Warm Ups:
Rest position song
Count to 10 holding your violin with your chin
Bow bunnies with Right Hand "up like a rocket..."
5 fist to bow hold exercises *thumb on the bottom and pinkie on the top of the bow!*
E string songs! Use your eyes on the bow to make sure you are on the E String:
Dancing with Josie on E Play Along Audio
Old Joe Clark Audio Play Along
Dinosaur Dinosaur on E Play Along Audio
Pitter Patter Audio Play Along
Circle Around the Zero Play Along Audio
A string Song:
There’s A Little Owl on Open A Play Along
Warm ups:
Holding play position with your chin and count to 10
1, 2, 3 taps on each string. Fingers are curved and land on the tapes!
5 fist to bow hold
Songs:
Feng Yang Play Along Audio
There’s A Little Owl on Open A Play Along
Rhythm on E and 1 Audio Play Along
Anile Anile Play Along Audio (1 and open A)
Warm Ups:
5 fist to bow hold
chin hold and count to 10
There’s A Little Owl on Open A Play Along
Mountain Climbers on E and A
Allee Galoa Galoo Play Along Audio
Vengan a Ver Play Along Audio play on open A or play with fingers "3 2 1 A" for each rhythm!
Warm Ups:
Bow exercises
Rhythm on E and 3 Audio Play Along
Annie the Miller’s Daughter Play Along Audio
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Audio Play Along play with "Twinkle Twinkle Stop Stop" and "Down Up, Long Bow"
Flashcards, bow exercises
A Major, D Major, G Major scales
A 1 low2 high2 3 Finger pattern #1
Review songs ( pick 2 to play)
French Folk Song Audio Play Along
Lightly Row Audio Play Along
Song of the Wind Audio Play Along
Snow and Wind on A Audio Play Along
Go Tell Aunt Rhody Audio Play Along
O Come, Little Children Audio Play Along
May Song Audio Play Along
Long Long Ago Audio Play Along
Thunderstorm Audio Play Along
New Songs:
Flashcards, bow exercises
A Major, D Major, G Major scales
A 1 low2 high2 3 Finger pattern #1
Review songs ( pick 2 to play)
French Folk Song Audio Play Along
Lightly Row Audio Play Along
Song of the Wind Audio Play Along
Snow and Wind on A Audio Play Along
Go Tell Aunt Rhody Audio Play Along
O Come, Little Children Audio Play Along
May Song Audio Play Along
Long Long Ago Audio Play Along
Thunderstorm Audio Play Along
New Songs:
Flashcards, bow exercises
A Major, D Major, G Major scales
A 1 low2 high2 3 Finger pattern #1
Review songs ( pick 2 to play)
French Folk Song Audio Play Along
Lightly Row Audio Play Along
Song of the Wind Audio Play Along
Snow and Wind on A Audio Play Along
Go Tell Aunt Rhody Audio Play Along
O Come, Little Children Audio Play Along
May Song Audio Play Along
Long Long Ago Audio Play Along
Thunderstorm Audio Play Along
New Songs:
Middle school students can find practice information in their "Violin" Google Classroom
PreK https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kaIHs5fADFWPlR5XbqfPuvdsNP_XfH9W/view?usp=drive_link
Kinder https://drive.google.com/file/d/16vajenUbCcjgCeEdOE5gec6Zt9X-3prd/view?usp=drive_link
1st https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7aSpE3cf9YckJGieh0izf4wjakTOPVd/view?usp=drive_link
2nd https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7aSpE3cf9YckJGieh0izf4wjakTOPVd/view?usp=drive_link
3rd https://drive.google.com/file/d/117JtUKlu3isKMKbyWw_gzjhNb_3f2efr/view?usp=drive_link
4th https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vbDBadGlODeUE6StSPjP_g_NH6UWRmwg/view?usp=drive_link
5th https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SxuCvejJ4ym-xcOlt9FJnbFY9uppJ7cy/view?usp=drive_link
Violin at SMOS is an optional elective for students in PreK through Middle School. Parents pay Ms. Betsy directly for these group lessons at the beginning of each semester (Fall/Spring). PreK through Elementary school students have violin on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the school day. Middle School students meet after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
We work primarily in the Suzuki Method, and start to branch out into note reading and other music in 4th and 5th grade. Group lessons are held in my classroom, and are typically divided up by homerooms.
Group lessons are a wonderful way for students to learn how to play the violin. Students will have the chance to perform in their yearly school music concert.