Viola Time Starters

Viola Time Starters

a beginner book for viola

Kathy and David Blackwell

with

CD

2

Viola Time Starters

a beginner book for viola

Kathy and David Blackwell

Illustrations by

Martin Remphry

V

Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, England

For online perusal only

This collection © Oxford University Press 2012

All pieces (music and words) are by Kathy and David Blackwell

and are © Oxford University Press, apart from:

• Traditional melodies: CD tracks 2, 6, 9, 31, 33–6, 43–4, and 66 (words and arrangement © Oxford University Press);

• Traditional words: CD tracks 10, 34, and 35–6;

• Composed melodies: CD tracks 17, 22, and 41 (arrangement © Oxford University Press).

Unauthorized arrangement or photocopying of this copyright material is ILLEGAL.

Kathy and David Blackwell have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs

and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the Composers of this Work.

ISBN 978–0–19–336582–7

Music and text origination by Julia Bovee

Printed in Great Britain on acid-free paper by

Halstan & Co. Ltd, Amersham, Bucks.

Welcome to Viola Time Starters. You’ll find:

• Lots of tunes to sing and then play

• A lively CD to listen and play along to

• Quizzes to do—grab a pencil

• ‘Super listener’ games—get your ears ready

• ‘Be a composer’ activities—get creative!

What you’ll need:

Viola

Rosin

Pencil

Fingers and short fingernails

Bow


CD player

Got these? Let’s get started.

Tune your strings to track 71–4 (A, D, G, C).

This book belongs to _________________________________________________

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Feel the beat

1

Music has a steady beat, can you feel it in your feet?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

(stamp feet)

Hear the music in the band, can you feel it in your hands?

1

(clap hands)

Now let’s try a clever trick, can you make your fingers click?

1

(click fingers)

‘Feel the beat’ is what I said, can you think it in your head?

(1)

2

2

(2)

(count silently until beat eight)

3

3

(3)

4

4

(4)

Music has a steady beat or pulse. Just like your heartbeat, it keeps going all the

way through a song or tune. A fast tune will have a fast beat and a slower tune

a slower beat.

Tap a steady beat and chant the words of a song you know well. Keep tapping

all the way through.

5

5

(5)

6

6

(6)

7

7

(7)


8

8

8

3

Know your viola

2

Song time

Sing these words to the tune of ‘Head, shoulders, knees, and toes’ and point to

the different parts of your instrument.

Scroll, shoulders, strings, and bridge, strings and bridge,

Scroll, shoulders, strings, and bridge, strings and bridge,

* And the pegs and chin-rest and the fingerboard,

Scroll, shoulders, strings, and bridge, strings and bridge.

* Verse 2: And the nut and f holes and the tail-piece,

Picture time

Draw a line from each word to the correct part of the viola.

scroll

bridge

fingerboard

f holes

nut

shoulders


strings

pegs

neck

chin-rest

adjusters

tail-piece

tail-button

4

Ready to play

3 Get-ready rag

Stand with your feet slightly apart and get ready to do each of the actions

along with the CD. For 5–8, hold your viola steady with your right hand while

you move to the music.

1. Rest position now, 2. Hold it out in front,


3. Lift it up on high, 4. On your shoulder now.

5. Feel the beat: sway on the spot, left and right.

6. Swinging hammock: swing your elbows.

7. High jump: tap your left hand on the strings or the wood either side of

the fingerboard.

8. Long jump: slide your left hand up and down the fingerboard.

5

First sounds

In these tunes, pluck the open strings with

your right-hand fingers. Make a big circle

in the air with your right arm, like this:

4

5

Sway and strum

Sway gently from side to side in time to the music while you strum the strings.

Strum… strum… etc.

At the zoo

Listen to the sound of each string, then play the note pizzicato—that means

plucking.

Listen

1 2 3 1 2 3

A

D

Play and chant

for alligators A for alligators


for dolphins D for dolphins

G

for gorillas G for gorillas

C

for camels C for camels

6

Chant

That’s what we have in our zoo. Yeah!

6

Swing, swing, swing your arm

Sing and then play this piece to the tune of ‘Row, row, row your boat’.

G

G

G

D

Swing, swing, swing your arm, as we sing this song.

x2

G

G

D

G

7

Swing it out and swing it in, we’ll swing it all day long.

Flying around

C

Swing with your arm as you

D

pluck ev - ’ry string.

A

G


C

A

Fly - ing a - round is a

D

G

won - der - ful thing!

7

First tunes

Play these tunes pizzicato, placing your thumb

on the edge of the fingerboard.

8

Counting beats

Play this piece four times, once with each string.

9

10

Chant

Counting beats is for the best, play four Cs* then count four rests.

Play

* then G, D, and A

The drunken sailor

Sing

Let’s all play pizzicato, let’s all play pizzicato,

Let’s all play pizzicato, early in the morning.

Play

C

D

D

Jelly on a plate

DD

r r r r

C C C

D

D

AA

D

D

D

D


D

r

Jelly on a plate, (rest) Jelly on a plate, (rest)

G

G

DD

G

G

AA

G

D

D

r

G

D

r

x4

x2

DD

DD

AA

AA

DD

AA

D

r

x2

Wibble wobble, wibble wobble, Jelly on a plate. (rest)

8

Super listener

When you can sing and then play ‘Jelly on a plate’ really well, try a lower

version starting on the G string. Then play an even lower version—which

string will you begin on?

Be a composer

1. Make up your own tune by playing the pattern of the following words

on your open strings. Tap a steady beat and say the words through a few

times before you start.

‘I hear footsteps on the street.

Someone’s there with great big feet!’

2. Invent your own tune using notes from the boxes. Write your tune in

the heartbeat spaces—one box per heartbeat—and then play it from

start to finish.

AA

D


G

DD

C

GG

CC

A

Give your tune a title: ________________________________

9

Know your bow

11

Song time

Sing these words along with the CD and point to the different parts of the bow.

1. There’s the point and the heel and the stick in between,

Don’t touch the hair to keep it clean.

2. Turn the screw to the right to make the hair tight,

Rosin the bow and off we go.

3. Turn the screw to the left to loosen the bow,

That’s what we do when it’s time to go.

Picture time

Draw a line from each word to the correct part of the bow.

stick

Quiz time

What am I?

screw

hair

point (tip)


heel (frog)

You turn me to loosen and tighten the hair of the bow:

I’m part of the bow that you don’t touch:

You rub me on the hair before you play:

You’ll find the heel at one end of the bow and me at the other end:

10

12 Yo bow!

Get ready to perform this bow-hold rap by holding the middle of the stick with

your left hand. The tip of the bow will point to your left.

1. Shake your right hand to the ground,

Wiggle those fingers all around.

2. Hang your fingers right over the stick,

Slightly apart now, that’s the trick.

3. Lean your hand, don’t let it drop,

Put your little finger right on top.

4. Bend your thumb and bring it round,

Keep it curved to make a great sound.

5. Yo bow! Yo bow!

To the left, to the right, and off we go.

6. Yo bow! Yo bow!

Up and down and off we go.

7. Yo bow! Yo bow!

Round and round and off we go.

8. Yo bow! Yo bow!

Side to side and off we go.


11

UW

Down- and up-bow signs

This is a down-bow sign—pull your right hand away from the strings.

This is an up-bow sign—push your right hand up towards the strings.

Play this pattern on each open string:

U W U W

down up down up

Following the signs

Choose one of these patterns and play it a few times on an open string.

U W U r

W U W r

U W U W

U W r r

W U W r

U W U r

U W U r

U W r r

1. What goes down, (rest) then goes up! (rest)

2. Up bows push, (rest) down bows pull! (rest)


3. Out in out in out in out. (rest)

4. Down up (rest) (rest) down up. (rest) (rest)

Try the same patterns on your rosin. Make sure the bow moves and not

the rosin!

Now play the tunes on page 8 arco—that means with the bow. For

‘The drunken sailor’, change the words to ‘Let’s all play arco’.

12

Rhythm zone 1: walk, jogging

a

h

‘walk’

‘jogging’

crotchet (or quarter-note)

quavers

a

(or eighth-notes)

h

• Clap the rhythms below, saying ‘walk’ for each and ‘jogging’ for each

• Ask someone to tap the beat while you clap the rhythms, and then swap.

