VIOLIN THE BELWIN STRING BUILDER Book Two By Samuel Applebaum FOREWORD ‘The Belwin String Builder is a string class Method in which the Violin, Viola, Cello and Bass play together throughout. Each book, however, is a complete unit and may be used separately, for class or individual instruction, Volume II opens with a brief review of Book I. The basic bowings are presented—the détaché and the martelé in different parts of the bow in the keys of C, G, D, F and B flat major. ‘The material in this volume is carefully chosen for its musical interest and its technical value. There are a number of duets which are to be played by either two pupils or with the class divided into two groups. There also are a number of melodies in which the class becomes a string ensemble, each instru- ment playing a different part. A small “p” after the number indicates that there is a piano part for that melody. ‘The last three pages are devoted to the third position, which is presented in very easy assignments. The pupil is taught to find the notes in the third position by listening carefully and by testing the tones with the open strings ‘The material in this book is realistically graded so that only a minimum of explanatory material is required. ‘TECHNICAL PROGRESSION ‘The C Major Scale—The Détaché Bowing Above The Middle Of The Bow. ..... More Melodies In C Major sis one wissivia Daa ‘We Build A Major Scale On The Note G WETTER ies More Melodies In G Major—The Détaché Below The Middle Of The Bow. ‘We Lower A Tone—A Major Scale Starting On F sais More Melodies In F Major—The Whole Bow Détaché % Preparing For A New Rhythm—The Dotted Quarter Note .......... Melodies With The Dotted Quarter and Eighth Note In One Bow .... More Melodies With Dotted Quarters and Eighths ........... waka Melodies Combining The Détaché Below and Above The Middle Of The Bow We Build A Major Scale On The Note D ce ce More Melodies In D Major a et How To Go From One String To Another Very Smoothly More Melodies That We Have Heard ......00. 2.0.00. ‘The Left Hand—Melodies To Develop Strong Fingers .... ‘We Build A Major Scale On The Note B Flat .... ‘ More Melodies In The Keys We Have Studied A New Tone—We Sharp The Third Finger .. More Melodies With The Third Finger Raised ........ We Accent Certain Notes To Make Our Music Spirited . ‘The Martelé Bowing ....... 0... .00eeccees More Melodies Using The Martelé Bowing ............ _ Playing On Two Strings At The Same Time—Learning To Tune The Violin ‘Two Martelé Notes In One Bow .... 00.00. ..ceeseerssetetseteeeeeeesees ‘The Grand Martelé—The Whole Bow A New Rhythm—Six-Right Time More Melodies In Six-Eight Time Ri Tea sues Beautiful Melodies In The Keys We Have Studied ........ The Third Position—Finding The First and Second Fingers Finding The Third Finger In The Third Position .... Finding The Fourth Finger In The Third Position ... {© 1960 (Renewed 1988) BELWIN-MILLS PUBLISHING CORP. ‘All Rights Assigned fo and Contoled by ALFRED PUBLISHING CO,, INC. AI Righta Reserved ae | 2B 26 27 28 2 +30 .3L +4 BETHE C MAJOR SCALE We call it C Major because it starts on C. In every Major scale there is a half step between the 3rd and 4th notes, and the 7th and 8th notes. Yo | halt sees : step step Leave a slight pause for phrasing at each comma (9). Lift the bow and start down-bow at the slanted lines (//). Little Brown Jug ‘The small P after the number indicates that there is a piano part for the melody. ‘The notes marked with crosses (+) are played pizzicato with the left hand. pizz. rato ~ Play this in moderate time (Key of C) TRADITIONAL THE DETACHE BOWING ABOVE THE MIDDLE OF THE BOW (A.M.) ‘The Détaché bowing is a smooth stroke which we may play in any part of the bow. Above the middle, we use only the forearm from the elbow down. Draw the bow parallelto the bridge with the full width of the hair. The C Major Scale with the Detaché Bowing A.M. = above the middle of the bow. n Scotland's Burning Moderne (Key of) ROUND IN FOUR PARTS ONE Two THREE FOUR at At the start of this book, the pupils may join the string orchestra and play jrom the book CONCERT FOR STRING ORCHESTRA by Samuel Applebaum,MORE MELODIES IN C MAJOR Blue Bells of Scotland Play in any part of tho bow. Moderato SCOTCH FOLK SONG