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:
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:
Rhythm on E and 1 Audio Play Along
Anile Anile Play Along Audio (1 and open A)
Mighty Pretty Motion Play Along Audio (3 on A)
Warm Ups:
5 fist to bow hold
chin hold and count to 10
There’s A Little Owl on Open A Play Along
Diddle Diddle Dumpling Play Along Audio
Annie the Miller’s Daughter Play Along Audio
Warm Ups:
Bow exercises
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Audio Play Along
Cuckoo Song Audio Play Along
Lightly Row Audio Play Along
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:
Kitty and Mickey Audio Play Along
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:
Butterfly
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:
White Coral Bells
Waltz
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.