• Choose one row of beats (a bar or measure) and play that rhythm on each

open string. For Set a1, count a steady 1-2-3-4, h1-2-3-4 before you start. For

Set 2, count 1-2-3, 1-2-3.

• Finally, play each on the G string and each on the D string, or choose

two other strings that are next to each other.

4

4 a

a a a a

Set 1

h h a a

a h a h

h a h a

Set a2

h a a

h h

a h a

a

34 a a


34

13

Super listener

Listen to track 13, ‘Echo calypso’, and copy back the rhythms on the D and A

strings.

13

14

Notes on the stave

A i U

iW U W

i i

Open-string rap

Chant

A D G

Viola strings from high to low, let me tell you how they go.

First there’s W U

C

A then D then W G, way down low you’ll find the C.

A D G C. Way down low you’ll find the C.

A i U

iW U W

i i

Play each A string D from G high C to low, start with A and down you go.

i W

A U i

A D G C

W

i iU

iW

i

Play

Chant

Play each string from low to high, start with C then reach for the sky!

Play

Quiz time

Draw the correct open string above each letter to spell the words as notes.

A i U

i i i

A D G C

C G D A

A U W

i i iU

iW

A U W

i i iU

C G D A

iW

A U W

i i iU

iW

C G D A

A i

C G D A

A i

D A D A D D


C for ca - mels,

A

Chant

a a a a a a

That’s what we have in our

A

A i

A i

D A D A D D

What words do these notes spell? Fill in the name of each string to find out.

A i

i

i

D A D A D D

i

i

i

14

D A D A D D

A i

i

A i

i

14

i

i

E

E

i

i

i

i

i

i

15

15

D for dol - phins, D for

A U W

i i i i i i i

G for go - ril - las, G for

A U W

i i i i i i

A

Listen

4 i i i i i i Copy i U

(etc.)

i W i U i W i U

C for ca - mels, i

C for

W

A

Chant

a a a a a a a r

Walk and jogging tunes

At the zoo

A i i i i iU iW iU iW

A for al - li - ga - tors, That’sA what for we al have- li - inga - tors, our zoo.

A U W U W U

i i i i i i i i i i

A

A 4 i i i i i U i i U

W i W i UU i W i U

W i W

i i i i i i i i

D for dol - phins, D for dol - phins,

G for go - ril - las, G Copy for (etc.) go - ril - las,

C for ca - mels, C for ca - mels,

A

Chant

a a a a a a a r a r


Be a composer

Listen

A i i i i iU iW iU iW

A i i i i i i

U i

W i

U i

W i

U

A U W U W

i i i i i i i i

A for al - li - ga - tors, A for al - li - ga - tors,

D for dol - phins, D for dol - phins,

G for go - ril - las, G for go - ril - las,

Chant

A a a a a a a a r a r

C for ca - mels, C for ca - mels,



Make up your own rhythms using the open strings. Think of something

beginning with each letter and then play the pattern of the words on each

string. You could use the names of friends or different places as starting points.

Write your words in the spaces below:

A for _________________________________________

D for _________________________________________

G for _________________________________________

C for _________________________________________

15

Driving

Listen

A 4 i i i i Copy

16 Copycat i (etc.)

i blues i i i i i i i i i i

A Driving D

D

i i i i

Driving

i Listen

Copy (etc.)

A

Listen i i i Driving

4 i i i 4 i i i i U

i Copy (etc.)

U i i W

i

Listen

Copy (etc.)

W i i Ui i

U i i i i i

W

W

i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i

G

D

A i i i i A i i i i D

D

A i i i i i

i

D i

i i

i i i i i i

i i i i i i

D

A

G

i i i i i i i

A i i i i i

G

D

A i i i i i i G

D

A i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i .

i i i i i i i i

D

A

A

G

A i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i .

A

G

A i i i i i i i i i i i i i i

i i i i

.

U W

Gracefully

A##34 i i D

A

r r r i

Mozart,

i

arr.

r

KB/DB

When the music repeats, the rhythm is different—it sounds like ‘We

D

A

are the champions!’. Listen carefully and copy what you hear.

A## i

Mo -

i i Gracefully

17 Mini Mozart

Mozart, arr. KB/DB

A##34 i i

Gracefully

U i i i

zart, Mo - zart, etc.

r

Gracefully

U i i

i i i i

Mozart, arr. KB/DB

W r r

i

Mozart,

i

arr.

r

KB/DB

W r r i i r .

Mo zart, Mo zart, etc.

Mo - zart, Mo - zart, etc.

A##34 i i r

r

A## i i i i

r

A## i i i i r

A##34 iiiiii U iiiiii r r

etc.

16

U W

U W

Mo - zart, Mo - zart, etc.

i i

i i

Wolf-gang A - ma - de - us, Wolf-gang A - ma - de - us,

A##34 i U i Try these rhythm variations:

A##34 i i etc.

A##34

Wolf-gang ma de us, Wolf-gang ma de us,

iiiiii iiiiii i i i i

U iiiiii

etc.

etc.

U iiiiii

Walk jog - ging walk, walk jog - ging walk,

etc.

A##34 i U iiii Wolf-gang A - ma - de - us, Wolf-gang A - ma - de - us,

A##34

etc.

Wolf-gang A - ma - de - us, Wolf-gang A - ma - de - us,

A##34

Walk jog ging walk, walk jog ging walk,

i i U

U

i i iW

i i iiii i i i i i i

etc.

etc.

i i i i Pull to the tip then push to the heel then

etc.


A##34

etc.


A##34 i i U

U iiii iiii iW

iiii etc.

iW

iiii etc.

6

Pull to the tip then push to the heel then




r i i r

r i i r .

r i i r .

16

16

18

19

20

A#

With 4 iiiiiii U

With energy

energy

W

iiiiiii iiiiiii

A# Boo-gie on the o -pen D, boo-gie on the o-pen G, boo-gie on the o-pen D,

Boo-gie on the o -pen D, boo-gie on the o-pen G, boo-gie on the o-pen D,

A# 4 iiiii

iiiiiii U

With energy

W

iiiiiii iiiiiii

r iiiiiii iiiiiii

Boo-gie on the o -pen D, boo-gie on the o-pen G, boo-gie on the o-pen D,

A# iiiii

boo-gie on the A. Boo-gie on the o - pen D, boo-gie on the o - pen G,


A# r iiiiiii iiiiiii

iiiii i i r a r .

Shout

Shout


A# iiiii i boo-gie on the D then G.

i r Yeah!

a r .

Shout

boo-gie on the D then G. Yeah!

Boogie band

Lively

A##4 Listen

ii iii i ii iii i iiiii i iiiii i

Listen

(etc.)

UCopy

(etc.)

UCopy Lively

A##4

O-ver-night ex-press train, etc.


A## iiiii ii iii i i iiiii ii iii i iiiii i iiiii i iiiii i

Listen

(etc.)

UCopy i iiiii i .


A## iiiii i iiiii i iiiii i iiiii i .

A##4

A##4 A##4 A##4

boo-gie on the D then G. Yeah!

Rhythm Livelytrain

Verse 1

Verse 2

Verse 3

O-ver-night ex-press train,



U

Listen

Listen

iii iii

Copy

Copy

iii iii etc.

etc.

iii iii

iii U

Listen

Copy

iii

All a-board, all a-board, All a-board, all a-board,

etc.

All a-board, all a-board, All a-board, all a-board,

i iii ii

Copy

i U

Copy

iii ii

etc.

etc.

i iii ii iU

Copy

iii ii etc.

All a-board, all a-board,

Listen

All a-board, all a-board,

Listen

Listen

Train whis-tle, train whis-tle, Train whis-tle, train whis-tle,


Super listener



Listen to track 20 and play ‘Rhythm train’ using your C and G strings.

17 17 17

17

Sound effects

21

Mr Pizzicato and friends

Sing the words and play the notes in each verse.

Verse 1

Mr Pizzicato likes to pluck the string, he puts his finger here and he lets it ring:

pizz.

A##4 i i i i pizz.

i i i i

pizz.

Mr Pizzicato likes to pluck the string.

Verse 2

Mr Arco has a great bow-hold, he strokes the strings and it sounds so bold:

arco

A##4 i U arco

arco

i i i i i i i

Mr Arco has a great bow-hold.

Verse 3

Mr Col Legno likes to use the wood, he bounces very gently and it sounds

real good:

only

perusal col legno

A##4 i i i i online

col legno

i i i i

col legno

For trem.

