Here’s a video of the correct bow hold for beginners!  We have not used the bow in class yet but this is a great intro to go with what we talked about […]

Older Beginner Violins Practice these songs for our Christmas concert on December 7th: #32 going right into #31 #19 #20 #21 #22 #36 #42 #41 Also, practice p. 16-17 with […]

Assignment for 11.2.18 We are preparing for our December Winter concert now, so make sure you’re getting plenty of personal practice time in! #19 Rolling Along #20 Good King Wenceslas […]

Older Beginner Violins Practice pp. 12-14 Woodshed the difficult parts of the songs. On the rhythm songs, shadow bow by putting a toilet paper tube on your left shoulder, and […]

Younger Beginner Violin Practice all pieces on pages 8-9.  Look ahead at page 10 and try some notes on the A string!  Ticket challenge:  make sure you have short nails!  […]

Older Beginner Violins Practice pp. 12 & 13 Also practice the bow exercises: rocketship up and down, windshield wiper using your pinky on your right hand, and the spider crawl–always […]

Older Beginner Violins Practice #22-32 BONUS QUESTION: Name the four notes you have learned on the D string.

Beginner Violin Assignments for 10.5.2018 If students do not yet have a shoulder rest or shoulder sponge, please purchase one this week.  Pluck #8-13 on pages 5 through 7.  Don’t […]

Younger Violin Theory Assignments for 10.5.2018 Hello, Hope you all have had a good weekend! We finished p.5 in our theory book, and counted and clapped Lesson 1 Line 5 […]

Orchestra: Younger Beginner Violin Assignment for 9.28.2018 We are continuing practice on plucking the strings, using Essential Elements page 5, #6-9. This week, we started putting the fingers of the […]

Orchestra: Beginner Violin Assignments for 9.21.2018 If students do not yet have shoulder rests or shoulder sponges and a music stand please get one this week.  We are continuing practice […]

Orchestra: Beginner Violin Assignments for 9.14.2018 This week we are practicing the correct position for holding the violin!  Here is a video for help in this process: https://youtu.be/G8ElT-63o3M Students should practice rest position, playing position, and using their right pointer finger to pluck the open […]

Older Beginner Violins Assignments for 3/23/18 Practice #64, 44, 73, and Kaleidoscope. Use the dynamics (how loud or soft the music is) written in Kaleidoscope. Use more pressure on your […]

Older Beginner Violins for 3/9/18 Kaleidoscope (the new sheet music handed out today) #64, 44, 73