y, v The Cuckoo ales — mane qulkly and ively GERITAN SOLE SONG bP fr? P fo n 5 n P SLURRING TWO 8TH NOTES IN A BOW Play the 8th notes smoothly and evenly. Use the same amount of bow for each 8th note. n A Little Song Andante- Slowly - a slow walking rate of speed. x JOHN WILKES a ROTE PROJECT: The scales of G and D Major may now be tried in the following chythms, The notes marked with « dor dash are played Déiaché Lancé = a slight pause between each note without the marcelé aeceat.WE BUILD A MAJOR SCALE ON THE NOTE G Notice the sharp before the note F. We raise the F so that there will be a half step between the 7th and 8th notes. When we build a major scale on G every F will be sharped. The G Major Scale A.M. ~ above the middle An octave higher a 4, wate fe step Bp If we place a sharp in the signature on the line F, it will mean that every F throughout the piece willbe raised. The F sharps are played with the 2nd finger on D and the ist finger on E THE G MAJOR SCALE WITH THE DETACHE BOWING A.M. ~ Notice that this scale goes up one note above the octave. a 4 In this melody the bow is to be drawn quickly on the up-bow and slowly on the down-bow. Moderato (Key of G) A Song of Praise A.M. ~ above the middle H.G. NAGELI Morris Dance Moderato (Key of G) AM. . OLD ENGLISH FOLK DANCE nm 12 PM p!MORE MELODIES IN G MAJOR 5 The Fishy Scales (Duet) Allegretto ~ moderately quick. bit slower than Allegro. n A C,.HOHMANN 13 ¢ {student 4s sueak « ° ° 4 ° These Are Happy Days OLD FRENCH FOLK DANCE 4P f P F ‘ rit, ‘Mederato Awake, My Soul eM E.BEARTSEUE MAN af w ese == {abate fis pao] rit. THE DETACHE BELOW THE MIDDLE OF THE BOW (B.M.) Below the middle we use the side of the hair with the stick tilted slightly towards the scroll. We now use the upper arm which moves downward and a bit backward. i She'll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain B.M. ~ below the middle i sy fn HILL-BILLY SONG Playing duets is lots of jun. In DUETS FOR STRINGS, Volume II by Sam find many lovely duets to play with classmates, or with members of their fanil ‘another violin, viola, cello or bass. 1 Applebaum, the pupils will These may be played withWE LOWER A TONE A flat lowers a tone a half step. Here we flat the ist finger on the A, D, andG strings. The ist finger is moved back close to the nut, using only the very tip of the finger. Do not move the left thumb or wrist when you slide the 1st finger from the lat position to the natural position, n n 1 A MAJOR SCALE STARTING ON F Notice the flat before the note B. We lower the B so that there will be a half step between the 3rd and 4th notes. When we build a major scale on F we flat every B. B:M, ~below the middle The F Major'seale A fn 8 half half step step If we place a flat in the signature on the line B, it will mean that every B throughout the piece will be lowered. The B flats are played with the 2nd finger on G - the ist on A - the 4th finger onE. The F Major Scale with the Déetaché Bowing n The Milkmaid Allegretto (Key of F) B.M. below the middle GERMAN FOLK SONG v 2 f i °MORE MELODIES IN F MAJOR Long, Long Ago a bit faster than Andante THOMAS H. BAYLY vin n n The Farmer n ENGLISH SINGING GAME x oy Allegretto v Sy 22P f feos Up on the House-Top v Allegretto n CHRISTMAS CAROL THE WHOLE BOW DETACHE (W.B.) Starting at the frog, use as_much of the bow as you can providing the bow remains parallel to the bridge. Below the middle use the side of the hair, gradually turning the bow so that by the time you are above the middle, the full width of the hair will be used. Sédiecio Farewell - Duet eBsowbel: bow . C.HORMANN: a ‘ 4 i ROTE PROJECT: One octave scales in the keys of C, G, D and F Major may now be played. Use the shythms for the Rote Project of Page 8. Practice these scales also with the whole bow using the détaché bowing.PREPARING FOR A NEW RHYTHM - THE DOTTED QUARTER NOTE AM. A n a ie a f Ee Tita Ty Wi at A n 6 _ Count 1 and 2 and Te? 4s DOTTED QUARTER NOTES ‘A dotted quarter note receives one and one-half counts. The 8th note that follows will make up the other half of the 2nd beat. Both notes together will receive Two counts. Count “one and two" for the dotted quarter note. ‘The 8th note will be the "and" of the 2nd beat. Move the bow a bit faster for