A##4m i m i m i m i

trem. trem.

m i m i m i m i

Mr Col Legno likes to use the wood.

Verse 4

Mr Tremolo likes to shiver with his bow, so he puts it near the tip and this is

how it goes:

Mr Tremolo likes to shiver with his bow.

Use your new tremolo skills to play a spooky version of ‘The drunken sailor’ on

page 8. Change the words to ‘Let’s all play with tremolo bowing’.

18

String-crossing tunes

A# U

Simply

4 i i i i i i i r

i i i i i i i r

In these string-crossing tunes, watch your elbow swing up when you play a

lower string and down when you play a higher string.

W

Haydn, arr. KB/DB

22

23

Happy Haydn

When you cross from string to string, watch your el - bow do a swing.

A# i i i i i i A# U

Simply

4 i i i i i i i r

Monkeys swing

iW

i i

r q

i i i i i r

Make it do that swing-ing thing, when you cross a string.

A 4 i U

Rock groove


Mon-keys swing from tree to tree, they swing so fast they might catch me, hey!

W

Haydn, arr. KB/DB

When you cross from string to string, watch your el - bow do a swing.

A# i i i i i i i r

i i i i

Make it do that swing-ing thing, when you cross a string.

i r q

iii q iii

A q a a a a a a a r .

1. (swing your elbows in time to the music)

4 i U

Rock groove



q

Mon-keys swing, mon-keys swing, Swing, swing, swing, swing, swing it, yeah!

Mon-keys swing from tree to tree, they swing so fast they might catch me, hey!

a a a a a a aaa a q iU

A iii 2. (swing your

q iii

elbows in Wtime to the music)

q a a a a a a ar

r .

1. (swing your elbows in time to the music)

Swing, swing, swing, swing, swing, those mon-keys can swing! Yeah!

Mon-keys swing, mon-keys swing, Swing, swing, swing, swing, swing it, yeah!

A a a a a a a aaa a q iU

1. 2. (swing your elbows in time to the music)

r

2.

Swing, swing, swing, swing, swing, those mon-keys can swing! Yeah!

19

24

Rhythm zone 2: slow-walk

Say and clap the rhythm below while a friend

or teacher taps the beat, and then swap over.

Remember to count and feel two beats for each

e

‘slow - walk’

minim (or half-note)

ih i i h i 4h i i h i ir

ih h i hi h r h i i i h r

h i r

Walk walk walk walk, slow - walk slow-walk, etc.

4 i i i i h h i i h h i r

Walk walk walk walk, slow - walk slow-walk, etc.

w - walk slow-walk, etc. Walk Walk walk walk walk walk walk, walk, etc. slow slow - walk walk slow-walk, etc. etc.

tc. alk walk walk walk, slow - walk slow-walk,

Walk walk walk walk, slow - walk slow-walk,

Classical sounds

Verse 1

Gracefully

Gracefully

A##4 i U

##4 Gracefully

Gracefully

i h i i W i U

i i h

h i Gracefully

i i W

A##4 i U

ii ii hh hh ii i W

Wii i i hh h h i i i i h

h i i h

Walk walk slow-walk, walk walk slow-walk, etc.

i i h i Walk walk slow-walk, walk walk slow-walk, etc.

Walk walk walk walk etc.

##

alk, etc. walk Walk walk slow-walk, etc.

walk Walk walk walk slow-walk,

.

etc.

i i h i i h i walk i walk h slow-walk,

. i etc.

A## i i h i i h i i i h h .

i i h .

Walk walk slow-walk, walk walk slow-walk, etc.

A## i i h i i h i h i i h .

Verse 2

etc.

A##4 h U

##4

i i h U h etc.

W i i i i h i i h W i i etc.

W

A##4 h U ii ii h etc.

etc.

W i i etc.

Slow-walk walk walk, slow-walk walk walk,

Slow-walk etc.

walk walk, slow-walk walk walk,

walk, Slow-walk slow-walk walk walkwalk, walk,

Slow-walk etc.

Slow-walk walk walk, slow-walk walk walk,

A##4 iiiih U

slow-walkwalk walk walk, walk, slow-walk walk walk walk, walk,

h

Verse 3

##4 iiiih U

etc.

iiiih etc.

W

etc.

W

A##4 iiiih U iiiih etc.

W

etc.

At the heel then slow-walk, at W the tip then slow-walk,

At the heel then slow-walk, at the tip then slow-walk, etc.

slow-walk,

At the at the heeltip then then slow-walk, At Atatthe the the heel heel tipthen then slow-walk, at at the the tip tip then then slow-walk,

etc.


e

25

At the heel then slow-walk, at the tip then slow-walk,

Super listener

Listen to track 25 and play ‘Classical sounds’ using your D and G strings. The

first note will be open D.

20

hiii h iii i iiiii hhi hiiii iiiii hi iiii h

i hi i iii h

i i h

26

Slow-walk tunes

A# 4 i U i h i i h i i h i i h

Gently

W

Raindrops

A#

Rain-drops

4 i U i fall from the sky,

h i i h

ground is wet, so am

i i h i i h

I.

Gently

i i W

h i i h i i i i h h

On Rain-drops my head, fall on from my theknees, sky, ground wish Iis had wet, my sowel am- lies! I.

A# i i h i i h i i i i h h

27

On my head, on my knees, wish I had my wel - lies!

Swing band

U

Lively, swing

A##4 h h h h i i i i i

r q

A##4 h U

Lively, Swing swing your el

h h

- bow as you cross the string,

hW

h h h i i i i i

r q

Swing

Swing your el - bow as you cross the string,

your el

W

h

- bow as

h i

you cross

i i

the string,

i i

A## h h i i i i i r q

r q a a a a .

1. Chant


Swing your el - bow as you cross the string,

See - saw bow - ing, that’s the thing! One more time now!

h h i i i i r q a a a a .

1.

A## i

Chant

r q q iU

i

2. Slower

m h q

trem.

See - saw bow - ing, that’s the thing! One more time now!

A## i r q q iU

thing! Swing it,

i

yeah!

2. Slower

m h q

trem.

thing! Swing it, yeah!

21

21

Left-hand pizzicato

+

In these tunes you’ll need to use left-hand pizzicato.

When you see the sign, pluck the string with your

left-hand 4th finger.

28

29

Chinese festival

A ++++

4 i i i i i++ i i+

i+

++++

i i i i i++

i i+

i +

Steadily

.

A##4 i U i i i i+

r i+ r i i i i i+

r i+

Happily

r

I like pop-corn, Pop! Bang! I like pop-corn, Pop! Bang!

A## A ++++

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i i i i++ i i+

i+

++++

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i i i i++

i i+

i +

Steadily

.

First sing the song and play left-hand pizzicato in the ‘Pop! Bang!’ bars. Then

play with I would right-hand like some, pizzicato here’s myor mo arco - ney, for the salt rest orof sweet, the tune, it’s ve but - keep ry yumusing

- my.

your

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left

i i

hand

i

for ‘Pop!

i i+

r

Bang!’.

i+

r .

A##4 i U i i i i+

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r

I like pop-corn, Pop! Bang!


I like pop-corn, Pop! Bang! I like pop-corn, Pop! Bang!

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I like pop-corn, Pop! Bang!

22

Finger jogging time

Four joggers

Say this rhyme and tap each fingertip in turn on your left-hand thumb.

4 i iiiii iiiiiii

30

4th finger: Four jog - gers out one day, one fell down and lost his way.

3rd finger: Three jog - gers out one day, one fell down and lost his way.

2nd finger:

1st finger:

0 fingers:

Super listener

Two jog - gers out one day, one fell down and lost his way.

One jog - ger out one day, he fell down and lost his way.

U

4 i i h

Walk walk slow - walk,

No jog - gers out to - day! (Stop!)

U

4i ii iii

4 i iiiii iiiiiii

Jog-ging walk jog -ging walk,

U

4 iiiii i

Listen 4th finger: to track Four 30 and jog -play gers ‘Four out one joggers’ day, on your one fell A string, down and starting lost with his way. your

4th 3rd finger: and Threelifting joga - gers finger out off one between day, each oneline.

fell down and lost his way.

2nd finger:

1st Reafinger:

- dy, stea One - dy, go jog - ger now, out one day, he Quick fell down runand - ner, lost fast hissprint-er,

way.

