notes with the mat to prepare for strings swing song– long note competitionHOMEWORK:– long note practice– play any song one page 14 or 15
Blue Book Violins 4:10
- SUMMARY:– performances– learn F# (1 on E string)– practiced #22 on page 19: I See a Star– long note competitionHOMEWORK:– practice I See a Star– long note practice
Blue Book Violin 3:30
- Summary:PerformancesLearned Ping Pong song (#11 on page 12)Bow holds with silent coyoteHomework: practice Ping Pong song to perform next week!
Blue Book Violins 4:10
- Summary:PerformancesLearned Karate Chop song (#14 on page 14)V for violin left hand song- learning how to hold the violinSpider racesHomework:Practice Karate chop or any other songs on page 14 or 15
Blue Book Violin 3:30
- Recap:PerformancesClap/stomping rhythmsBow holds!Blue book song #11 on page 12 Ping Pong
- HOMEWORK:Practice the Ping Pong song and bow holds. Be ready to perform next week!
Blue Book Violins 4:10
- Recap:PerformancesBow holdsPing Pong song page 12
- HOMEWORK: Practice Ping Pong song on page 12 so we can perform together next week!
Blue Book Violin 3:30
Recap:
– performances
– bow holds with straws and coins
– E note and rests compositionsHOMEWORK
– touch your violin every day
– do 5 or 6 bow holds every day
– practice songs
Blue Book Violins 4:10
Recap:
– performances
– bow holds with straws balancing coins
– spider races
– E and A note compositions
HOMEWORK
– bow holds with straws balancing coins
– spider races
– any song on pages 8-12 ready to perform on Monday 2/14
Blue Book Violin 3:30
Recap: Our violin is our baby and we treat it so nicely!
To open the case, put it on the floor.
We have the “mountain” on top
the “valley” on the bottom
the handle is facing you.
Open the case by unlatching it.
Page 1: parts of the violin
Page 2: Hold the violin with LEFT hand.
Step 1. Statue of Liberty! (Hold the violin in air with left hand by the neck)
Step 2. Little hat (put violin on top of head)
Step 3. Slide down your face and have it land on your LEFT shoulder.
Step 4. Left hand holds the shoulder of the violin
Page 3: BOW HOLD – hang like a monkey (all fingers hang on the stick of the bow), bite the banana (Thumb goes on the underside the stick, touching the hump of the frog), pinky on top!
Page 4: Names of the strings – we plucked each string as we said:
Every Every Every (EEE- top tiny string), every little Ant Ant Ant (AAA – second string), digs into the Dirt Dirt Dirt (DDD 3rd string), going under Ground Ground Ground (GGG biggest last string)
Page 8: My First Song! Play with the bow 3 E’s
Other things we talked about:
–Putting on the shoulder pad: place the elastics on the C bouts of the violin. The pad can be halfway on the chin rest or all the way on the back of the violin.
–Rest Position: Hold violin with left hand and tuck it under your right arm facing out. You can now take a bow!
HOMEWORK:
– name the parts of the violin by pointing to them and saying what they are
– practice putting the violin up 5x
– practice your bow hold on your colorful straw or on the bow 5x every day!
– pluck the Ants song
– Play “my first song”
Blue Book Violins 4:10
Recap: Our violin is our baby and we treat it so nicely!
To open the case, put it on the floor.
We have the “mountain” on top
the “valley” on the bottom
the handle is facing you.
Open the case by unlatching it.
Page 1: parts of the violin
Page 2: Hold the violin with LEFT hand.
Step 1. Statue of Liberty! (Hold the violin in air with left hand by the neck)
Step 2. Little hat (put violin on top of head)
Step 3. Slide down your face and have it land on your LEFT shoulder.
Step 4. Left hand holds the shoulder of the violin
Page 3: BOW HOLD – hang like a monkey (all fingers hang on the stick of the bow), bite the banana (Thumb goes on the underside the stick, touching the hump of the frog), pinky on top!
Page 4: Names of the strings – we plucked each string as we said:
Every Every Every (EEE- top tiny string), every little Ant Ant Ant (AAA – second string), digs into the Dirt Dirt Dirt (DDD 3rd string), going under Ground Ground Ground (GGG biggest last string)
Page 8: My First Song! Play with the bow 3 E’s
Other things we talked about:
–Putting on the shoulder pad: place the elastics on the C bouts of the violin. The pad can be halfway on the chin rest or all the way on the back of the violin.
–Rest Position: Hold violin with left hand and tuck it under your right arm facing out. You can now take a bow!
HOMEWORK:
– name the parts of the violin by pointing to them and saying what they are
– practice putting the violin up 5x
– practice your bow hold on your colorful straw or on the bow 5x every day!
– pluck the Ants song
– Play “my first song”