Beat = The ‘The beat in music should be very steady, ust like your pulse Quarter Note J = 1 seat of sound ‘Notes tell us how high or low to play, and how fong to play. i Quarter Rest = 1Beatofsitence Rests tell us to count silent beats. jic Stal i ii 3 Music Staff the music staffhas§ lines and 4 spaces. Se ‘ Music Bar Lines Bar lines divide the music staffinto measures. —]~ start . a 1 Measures ‘The measures on this page havefour beats each. a/tne——BarLine ane 1. TUNING TRACK Wait quietly for your teacher to tune your instrument 2. LET’S PLAY “OPEN D” Pizzicato (pics.) -a Pluck the strings 0 Open string Keep asteady beat. 4. TWO’S A TEAM iz. a G —O—O- > oot ee O- = 5. AT PIERROT’S DOOR The melody is on your CD. a oe o po o— 0-9-0 ot +} e—o © ot—— Lines Spaces Z ee Bass Clef set Clefs indicate a set of note names. t GBDFA FACEGB Time Signature = 4 4 beats per measure ‘The time signature tells us how many beats are in (Meter) A dor gets one beat each measure and what kind of note gets one beat. g 5 Double Bar ‘A double bar indicates the end of a piece of music. 1, JUMPING JACKS identify the clefand time signature before playing. Double Bar y Repeat Sign Go back to the beginning and play the music again. a 3 Counting Count 72283 6 48 3p toe down on the number and 2 Tp it ¢ td t LT —— upon*& Always count when playing or resting. $b. COUNT CAREFULLY keep a steady beat when playing or resting. piss Repeat sign y coun; 1&@ 283448 18283848 14283848 18283 R4R . ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ iit in the counting before you play.SHAPING THE LEFT HAND a a ae Step 1 shape your left hand as shown, Be certain your palm faces you. oO pen string 1 = Istfinger 2 = 2nd finger 2 4 rd finger th finger ‘Step 2 Bring your hand to the fingerboard. Place your fingers on the D string, Keeping your hand shaped as shown below. Be sure your thumb is behind the second finger and sightly bent. GC tiie: FH is played with 3 fingers Es eivecwitn frger on the D string, on the D string, on the Dstring, Listening Skills pay wnatyour teacher pays. Listen careful 10, LET’S READ “G” start memorzing the notenames. So a eee I Asharp raises the sound of notes and remains in effect for the entire measure. g Sep fame oe a Play feo eee oP 7 _syourleft hand shaped as shown in the diagrams above?SHAPING THE RIGHT HAND) BOW BUILDER ONE Hold Step 1 Hold a pencil in your left hand about waist level. Pen Step 2 Place the tip of your right thumb between the ‘i first and second joints of your second finger. Step 3 Piace the pencil between your thumb and second, finger, while keeping your thumb gently curved. Step 4 The pencil should touch your first three fingers, between the first and second joints, and touch. the fourth finger at the first joint, as shown. ‘Step 5 Remove your left hand from the pencil. Keep your fingers relaxed. Practice shaping your hand on the pencil until it feels natural to you. Practice BOW BUILDER ONE daily. 13. ON THE TRAIL Say orsing the note names before you play. iz. com 142% 3848 1828 3e4e TH2eFRFR THEPHZ abe meeeOTT Pencil Hold Exercises V'm Outta Here Finger Taps Wave good-bye while keeping your Tap your frst finger. Then tap your wrist relaxed. fourth finger. Thumb Flexers Knuckle Turnovers Flex your thumb in and out. Turn your hand over and be sure your ‘thumb knuckle is bent,as shown, ‘Knuckle Turnovers BOW BUILDER THREE Bowing Motions Elbow Energy * Swing your right elbow away from your body. *Open your right forearm, as shown. * Close your right forearm, + Swing your elbow back toward your body, Elbow Energy 17. HOP