0 fingers:

Sporty rhythms

Shape up your left-hand fingers on the D string. Choose a sporty rhythm from

below and play it on each fingered note and on the open D: 4–32–1–0. Make

sure that your 2nd and 3rd fingers are close together.

U

4i iii ii

Two jog - gers out one day, one fell down and lost his way.

U

4 i i h



U

4i ii iii



U

4 iiiii i

Rea - dy, stea - dy, go now,

U

4i iii ii

Quick run - ner, fast sprint-er,

Also try playing up the notes from the open string: 0–1–23–4.

23

Finger jogging tunes

31

24

You can play these tunes on any string, but if you play with the CD, make sure

you use the string shown.

Fingers and feet (D string)

iiii4 i iiiiiii

4 i iiiiiii

22 22 33 33 22 22 11 11

- gers out 4th one finger: day, 4th Four finger: onejogfell -Four gers down out jog andone - gers lost day, out his one way. one day, fell down oneand fell lost downhis andway.

lost his way.

From our fingers to our feet, we always keep a steady beat, we

- gers out 3rd one finger: day, 3rd Three finger: onejogfell Three - gers down out jog andone - gers lost day, out his one way. one day, fell down oneand fell lost downhis andway.

lost his way.

iiii iiiiiii 4 i iiiiiii

- gers out 2nd one finger: day, 2nd Twofinger:

onejog fell -Two gers down out jog andone - gers lost day, out his one way. one day, fell down oneand fell lost downhis andway.

lost his way.

- ger out 1st one finger: day, 1st

22 22 33 33 22 11 0

Onefinger:

hejogfell -One ger down out jog andone - ger lost day, out his one way. heday, fell down he and fell lost downhis andway.

lost his way.

- gers out 0 fingers: one to - day! day, 4th 0 Nofingers:

finger: (Stop!) onejogfell -Four No gers down out jog and -to gers lost - day! out his one way. to(Stop!)

- day! day, (Stop!) one fell down and lost his way.

keep it going in a song if notes are short or long___________.

- gers out one day, 3rd finger: one fell Three downjog and- gers lost out his one way. day, one fell down and lost his way.

(Stamp feet eight

- gers out one day, 2nd finger: one fell Twodown jog and- gers lost out his one way. day, one fell down and lost

times,

his

then

way.

repeat.)

- ger out one

32

day, Roller 1st finger: hecoaster fell One down(D jog and string) - ger lost out his one way. day, he fell down and lost his way.

U

4 i i h

iiii

- gers out to - day! (Stop!)

U iiiiiii

U iiiiiii U U

0 fingers:

4 i

3

i4i 4

No

i

jog - gers out to - day! (Stop!)

iiiiiii

hii 3 22

iii

22

4i ii

11

4i

11

iii

0

iii

0

- gers out 4th one finger: day, 4th Four finger: Speed

onejogfell -Four gers

-

down out

ing jog andone - gers roller

lost day, out his one coaster,

way. one day, fell down

spinning oneand fell lost downhis me a andway.

- round. lost his way. I’m

lk, - gers

iiii

out 3rd Walk one finger: walk day, 3rd Three Walk slow -jog walk, Jog-ging - gers out one jog-ging day, walk, one fell Jog-ging downwalk

and lost jog -ging his way.

U

finger: one

iiiiiii

walk

4

fell Three walk,

r

U

11 Ui slow downjog and walk,

- gers lost out his one way. day, one

iiiiiii

fell Jog-ging

U

downwalk

and lost jog -ging his way. walk,

- gers out 2nd one finger: day, 2nd Two finger: onejog fell -Two gers down 11out jog andone - gers lost 2day, out his one way. 2one day, fell down

U

33 oneand fell lost

33

his way.

3

1st finger: One jog - ger out one day, he fell down and lost his way.

i 4 iiiii4i 4i ii

i iii iii

down and lost his way.

4 i i h ii 4i ii iii

- ger out one day, 1st finger: he fell Onedown jog and- ger lost out his one way. day, he fell down and lost his way.

- gers out0 fingers: one day,

4i iii gers out to - day!

4th iiiii

Nofinger: feeling

onejogfell (Stop!) -Four gers down

very out jog and- togers lost

i

-diz day! out his

- one way. (Stop!) zy day, so one

4i

far fellfrom down

iii

the andground. lost his

ii

(rest) way.

0 fingers: No jog out to - day! (Stop!)

- gers out one day, 3rd finger: one fell Three downjog and- gers lost out his one way. day, one fell down and lost his way.

lk,

Walk walkJog-ging slow - walk, jog-ging walk,

Jog-ging walk (Make jog -ging circles walk, in the air

- gers out one day, 2nd finger: one fell Twodown jog and- gers lost out his one way. day, one fell down and

now, Rea

with the lostbow, histhen way. repeat.)

33 - dy, stea String Rea - dy, band goQuicknow,

(A run string) - ner, fast sprint-er, Quick run - ner, fast sprint-er,

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i U

- ger out one day, he fell down and lost his way.

iiii

- dy, stea - dy, go now,

Quick

iiiiiii 4iU

r

U

run - ner, fast sprint-er,


U r

- gers out to - day! iiiii U 4 i

(Stop!)

2 1 i ii iiiiiii

0 fingers: No jog - gers out to - day! (Stop!)

4iU

0 2 1

ii

0

4 i i4 ih

i4i hii iii 4i ii4i iii

iii

- gers out 4th one finger: day, 4th Four finger: onejogfell -Four gers down out jog andone - gers lost day, out his one way. one day, fell down oneand fell lost downhis andway.

lost his way.

now,

Rea - dy,

Big

Quick stea - dy,

cel

rungo - ner,

-

now, fast

los,

sprint-er,

- gers out (rest) big

Quick

cel

run -

-

ner,

los,

fast sprint-er,

(rest)

3rd one finger: day, 3rd Three finger: onejogfell Three - gers down out jog andone - gers lost day, out his one way. one day, fell down oneand fell lost downhis andway.

lost his way.

lk,

iiii

Walk walk slow

iiiiiii

- walk, Jog-ging

U

jog -ging walk, Jog-ging walk jog -ging walk,

r

- gers out 2nd one finger: day, Two

Walk

U

one walk

jogfell - gers

slow down out

- and walk,

onelost day, his way. one fell down and

Jog-ging

U

2nd finger:

4 i iiiiiii

Two jog - gers out one day, one fell lost downhis walk andway.

lost jog -ging his way. walk,

- ger out 1st

U

one finger: day,

4

One

i 00 hejog i4i fell

U

- ger down

h

00

ii

outandonelost 11day, iii

his way. 11he fell

U

down

2

and

4i U

lost

1

ii

his way.

0

iii

.


- gers

i

out 4

0

iiiii

fingers: one to - day! day, 4th 0 No (Stop!)

iiiii

fingers: finger: onejog 4i

Four fell -No gers down

i

out

iii

jog jog and --gers togers lost -

i

day! out out his one

ii

way. to(Stop!)

-day, day!

4i

(Stop!) one

iii 4i

fell down

iii

and lost his way.

ii

double basses, vio - lins, and big cel - los. (rest)

lk,

- gers out one day, 3rd finger: one Three fell

Jog-ging

downjog and - gers lost

jog

out

-ging

his one way.


walk,

day, one fell down and lost his way.


- gers out one day, 2nd finger: one fell Twodownjog and - gers lostout his one way. day, one fell down and lost his way.

now, Rea - dy, steaRea - dy, - dy, goQuick stea -now,

dy, rungo - ner, now, fast sprint-er, Quick run -Quick ner, fastrun -sprint-er,

ner, fast sprint-er,

- ger out one day, 1st finger: he fell Onedownjog and - ger lostout his one way. day, he fell down and lost his way.

lk,

i

now,

U

4 i i h

- gers out to - day! 0 fingers: (Stop!)

lk,

U

4i iii ii

U

4 iiiii i

U

4 i i h

U

4i ii iii

Rea - dy, Quick stea - dy, rungo - ner, now, fast sprint-er,

Walk walk Walk slow walk - walk, Jog-ging slow - walk,



jog -ging walk,

U

4i iii ii

U

4i ii iii

U

4i ii iii


U U

Jog-ging walkJog-ging jog -ging walkwalk,

jog -ging walk,

U U

4 i i4ihii iii 4i 4i ii iii iii ii

U U U

i 4 iiiii 4 iiiii 4i i iii i ii4i iii ii

Walk walk Jog-ging slow - walk, jog -ging walk,

Jog-ging walk

jog -ging walk,

34

Rain, rain (A string)

iiii4 i iiiiiii

4 i iiiiiii iiiiiii

3 1 33 33 11 33

- gers out 4th one finger: day, 4th Four finger: onejogFour fell - gers down out jog and -one gers lost day, out his one way. one day, fell down one and fell down lost his and way. lost his way.

Rain, rain, go a - way, please don’t rain on Satur - day.

- gers out 3rd one finger: day, 3rd Three finger: onejogThree fell - gers down out jog and -one gers lost day, out his one way. one day, fell down one and fell down lost his and way. lost his way.

- gers out 2nd one finger: day, 2nd Two finger: onejog fell Two - gers down out jog and -one gers lost day, out his one way. one day, fell down one and fell down lost his and way. lost his way.

- ger out 35

1st one finger: day, Twinkle, 1st finger: One twinkle, jog -little ger out star

One hejogfell - ger down outandonelost day, his one way. he day, fell down he and fell down lost his and way. lost his way.

- gers out0 fingers: to - day! This 0 No fingers: tune (Stop!) jog uses No - gers two out jog different - gers to - day! out strings—a to(Stop!)

- day! lower (Stop!) one and a higher one. CD track 35

is played on the D and A strings.

iiii iiiiiii

U U U

00 11 0

4 i iiiii 4 i iiiii iiiiiii U iiiiiii U

4 i i h

00

i4ihii iii 4i ii

33

4i iii

22 11

iii


- gers out one day, one fell down and lost his way.



- gers out one day, Twinkle, one fell twinkle, down and little lost his way. star, how I wonder what you are,

lk, 3rd Walk finger: 3rd

walkWalk Three finger:

slowwalk -jogThree walk, Jog-ging - gers slow out - walk,

jog one - gers jog-ging day, out one walk, one day, fell Jog-ging down one

walk and Jog-ging

fell lost down

jog -ging walk his andway.

lost

walk, jog -ging

his

walk,

way.

- ger out one day, he fell down and lost his way.

2nd finger: 2nd Twofinger:

jog -Two gers out jog


one - gersday, out one one day, fell down oneand fell lost downhis andway.

lost his way.

1st finger: 1st Onefinger:

jog One - ger out jog one - gerday, out one he day, fell down he and fell lost downhis andway.

lost his way.

0 fingers: 0 Nofingers:

00jog -No gers out jog -to gers - day! out to(Stop!)

- day! (Stop!) 00

U U U

iiiiiii 4i 4 i ii4i iiiiiii

4i ii

33 22 1 33 22 1

U

4 iiiii i

U

4 iiiii i

iiii i

U

4i ii iii

1 1

now, Rea - dy, stea Rea- dy, - dy, go stea Quick - now, dy, run go- ner, now, fast sprint-er,


- gers out one day, 4th finger: one fell


Four downjog and- gers lost out his one way. day, one fell down and lost his way.

Up a - bove the world so high, like a diamond in the sky,

- gers out

U

one day, 3rd

U

finger: one fell Three downjog and- gers lost out his one way. day,

U

one fell

U

down and lost his way.

- gers out

4 i

one day,

i

2nd

4 i

finger:

h

one

i

fell Twodown h

jog and- gers lost out his one way. day,

4i ii

one

4i

fell down

iii

and lost

iii

his way.

lk, - ger

iiii

out one day, 1st finger: he

iiiiiii

fell Jog-ging Onedown walk jog and- ger lost jog-ging out his one way. walk, day, he fell down and lost his way.

- gers out to - day! 0 fingers: (Stop!)

U

No 00 jog - gers 11 out to0

- day! (Stop!)

Walk walk Walk slow walk

4 i iiiii iiiiiii

- walk, slow - walk,

Jog-ging walk Jog-ging jog -ging walk walk, jog -ging walk,

- gers

i

out one day, one

U U 4i

fell down

iii

and lost his

ii

way.

00 33

U U

22 11 0


4th

4 iiiii 4 iiiii

finger: Four jog - gers

Twinkle,

U

twinkle,

i

little

i

out one day, one

star,

4i

how

iii 4i

fell down

I wonder

iii

and lost his way.

- gers out one day,

U

one fell down and lost his way.

U

what you

ii

are.

3rd finger: Three jog - gers out one day, one fell down and lost his way.

- ger now, out one day, he Quick fell down runand - ner, lost fast hissprint-er,

way.

2nd

4 i

finger:

i4i Two

hii jog - gers

iii

out one day, one

4i

fell down

ii

and lost

iii

his way.


Rea36

- dy, Super stea 1st Rea -finger:

dy, - dy,

listener gostea One -now,

dy, jog go - ger now, out one day, Quick he run -Quick fell ner, down fast runand -sprint-er,

ner, lost fast hissprint-er,

way.

0 fingers: No jog - gers out to - day! (Stop!)

lk,

Walk walkJog-ging slow - walk, jog -ging walk,



Listen to track 36 and play ‘Twinkle, twinkle, little star’ starting on the G string.

0

.

i

now,

lk,

i

now,

U

4i ii iii iii ii

U

4 iiiii i

Be a composer

U

4 i i h

Using the words below, make up your own tune using the left-hand fingers.

Tap a steady beat and say the words through a few times before you start.

Rea - dy, Quick stea - dy, rungo - ner, now, fast sprint-er,

Jog-ging walk jog-ging walk,

U

4i iii ii

‘Deep Walk in walk the jungle, slow - walk, what do you see?

Alligators, alligators after me!’

U

4 iiiii i

Rea - dy, stea - dy, go now,


23

U

4i iii ii

U

4i ii iii



U

4i iii ii

Quick run - ner, fast sprint-er, 23

25

23

37

38

39

26

D-string notes

A i #i i i

G

H

A# H i HU

A i #i

#i iG

i i 4 F

r i W # iE

i i r iiiiiiii i i i r

G

E D

G (F sharp)

F#

E D

This (F sharp) is G, G G G, ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with a G G G.

E

D

(F sharp)

A# A# i HU

HU

iii 4 i r i iW

i i i r iiiiiiii i i i i i i i iiiiiiii r

This is G, G G G, ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with a G G G.

This is G, G G G, ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with a G G G.

Jog - ging in the ci - ty, jog - ging down the street. We’re

A# i i

This is i

G, i i

G i

G G, i

ev-’ry-bo-dy i i

rea-dy i

with i

a G G G.

A# A# i HU


HU i i i i i i i i i i ri

4 off to jog in Lon - don, al - ways to the beat.


A# i i i i i i i i i i i Jog - ging in the ci - ty, jog - ging down the street. We’re

A#34

U iH

r

i i h

off

i

to

i

jog

i

in Lon - don, al -

i

ways

i

to

i

the beat.

r

off to jog in Lon - don, al - ways to the beat.

This Gis G

G

F#

Jogging in the city

Hold your 3rd finger down and be sure to leave an ‘A-string tunnel’.

Perfect match

E

F

A#34

i U i i

i A#34 i i

A# A# i i i

D

E

off to jog in Lon - don, al - ways to the beat.

H

i i i

iH

i i

i i i

i i i

i i i

i i i

Play them each day, it’s a great way to start.

1.

Play

Oc - taves

it and

are

make

sounds

those

that

Gs

are

match

eight

per

notes

- fect

a part.

ly.

2. 1. Tune Oc - taves your 3rd are sounds fin - that ger with are eight your notes o - pen a - part. G.

2. Tune your 3rd fin - ger with your o - pen G.

1. Oc - taves are sounds that are eight notes a - part.



Play

UG

them it each and make day, those it’s Gs a match great way per - fect to - start. ly.

Play it and make those Gs match per - fect - ly.


W

Play it and make those Gs match per - fect - ly.

h

h

r .

r

h r .

F sharp now, show me how, ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with an F sharp now.