SCOTCH ae =e Cot 14 2e 3e4 ew 1822 3e4 a 1 ®2ese4e 1Herzezsaae Folk songs have been an Important part of cultures for centuries and have been passed on from generation to generation, Folk song metodies help define the sound of a culture or region, Ths folk song c ‘omnes from the Slavic region of eastern Europe, 18. MORNING DANCE Slavic Folk Song EeCerne Practice the following exercises with your left hand, Finger Taps ‘Tap fingertips on any string, Practice in efferent combinations of fingers. Strummin’ Along Strum the strings with your 4th finger while swinging your elbow, as shown, Strummin’ Along 20. GOOD KING WENCESLAS Welsh Folk Song ples. 4 0 ———— {A Keep fingers down when you see this bracket. SS JZ = = 2 es cos 1&2e3 248 Te2e3e68 1He2e3 ase THe2esa4E Te any 22. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ ~ LIGHTLY ROW pie, Og 41 4 Prepare F4 before laying. ls, jP ie -9 | PoD is played with 4 fingers Cee Bierce toser onthe A string, on the A string, on the A string, Listening Skills piaywhat your teacher plays. Listen carefully, = kedoeriines : Ledger Lines = Ledger lines extend the music staff higher or lower. = = Ledger tines 23. LET'S READ “D” “@ 2 2 aeee pee D) OF = = = 24, LET'S READ “CE” (C-sharp) “te oo tee oe fe ~« 2 teee g op ete teeter 4 Play alls. Sharps apply to the entire measure, 25. TAKE OFF 4 2 te 2 #te FPS i } + 26. CARIBBEAN ISLAND nt, 4 pies. 3 Lie « 2 , fetes 2 @ IF = oy WK Practice BOW BUILDERS ONE, TWO, and THREE daily.27. OLYMPIC HIGH JUMP a | 28. LET’S READ “BY 1 29. HALF WAY DOWN . ff piss. 30. RIGHT BACK UP piss. 0 31. DOWN THE D SCALE Remember to memorize the note names. 4 3 32. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - UP THE D SCALE ie g 1 3 4OE a On The Bow Step 1 identify all parts of the bow (see page 2). Step 3 Shape the remaining fingers on the bow stick, Hold the bow in your left hand near the as shown. tip with the frog poieting to the right. Step 2 plvebe ee Step 4 Turn your ight hand over and be sure your and second finger. The tip of your thumb See eure will contact the stick next to the frog. and ‘your second finger will extend to the ferrule. Step 5 Hold the bow and repeat the exercises on page 8. 9 el hee te eet mcesnnorer ene 33. SONG FOR CHRISTINE pina 34. NATALIE'S ROSE fememberto count, 35. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY tow many words can you create by drawing notes on the staff below? Qo r Example EG GThis! d ‘been enjoyed by families for centuries. The game is DREIDEL pire CMT as jhadow Bowing nadow Bowing is bowing without the instrument. Ea ep 1 Tighten the bow hairas instructed by your teacher. 2 Place the rosin in your left hand, Hold the bow in your right hand. . 3 Shadow bow by slowly moving the bow back and forth on the rosin. Be sure to move the bow, not the rosin. Down Bow Move thebow away from your body (to the right). Up Bow V_ Move the bow toward your body (to the left). ROSIN RAP #1 Bow ita exercises on fe rosin, i Fe lj ea gt odin dal Up Down Up Down Rest Up fest Seen Ret Up fast Down Rest Up es een Ear ee 7 “8 ny 2m at 14 11 Jy 44) 14 44 snp own tet Up Dom Up Pat Down Up Rest Rest Down Up Rest est De eOSINIRAR #S) - a re Caan 4) 14 4 Rest. Down Up Down Up Rest Rest Down Up Rest. Rest. © Down fs your bow hand shaped as shown in the diagram above?40. CAROLINA BREEZE Pi Cott @ 263 @ 46 14283 4a Te2esese tHe 2_esese 41. JINGLE BELLS J.S.Perpor 42. OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM pice. 4 1 ‘American Folk S Jk Practice BOW BUILDER FIVE dally,Adapted by W. A. Mozart o 44, MATTHEW’S MARCH piss. 3 3 4 A Play F's and C#s when you see this key signature, 45. CHRISTOPHER’S TUNE Ay x 1 4 1s 46. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY Poy the notes below. Then compose yourown music forthe lst two measures using the noes ‘ {you have learned with this a eee ize.16 BOW BUILDER SIX Let’s Bow! Thumb Placement Bow Hold Listening Skills Play whatyour teacher plays, Listen carefully. Your tone should be smooth and even 47. BOW ON THE D STRING 1 Play with the bow an the sting. a mov omy ae = ee SE 48. BOW ON THE A STRING7 eS eh ay String Levels Your arm moves when bowing on different strings. Memorize these guidelines: + Move your arm forward and up to to play higher-pitched strings. + Move your arm back and down to play lower pitched strings. Raise arm = higher string Lower arm = lower string 99. RAISE AND LOWER mY Lower your arm. A SHEE = 50. TEETER TOTTER ity Fer 51. MIRROR IMAGE Bow Lift > Lift the bow and return to its starting point. 52. A STRAND OF D ‘1 a A y Bow Lift = = =e = 53. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - OLYMPIC CHALLENGE SS . a Bonge -¢ eas Com ig Both Hands Using notes from the D major scale, echo what your teacher plays. Example A: =H Teacher Student Teacher Student Teacher Student Student Teacher StudentB PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER ‘Congratulations! You are now ready to practice like an advanced player by combining left and right hand skills while reading music. When learning a new line of music. follow these steps for success: Step 1 Tap your toe and say or sing the etter names. Step 2 Play pizz. and say or sing the letter names. Step 3 Shadow bow and say or sing the letter names, Step 4 Sow and play as written 4. BOWING "G” yoo yom oy A 43 4 = oa —_——— 7. TRIBAL LAMENT a . , (Bow uit) Fife ne * ——— =e ek $. BOWING ”D” Boys vp ¥ 7 a a ee a Bote ee PF = => = }. LITTLE STEPS Roy pas » » pa ea %ter 19 Rae es 61. ELEVATOR UP o Ao 62. DOWN THE D MAJOR SCALE 4 3 A ¥ i 63. SCALE SIMULATOR remember to count. A y n y 64, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - THE D MAJOR SCALE Bong: 65. LET'S READ “C#” - Review ae 5 v2 2. RHYTHM RAP Shaciow bow and count before playing. mo ovnvnv mvmyn nm oVovYAvY mynyn pO on an phi, const & 283848 1e2es HaHa TE2PAT HAE THEPEZ HEHE 3. BUCKEYE SALUTE Moderato A 4. RHYTHM RAP Shao bow an coun bore plang mymyon vo omymyon pi Lunn ony cout &@2&@ 1ea@2e 1428 1822 182a 1e2e 1Har2He 1He#2B 5. TWO BY TWO 6. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - FOR PETE’S SAKE Moderatoa ST - Seas = - 77. RHYTHM RAP Hotty ff Te2eseae ereseae 78. AT PIERROT’S DOOR Moderato French Folk Sor Andante Fepeat the section of music enclosed by the repeat signs. AF stand 2nd endings are used they ave ployed as usuol ‘bu 9 back only ro the fst repeat sign not othe beginning 1. MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE Moderato ‘American Folk So - TEXAS TWO-STRING Pi. this exercise with your left hand 4th finger, 444th finger pice, gli asees ire2B 33. FOUR BY FOUR A 34. 4TH FINGER MARATHON A y 35. HIGH FLYING 5 Maerale: Ludwig van BeethovenHE Good performers arson time with ther instruments and music ready, dressed appropriately, and know their music well 87. SCALE WARM-UP . 