UG

W

A##4# i i i r i i i r iiiiiiiii i i r

26

H

G

F#

(F sharp)

F

E

C G D A

1st finger makes the note E

2nd finger makes the note F

3rd finger makes the note G

1. Oc - taves are sounds that are eight notes a - part.



A##4 i i i r i i i r iiiiiiiii i i r

E

F#

G

#

40

41

42

43

44

F sharp now

A##4 i i i r iW

i

UH

i r iiiiiiiii A# i i iiiiiH G r

A# 4 r

F sharp

r

now,

r

show

r iiiii 4 r r r r

UH

i me how, ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with

r

an

r

F Vivaldi, sharp

r

now.

arr. r

KB/DB

A# 4 r r r r iiiii G H

Ve - nice and Vi - val

UH

A# iiiii i r r ri Vivaldi, arr.

r

KB/DB

Ve - nice and Vi - val - di,

A# 4 iiiii r r r ri iiiii G H r r r

i

r r r r iiiii r r i

Vivaldi,

r

arr.

r

KB/DB

.

Ve - nice and Vi - val - Ve-nice di, and Vi - val - di,

A# iiiii i r r r r iiiii i .

Ve-nice and Vi - val - di, Ve - nice and Vi - val - di, Ve-nice and Vi - val - di.

A# iiiii i r r r r iiiii i .

Ve-nice and Vi - val - di,

Ve-nice and Vi - val - di.

Ve-nice and Vi - val - di,

A 4 i FU

i i A

Ve-nice and Vi - val - di.

4 i FU

i i r iW

i i r iii

r iW


A 4 i FU

i i r iW


Here comes E, E E E, ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with an E E E.

A 4 i FU

i i r iW


Here comes E, E E E, ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with an E E E.

Here comes E, E E E, ev-’ry-bo-dy

A 4 i HU

i i A

rea-dy with an E E E.

i 4 i HU

iF

iH

iF

i

i i i i i i

A 4 i HU

iF

iH

iF

Star - light, star bright, if

i i i i i

Star - light, star bright, if I close my eyes tight,

A 4i i HU

i iF

i iH

i iiF

A i i i i i i i i

i ii ii i i ii i i

.

Star - light, star bright, if I if closeI my wish eyes with alltight,

my might, can

A i i i i i i i i i i i i i i .

if Star I- light, wish with star all my bright, might, ifcan I I close have my my wish eyes to - night? tight,

A i i i i i i i i i i i i i i .

if I wish with all my might, can I have my wish to - night?

#

if I wish with all my might, can I have my wish to - night?

A##4 i EU

i i A##4 i EU G i iE

G i

etc.

i

etc.

A##4 i EU G i iE

G

Star - light, star bright,

EU i

etc.

Star - light, star bright,

27

Venice and Vivaldi

26

UG

Here comes E

Starlight

Super listener

Play ‘Starlight’ using the open A string and

F on the D string. Hold your 2nd finger

down all the way through and let your

open A string ring out clearly.

A##4 i G i iE

G i

etc.

Star - light,


star bright,

Here comes E, E E E, ev-’ry-bo

UH

Star - light,

star bright,

D-string activity page

Writing time

Draw these D-string notes on the stave below:

i r i r

i rh

i r

x 2 on E

i r i r

h

Bar 1:

Bar 2:

Bar 3:

A #

4

Bar 4:

x 4 on open D

A # 4

# on F

on G and a two-beat rest

A # 4

Now draw a down-bow sign above the first note and play the tune through.

Roller

A# coaster quiz

Play ‘Roller coaster’ on page 24 and then do the quiz below.

A# i i i i i i 4 i i i i

i i i i 4 i i i i i i i i i

A# i i i i

* *

A# i 4 i i i ii ii i i ii ii ii i i

*

rol - ler coast - er, spin - ning me a - i i i i

round. I’m

ii ii i i ii ii i i i i i i i i

*

* * *

*

A# i i i i i i i i i i

feel - ing ve - ry diz - zy *

rol - ler coast - er, spin - ning me a - round. I’m so far from the ground.

i i

feel

i

- ing

i

ve

i

- ry

i

diz

i

- zy so far from the ground.

*

Speed - ing * rol - ler coast - er, spin - ning me a - round. * I’m *

Speed - ing rol - ler coast - er, spin - ning me a - round. I’m

- ry diz - zy so far from the ground.

• Some notes are missing in the tune. Fill them in where you see the * sign.

a

• Draw a circle around the time signature.

a

4

• Fill in the missing number: means ________ beats in a bar.

h

• A rest is missing in bar 4. Draw it in correctly.

• Draw a circle

#

around some Es.

• How many F s can you count in the first line? _________

- ry diz - zy so far from the ground.

h

* * *

Speed* - ing rol - ler coast - er, spin - ning me * a - round. * I’m

feel Speed - ing- ingve - ryrol -dizler -coast zy - er, so spin - far ning from me thea ground. - I’m

feel - ing ve - ry diz - zy so far from the ground.

h

h

* * *


28

D-string tunes

45

46

Fit as a fiddle

Verse 1

Play the rhythm variations in verses 2 and 3 and end each verse with the chorus.

Verse 1

Verse 1

A##4 i U

With energy

With energy

i i i i i i r i i i i i i i r

A##4 Doh comes first to start the show, ray comes next and up we go,

D comes first to start the show,

Doh comes first to start the show, ray comes next and up we go,

D E E comes next and up we go,

A## iG

i U

With energy

i i i i i i i i i i i i r

i iH

iFW

i i i i i i

i i i i i r

r

r

Doh comes first to start the show, ray comes next and up we go,

D comes first to start the show, E comes next and up we go,

A## iG

i i i i i i i iH

i i i i

i

r

r

mi comes now, I’ll show you how, then fa fa fa fa soh soh!

F sharp now, I’ll show you how, then G G G G A A!

mi comes now, I’ll show you how, then fa fa fa fa soh soh!

A## hU

F sharp G G G G A A!

h h h i i i i

mi comes now, I’ll show you how, then fa fa fa fa i

soh r

soh!

q .

F sharp now, I’ll show you how, then G G G G A A!

A## hU

h F# h h i i i i i r q .

Doh ray mi fa soh soh soh soh doh.

D E G A A A A D.

Chorus

Chorus

Chorus

Doh ray mi F#

fa soh soh soh soh doh.

Doh D ray E mi fa G soh A soh A soh A soh A doh. D.

D E G A A A A D.

A##4 i U Verse 3

etc. iiiii

Verse 3

A##4

etc. i U

i r i

A##4 i U iiiii

Verse 3

A##4 etc. i U i r i

Walk jog - ging jog - ging walk,

Verse 2

Verse 3

Verse 2

Verse 2

Walk

Walk

Happily

jog - ging jog - ging walk,

jog - ging jog - ging walk,

Walk walk (rest) walk,


Finger-tapping cha-cha

A# i HU

Happily

i i i i i i i i i i i

4

A# A# iiiii i HU

Happily

i i i Fin - ger - tap - ping

i i cha - Fin - ger - tap - ping i i i i i i i i

4

cha,

iii

fin - ger - tap - ping cha - cha,

cha - cha, r iiiii i


A# iiiii Fin - ger - tap - ping i cha - A# i

iiiii i iiiii

Gcha, iii


r iiiii i

i i iii r

A# iiiii i iiiii G

i i iii r

F

feel the cha-cha rhy - thm down to your toes. Fin-ger-tap-ping cha - cha,

feel F

the cha-cha rhy - thm down to your toes. Fin-ger-tap-ping cha - cha,

feel the cha-cha rhy - thm down to your toes. Fin-ger-tap-ping cha - cha,

finger-tap-ping cha - cha, feel the cha-cha rhy - thm, that’s how it goes.



Chant this as you tap your left-hand 3rd finger on the string:

Tap your finger, wiggle your thumb. Tap your finger, wiggle your thumb. Tap your finger, wiggle

your thumb. Let’s get ready, now here it comes. (repeat the piece)

FW



etc.

etc.

etc.

29

47

Lost shoe blues

H W

A# U

Play

4 with a swing

i i i r i i i r i i ii

iiii

F

G I’m blue, lost my shoe, don’t know where I put it, got the

A# i i i i i i i r i i i r

lost shoe blues. I’ll miss the

i bus,

i i i G

what a fuss!

A# iiii

iiii

i i i i

i i i r

48

late for school and teach-er’s mad, I feel so sad. I’ll have to hop,

A# i i i r i i ii

Missed it!

iiii

i i m htrem.

and not stop, don’t know where I put it, got the lost shoe blues.

24

A 24 iiii HU

On the move

iiii iiii iiii

F

Run-ning to the rail - way sta - tion, hope the train will be on time. I’ve

A i i i i i i i i i i i i i i


checked the time and des - tin - a - tion, it’s on plat - form nine. Oh!

A iiii iiii iiii iiii

Train went past, it left with - out me, sped right down that rail - way line. I’m

A i i i i i i i i i i i i i r

stand - ing here at plat - form one, not plat - form num - ber nine!

At the end of the piece, slide your left hand up and down the fingerboard like a

fast train.

30

30

31

49

50

51

52

H

A i #i i i

D

H

G

C#

A-string notes

G

C#

F

B

F

D

A i (C

#i

sharp)

i

B A

i

(C sharp)

A i H #iG

iF

E

A##4 i HU

i i i W

i i

D

B A

(C sharp)

A##4 i HU C#

r

r

D

i i B

i

A

W i i

(C sharp)

This is

r r

A##4 i HU

D

i iW

i A##34 ii U

i r

i ii i ir

ii

A

E



etc.

This is D, D D D, ev-’ry-bo-dy etc. rea-dy with a D D D.

This Play the is low D, D, play D theD low D, D, play ev-’ry-bo-dy the rea-dy with a D D D.

Play the low D, play the low D, play the

A##34 ii U

i i ii i i ii

A##34 ii U iH

i ii i i ii

etc.

etc.

Play the low D, play the low D, play the etc.

A##34 ii U iH

i ii i i ii

A##34 ii U iH

i ii i i A### i GU

i i i W

i i ii

4 r

r

E

Play the high low D, play the high low D, play the

Play the high D, play the high D, play the


This is D, D D D, ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with a D D D.

This is D, D D D, ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with a D D D.

Super listener

C sharp now

C G D A

Play ‘Perfect match’ on page 26 starting on your open D string.


etc.

Play the high D, play the high D, play the

r

A### i GU

Play C the sharp i high now, i D, play show

i

theme W i

high how,

i

D, playev-’ry-bo-dy i

the rea-dy with a C sharp now.

C sharp now, show me how, ev-’ry-bo-dy

i i i

rea-dy

i i

with

i i

a C

i

sharp

i

now.

i

Knock, 4 r r

r

A### i GU i i iW

i i

i i i i i i i i

A##4 iHU

knock!

i iG

i 4 r

i i i

r

i i i i i i i i

r

C sharp now, show me how, ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with a C sharp now.

A##4 i HU i iG

Knock, C sharp now, show

i

me

i

how,

i

ev-’ry-bo-dy

i i i

rea-dy

i

with

i

a

i

C sharp

i

now.

Knock, i

knock!

i

Who’s there? Frank - ie. Frank-ie who? Frank-ly, it’s none of your

knock! Who’s there? Frank - ie. Frank-ie who? Frank-ly, it’s none of

i

your

i

A##4

Knock,

i

i HU r

i iG

r

i i i i i i i i i i i i

busi - ness!

knock!

i

busi - ness! Who’s there? Frank - ie. Frank-ie who? Frank-ly, it’s none of your

A##

Think of your

r

favourite

r

‘Knock, knock’

Knock,

i

knock!

i

Who’s there? Frank - ie. Frank-ie who? Frank-ly, it’s none of your

jokes and play them using these notes.

A## r r

busi - ness!

etc.


B

C#

D

1st finger makes the note B

#

2nd finger makes the note C

3rd finger makes the note D

r

r

r

31

31 31

busi - ness!

53

54

55

32

Here comes B

A#

A# i FU

FU

i 4 i r

Off to On school the go

* Tap your 3rd finger on the A string.

Wake up!

32

32

32

i W

i i

r


Here comes B,

Here comes B,

B B B,

B,

ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with a

ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with B B B.

B.

Here comes B, B B B, ev-’ry-bo-dy rea-dy with a B B B.

On the go

A# A# i HU

HU i F i i i i i i i i i i

On

4

the go

A# i i A# i a a a a a a a

r

*

r

*

that’s our rule. Walk walk walk walk walk walk walk.

Friends

Friends

and

and

I,

I,

we

we

walk

walk

to

to

school,

school,

we

we

walk

walk

walk

walk

walk

walk

walk,

walk,

Friends and I, we walk to school, we walk walk walk walk,


A# iU

i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i


A# iU


A# i i A# i a a a a a a a a

r

r i+

+

i r

Then when it’s time to go home from school, we’re jog-ging jog-ging jog-ging jog-ging,

Then when it’s time to go

a

home

a

from

a a

school,

a

we’re

a a

jog-ging

a

jog-ging jog-ging jog-ging,

Then when it’s time to go*

home from school, we’re jog-ging Slower jog-ging l.h. jog-ging pizz. jog-ging,

Slower l.h. pizz.

*

Slower l.h. pizz.

that’s our

that’s our

rule!

rule!

Jog-ging jog-ging jog-ging jog-ging. Phew

Jog-ging jog-ging jog-ging jog-ging. Phew

let’s

let’s

stop!

stop!

that’s our rule! Jog-ging jog-ging jog-ging jog-ging. Phew let’s stop!

A##4 A##4 i FU

FU

i i i i G i i H i i i i i

Insistent

Insistent

Insistent

Wake

Wake

up

up

in

in

the

the

morn

morn

- in’,

in’,

got - ta

got ta

stop

stop

your

your

snor

snor

- in’,

in’,

Wake up in the morn - in’, got - ta stop your snor - in’,

A## i i i i i i

A## i i i i A##

i i

A##

W

A# iU



i i

r

r

i i i i i i

i i i i i i

i i

r

r

wake up

wake up

in

in

the morn - in’,

the morn in’,

wake

wake

up!

up!

Here’s your fi - nal warn - in’,

Here’s your fi nal warn in’,

wake up in the morn - in’, wake up! Here’s your fi - nal warn - in’,

got - ta stop your yawn - in’,

got ta stop your yawn in’,

here’s your fi - nal warn - in’,

here’s your fi nal warn in’,

get

get

up!

up!

got - ta stop your yawn - in’, here’s your fi - nal warn - in’, get up!

i i

r

28

A-string activity page

Writing time

Draw the A-string notes on the stave below. Each note will be a

A##

4

A ### ### 34 34

A ###

##

A

A

B

B

C#

C#

Be an A-string composer

D

D

Use the rhythm shown to write your own tune using the A-string notes. Choose

one note per bar.

i i i i i i i i i h r

A# i i i 4

*

Ice skat - ing, ice skat - ing, quick as can be.

Ice skat - ing, ice skat - ing, quick as can be.

i i i i i i i i i A# h i ir

i i i

Slip - ping and slid - ing, oops! fell on my knee!

Slip - ping and slid - ing, oops! fell on my knee!


i r i r

A # 4

Now draw a down-bow sign above the first note and play your tune through.

Speed - ing rol - le

feel - ing ve - ry diz

33

A-string tunes

56

Get aboard

Try some swinging rhythms in verses 2 and 3. Listen to track 56 to hear how it

goes and get the swing of it!

A###24 ii iF

i iii i iG

Swinging

U

along

i i i i i

Verse 1

Get a - board the rhy - thm train, we’re head - ing out of town, yeah.

A### iii i iii i i i ii i

r .

Get a - board the rhy - thm train for we’re Chi - ca - go bound.

Verse 2

Chickety-can, it goes speeding along, it goes


A##4 i HU

Gently

i h iG

i h iF

i h i i h .

Swinging along


Chickety-can all day long!

A###24 ii U iF

i iii i iG

i i i i i

Verse 3

Speeding here and speeding there, it

Speeds right down the railway track, it’s

Speeding here and speeding there, don’t

Know when we’ll be back!

1. Come and fly, way up high, we will see clear blue sky.

2. Like a bird fly - ing round, soar - ing far from the ground.

3. Fly Get- ing a - board high the onrhy the - thmwing, train, we’reseehead them- ing swoop, out ofheartown, them sing. yeah.

A### iii i iii i i i ii i


Get a - board the rhy - thm train for we’re Chi - ca - go bound.

x3

r .

57

Clear blue sky

HU

Gently

G

A##4 i i h i i h i i h i i h .