88. FRERE JACQUES - Round (When group A reaches ®) group 8 begirs at @) Moderato French Folk Son 89. BILE ‘EM CABBAGE DOWN - Orchestra Arrangement Allegro ‘American Fiddle Tu “I Measure Number, ENGLISH ROUND Andante On ® . LIGHTLY ROW - Orchestra Arrangement Moderato 5 y 7 X n y _ CAN-CAN - Orchestra Arrangement Jacques Offenbach Allegro ‘Ar-John Higgins FE ‘What were the strong points of your performance? —CC spisvec with fingers B fon the G string, 's played with 3 fingers A is played with 1 finger onthe string, on the Gstring, Ss NA Listening Skills Key Signature i G MAJOR ae 93. LET'S READ “G” Bee 4 Play F's and Ce’ in this key signature, ae 4. LET'S READ “C" (C-natural) : @ FF S. LET’S READ “B” Play what your teacher plays. Listen carefully Play all Fs as Ft(F-sharp) and all C's as Ci (C-natural,27 7. WALKING AROUND Name the notes before you play. 4 ft 3 L os n 8. G MAJOR SCALE Write the nore names before you play. A 9. FOURTH FINGER D {for violins and violas) A 01. BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP Moderato A 02. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - THIS OLD MAN Moderato ‘American Folk Song fa ydan di Adotaddshalfthe 2 beats-+1 beat value of the note. 103. RHYTHM RAP Shadow bow and count before playing. gi ij wi 4 Count 1 e . 104, COUNTING THREES A ‘Slow Slow Bowe a Bow 105. D MAJOR SCALE IN THREES f : 106. FRENCH FOLK SONG Moderato n ¥ fn , French Folk Sont 107. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - SAILOR’S SONG Allegro = English Sea Song v A31 B SKIL BUILDERS -¢ Mojor 119. 25 gamelans, existed in this region as early as the Ist century BC. Today's gamelans include rebabs (spiked fiddles), gongs, Far Eastern music comes from Malaysia, Indonesia, China and other areas, Historians believe the first orchestras, known xylophones, and a wide variety of percussion instruments, 25. JINGLI NONA Allegro Far Eastern Folk Song v n Whereis beat 4? &32 SECOND FINGER ON THE D STRI QS 4 F G c is played with 2 fingers on the D string E E Listening Skills pay what yourteacher plays. Listen carefully. z z Natural 4 natural sign cancelsa fat 6) orsharp (and vemainsinetect forthe entire measure. 126. LET’S READ “F” (F-natural) B= Half Step A half step is the smallest distance between two notes, } Whole Step a wholestepictwo half steps combined 127. HALF-STEPPIN’ AND WHOLE STEPPIN‘ A W2step | vastep 3p A, Whole step Whole step 128. SPY GUY33 Se ee is played with 2 fingers on the A string. Listening Skills play what your teacher plays. Listen carefully. 30. LET’S READ “C” (C-natural) ie» «© te _ 31. HALF STEP AND WHOLE STEP REVIEW 4 W2step W2step 4 Wholestep Whole step a ae, 2 Chromatic notes are altered with sharps, flats, and naturals. A chromatic pattern is two or more. Chromettics esina sequence of half steps 3 5 32. CHROMATIC MOVES 33. THE STETSON SPECIAL : —_——— 34. BLUEBIRD’S SONG aller ; Texas Fle Song pe as pptt.135. € MAJOR SCALE - Round 7S SS SS t + 2 SSS Sr Duet A composition with two cifferent arts, played together. 136. SPLIT DECISION - Duet 137. OAK HOLLOW Moderato 138. A-TISKET, A-TASKET Alllegro SSS {In the second half of the 1800s many composers tried to 2 distinet national flavor. Listen to the music of Russian They often used folk songs and dance rhythms to com express the spirit of their own country by writing music with composers such as Borodin, Tchaikovsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov. wey their nationalism. Describe the sounds you hear. 139. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - RUSSIAN FOLK TUNE Andante 7 Russian Folk Song)140. BINGO ‘8th Century English Game Song Allegro : Where is beat 2? a 41. TALLIS CANON - Round ‘Moderato ® ‘Thomas Tallis @y @ @ ~ 2 42, VARIATIONS ON A FAMILIAR SONG Moderato = riation 2 make up your own variation +3. ESSENTIAL CREATIVITY - THE BIRTHDAY SONG Moderato 4 v a) Now play the line cgain and create your own rhythm.36 er ss F Senet since fon the C string is played with 3 fingers on the Cstring, is played with 1 finger onthe C string Listening Skills Piay what your teacher plays. Listen carefully 144, LET’S READ “C” é Ie sy 145. LET’S READ “F” Fc = oe 146, LET’S READ “E” 7 [== 147, LET’S READ “D” 2 2+ se = _—a SS 7 =a I 4 148,50. RHYTHM RAP Shadow bow and count before playing. Rn Ha - j - 48 iz tty jWttlis i 1 I T T I Gohl REGS TERGNANG 1NEABE AE ERE MEGE 1a zeeENE CEES 51. SLOW BOWS A y pyn v avy my on o Bow Bow —____» 52. LONG, LONG AGO ‘Moderato TH.Baily A v fal v n v n v 53. C MAJOR SCALE AND ARPEGGIO ———— Arpeggio ————— v = nov A v v 54. LISTEN TO OUR SECTIONS Violin Viola Cello Bass Win. Via. Vel Bs, Sl 55. MONDAY’S MELODY Moderato Traditional Folk Song , A n . A A D.C. al Fine3 8 Special Cello Exercise F ‘Write the note names below. Then, write stories using as many note names as possible, Share your work with orchestra friends. Great musicians give encouragement to their fellow performers, Violin and bass players will now learn i Team Work —sew-chalenging notes. the success of your orchestra depends on everyones talent ard pation, 4 Play your best as these sections advance thei musical technique. q Listening Skills play wnat your teacher plays. Listen carefully. j 156. LET’S READ “E” ~ Review n v SS — F ——4 = 157. LET’S READ “A” - Review 5 9 2 2 ie a : - oo “3 Fe E i —— 158. LET’S READ “G” - Review v gt p= ——— = = 2— = ——————— : 159. LET’S READ “F#” (F-sharp) - Review 4 2 So — | ——— re — - — = p 160. MOVING ALONG Name the notes before you play. : ee ape 2S SS Stare39 62. SHEPHERD’S HEY Moderato English Folk Song A * 63. BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN American Folk Song Allegro _ 7 nq x ‘ 64, LET’S READ “B” - Review n 65. ICE SKATING Moderato v 66. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS QUIZ - ACADEMIC FESTIVAL OVERTURE THEME Moderato Johannes Brahms eoor, = =] SS ae £ —-. — he | i ietaccato note is played with *# stopped Bow stroke, Listen for a space between staccato notes. 167, PLAY STACCATO 168. ARKANSAS TRAVELER Allegro & sku. sumpers -c Major 169. 171. 173.4 Hooked Bowing — 3& pe _aoked bowing s two or more notes payed inthe same diection with a stop between each note. 74, HOOKED ON D MAJOR 75. WALTZING BOWS tt oy oni 76, POP GOES THE WEASEL Allegro to en v em ‘American Folk Songeres Dynamics apa Ten choy any Sorte) Play loudly. Add more weight tothe bow, P (plano) Play softly. Remove weight from the bow, 181. FORTE AND PIANO == P 182. SURPRISE SYMPHONY THEME Andante Dey bd ZB Ske BUMDERS - scales an Acai ‘Ad your own dynamics to any of the lines below, 183. D MAJOR ¥ . Pad ee rf a Fie =e 184. G MAJOR Se a = ees Se ae ee See a eater a 185. G MAJOR (Upper Octave ~ violin) = ’ 186. C MAJOR ‘ ; , A fae te } £ FESS Eee 187. C MAJOR A ), o ‘ SS Ss SSS AECe 43 188. CRIPPLE CREEK - Orchestra Arrangement (A= \elody and B = Harmony) Allegro ‘American Folk Song 5 ‘Arr Michael Allen 189. TEKELE LOMERIA - Orchestra Arrangement Moderato me Kenyan Warrior Song y ‘artJohn Higgins al ~ f : {190. WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE - Orchestra Arrangement me Gioachino Rossint eae nin Are John Higgins nv oe ; _ D.C. al Fine ROCKIN’ STRINGS - Orchestra Arrangement Moderato John Higgins: 5 bee o mu45 192. SIMPLE GIFTS - Orchestra Arrangement Shaker Folk Song Andante A Arr.John Higgins A193. MINUET NO. 2 - Solo Johann Sebastian Bach Arr John Higgins wate en 2 4712 Piano Accompaniment, Moderato194, RHYTHM JAM Using the following notes, improvise your own rhythms. : = = 2 GS c 0