F

x3



3. Fly - ing high on the wing, see them swoop, hear them sing.

34

Harmonic-ky things

58

59

Octave harmonics: to find this special sound, touch the string very lightly

about halfway along with your 4th finger. This is the harmonic sign:

A##34

A##34 i U

Gently

Gently

i U

i i i i

A## i

A## A##34

Gently

i i U i

i i i

i i

A## i i i

A## i Harmonic-ky thing

Emma’s lullaby

Gently

Clear blue sky

ioI

i i

i i i

ioI

oI i i

ii ii i

i i i

i i i

i i i

i i i

Touch the string light - ly and har - mon - ics ring,

oI

oI oI

Use a fast bow

i

- stroke

i

and

i

hear the sound sing,

hoI

oI

Touch the string light - ly and i

har - mon

i

-

i

ics ring,

Use a fast bow - stroke and hear the sound sing,

i i i

i i i

That’s how we play that ‘har - mon - ic - ky’ thing!

oI oI

That’s Use how a fast we play bow

i

- stroke that

i

‘har and

i

- mon hear - the ic - sound ky’ thing! sing,

h

oI

i i i r

oI ioI

i i oI oI

U

oI

That’s how we play

i i iii h

Smoothly

that ‘har - mon - ic - ky’

i i i oI

thing!

U

i i h

i i iii h

Smoothly

i i h

Em-ma’s lul-la-by, lie still, close your eyes, Em-ma’s lul-la-by, sleep now.

oI oI

Em-ma’s lul-la-by, lie still, close

i

your

i

eyes,

i oI oI

Em-ma’s lul-la-by, sleep now.

oI oI

oI i oI

iii h

Smoothly

h oI

i

h oI

h oI

U i i h h

Gently

oI

U

i i

i i h i i h

Em-ma’s lul-la-by, lie still, close your eyes,

i

Em-ma’s

i

lul-la-by,

i

sleep

i

now.

1. Come and fly,

oI

way up high,

oI

we will see clear blue sky.

h oI oI


3. 1. Come Fly - and ing high fly, way on the up wing, high, see we them will swoop, see clear hear them blue sing. sky.

2. Gently Like a bird fly - ing round, soar - ing far from the ground.


A## i i i

A##4

A##4 i i i i i i i

i i i

A##4 i i i i

A##4

A##4 i i i i h

h

Play this harmonic part while your friend or teacher plays the tune on the

opposite page, then swap over. Use track 57 on the CD.

A##4 i U i h

oI

Touch the string light - ly and har - mon - ics ring,


i i

i i

h

hoI

h

hoI

oI

h

h

oI

i i

1

h

r

r

r

r

r

.

.

.

.

x3

.

x3

.

x3




35

Scale-y things

60

Scale builder

A##4

Listen


Scale-y dragon

r i i i i i iFG

i iH

Can you play the D-string notes and co -

F# F#

py me? Doh ray mi fa. Doh ray mi fa.

D E G. D E G.

A## i i i i i f f f i iii i i i i i i i i i i

Listen

UCopyF

f r

A##

Choose an idea from the scale-y dragon and play a scale of D major in that

way. Make up some more ideas of your own.

UCopy

Now play the A string, but lis-

C# C#

ten first to me: Soh la ti doh. Soh la ti doh.

A B D. A B D.

i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i

Listen

together

UPlay

r

Can you play the scale of D a - long with me? Doh ray mi fa soh la ti doh.

A## i i i i i

Listen

f f f

A##

i f

iii i i r

F# C# D E G A B D.

i i i i i i i i

together

UPlay

Let’s play the whole scale to - ge-ther, you and me: Doh ray mi fa soh la ti doh.

i i i i i i i i

Listen

i i i r

UPlay together

We have played a scale to - ge- ther now. That’s it!

D E F# G A B C# D.


G

H

.

36

A##4 i U i i i i i i i i i i i i i h

Scale of D major

A##4 i U i i i i i i i i i i i i i h

Play a different rhythm for each note of the scale.

4 34

Play rhythms with track 61 . Play rhythms with track 62 .

63

Aiming high

A##4 i U i i i i i i iF

i i i i i i i iH

Confidently

G*

i i i i i F iG

hH

h i i i h

A##4 i U i i i i i i iF

i i i i i i i iH

q

F G H i i i i h

With each sound the notes go high - er, climb-ing up, we’re all high fli - ers,

Confidently

G*

aim-ing With each high, sound we’ll the ne notes - ver ev go - high er -stop er, climb-ing un - til up, we we’re reach the all high top! fli - ers,

A## i i i i i i i i h h

Play ‘Aiming high’ as a round. The second part enters at *.

Super listener

Play a scale starting on your G or C string.

aim-ing high, we’ll ne - ver ev - er stop un - til we reach the top!

34

4

64 G major

65 C major


q

37

37

37

A## 34 i i i i iii i i i i iii

Show

Like a lullaby

tunes

66

67

38

Lul - la - by, sweet dreams to-night, etc.

A## i i i i i i i i i i i iii

A## 34 i i i i iii i i i i iii

Like a lullaby

A## i i i i iii i i i i iii

Lul - la - by, sweet dreams to-night, etc.

A## i i i i i i i i i i i oI h iii

A## r r r r r r

Slower

r

(2nd

r

time

r

only)

. r

A## i i i i iii i i i i iii

(1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3)

oI h

A## r r r r r r

Slower

r

(2nd

r

time

r

only)

. r

Souallé

Snap!

(1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3)

Creepy

A##4 i i i i i i i i i i i

arco

r

Sca - ly skin, ra - zor teeth, prowl - ing for his lunch,

A## i

Creepy

A##4 i i i i i i i i i i i i

i i i i i i i i i r

i

arco

i r

Look - ing for some-thing sweet, some-thing he can crunch.

A## i i i i i i i i i

Sca - ly skin, ra - zor teeth, prowl - ing for his lunch,

A## i i i i i i i i i i i r

r

If he comes creep - ing near, don’t be too po - lite,

A## i i i i i i i i i i i Look - ing for some-thing sweet, some-thing he can crunch.

A##

i i i i i i r

r

Cro - co - diles al - ways smile, but they like to bite.

A## i i i i i i

If he comes creep - ing near, don’t be too po - lite,

A## i i r i i i r i i i i i i

pizz.

ri i r

Cro - co - diles al - ways smile, but they like to bite.

A## i i i i i i

r r i i i i i i

pizz.

r

38


Fine

D.C. al Fine

Snap, snap, snap! Snap, snap, snap! Snap, snap, snap! Snap, snap, snap!

Fine

D.C. al Fine

Snap, snap, snap! Snap, snap, snap! Snap, snap, snap! Snap, snap, snap!

r

r

68

69

A##34 A##34 A##34 i i i i i i i

i i i i i

i i i i i i

Gracefully

i Gracefully

i

A##34 i i i i i

Gracefully

Mo - zart wrote mu - sic he played on the pia - no, he

i ii i i i i i i

Gracefully


i i


A## i i i i i i

i i i

i h

i r .

i h Mo - zart wrote mu - sic he played on the pia - no, he

A## i i i i r .

wrote lots of tunes and he played all day long.

wrote lots of tunes and

i

he

i

played

i

all

i

day

i

long.

h r .


A##34


A##34 i A##34 i i i i iii

i i i i iii

etc.

iii

etc.

etc.

Walk jog-ging walk, walk jog-ging walk,

A##34 i i i i

Walk jog-ging walk, walk jog-ging

iii

walk,

Walk jog-ging walk, walk jog-ging walk, etc.

A##34 A##34

Walk jog-ging walk, walk jog-ging walk,

A##34 i i i i i i iiii

i i i i i iiii

etc.

iiii

etc.

etc.

Walk jog -ging jog-ging, walk jog-ging jog-ging,

A##34 i i i i i i

Walk jog -ging jog-ging, walk jog-ging

iiii

jog-ging,

Walk jog -ging jog-ging, walk jog-ging jog-ging, etc.

More Mini Mozart

Try these rhythm variations:

Walk jog -ging jog-ging, walk jog-ging jog-ging,

A##

A## 4

A## 4 i i i i i i i i i i i i

On the move

On the move

i i i i i i i i

On the move

Run - ning round the play - ground, look - ing for my friends, I

A## iiiii

4 i i i i i iiiii i

Run - ning round the play

i

- ground,

i

look

i

- ing

i

for

i

my

i

friends,

i i

I

A## iiiii iiiii iiii i i

iiii On the move


A## iiiii i iiiii i iiii i i

just can’t find them here, it’s hide and seek a-gain, I think that I spy some-one


A## iiiii i i i i i i iiii i i


A## i i


A## i i i i iiiiiiii iiiiiiii

h

i i iiiiiiii q .

h q .

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