the 8th notes. A n 2 Count 1 and2 and Moderato (Key of G) The Muffin Man ‘ 28 P: Sa = v . TRADITIONAL a we 7 = Moderato (Key of ©) America the Beautiful Melody (Our class becomes a string ensemble) eyo) y, v * 2gp{ Ensemble Each pupil is now ready to play the first violin solo for school demonstration or in recital. It is called the HOBGOBLIN DANCE by A, Bichl. Ij possible, the individual solos should be memorized.9 MELODIES WITH THE DOTTED QUARTER AND EIGHTH NOTE IN ONE BOW WB 7 Just Walking Moderato (Key of G) asin C.DANCLA A Sg 31 Moderato (Key of ©) , F-WOHLFAERT n Ff. i 5 ie i 1 ROTE PROJECT; The one octave scales in the keys of C, G, D and F Major may now be played in the dotted quarter and ‘eighth rhythm. Repeat the tonic on the descending scale. E.L.1550_ MORE MELODIES WITH DOTTED QUARTERS AND EIGHTHS The Class Reunion GERMAN MELODY Allegretto (Key of G) v y = tf Aen y, P f rit. Deck the Hall Moderato (Key of F) 7 OLD WELSH AIR In the Gloaming Andante (Key of F) 4 n 35? Pp rit. Glad Christmas Bells Moderato (Key of ©) CHRISTMAS CAROL v 1 ‘ f ft In Lines of Gold- String Ensemble Andantino (Key of G) Melody JOHN B. DYKES P STP \|ensembie A : es The class may now start the FIRST POSITION ETUDES for string orchesira by Samuel! Applebaum. These interesting etudes with piano accompaniment will help to develop a fine lejt bend technic and a well controlled bow armi WE BUILD A MAJOR SCALE ON THE NOTE D Notice the sharps before F and C. We raise these notes so that there will be a half step be- tween the 3rd and 4th notes andthe 7th and 8th notes. When we build a major scale on D, every F and C will be sharped. THE D MAJOR SCALE a 42 bee = tate step step If we place the two sharps in the signature, it will mean that every F and C throughout the piece will be raised. The F sharps will be played with the 2nd finger on D and the ist finger on E, ‘The C sharps will be played with the 3rd finger on G and the 2nd finger on A. The D Major Scale with the Détaché Bowing n The Détaché Above and Below the Middle we. A AM. wip. BoM, simile n A t n ‘Andantino (Key of) America - String Ensemble Melody HENRY CAREY a 45? \[Enoembie”MORE MELODIES IN D MAJOR The First Noel Allegretto Carnival Time A Miracle Billy Boy GEE SEUECT: Developing « Fast Gow Stoke, Practice one FAST UP-BOW ‘ales fa the keys of C, G,Dand F Major in the follow weaye Play the slow bow stroke ( ql ) near the bridge and Sas bow stroke ( o) ) near the fingerboard. B TRADITIONAL A SICILIAN MELODY ‘MOUNTATY SONG FAST DOWN-BOWi HOW TO GO FROM ONE STRING TO ANOTHER VERY SMOOTHLY When we go from one string to another slowly in quarter notes, the change is made with the arm anda flexible wrist. Fora smooth string change, move the bow gradually tothe next string in a vertical curve rather than in a straight line. Use the middle third of the bow. Sis - Boom - Bah F.WOHLFARRT Moderato (Key of C) 4 y n 24 ‘To smoothly connect notes on different strings, we frequently cover two strings with the same finger. In the 3rd measure the ist finger will cover the A and E strings, The small note in the 3rd measure is a guiding note. It is to be stopped by the finger but not played. The Castle on the Rhine Allegretto (Key of F) GERMAN FOLK SONG WE AM WB. BM. W.B. am wa cae 53? f — a vt ae ° P tf * nit. Allegretto (Key of F) The Sunshine FR yg RM WE TRY wn aa, wip, GERMAN FOLK SONG a>».MORE MELODIES THAT WE HAVE HEARD Diminuendo (dim.) and this sign ———— mean gradually softer. Massa’s in the Cold Ground Andantino (Key of D) y STEPHEN C. FOSTER n 55° Pp _ ; SS Old Black Joe v rit. es (Key of D) STEPHEN C. FOSTER 56P P wt =—_— . rit. Half Steps To Develop Intonation Make a daily study of No. 57 for the next few weeks. Practice in two ways: (1) detache above the middle of the bow. (2) slurring four notes in a bow, using the whole bow. A n 57 (habe ROTE PROJECT: More Rhythms. Play the one octave scales of C, G, D and F Major in the following rhythms, Practice ‘these in the middle third of the bow, using only the lower agm from the elbow down. © z o 3) G1 THE LEFT HAND - MELODIES TO DEVELOP STRONG FINGERS Practice these melodies slowly with firm finger pressure. The fingers must leave the string quickly in order to enunciate each tone distinctly. Use only the very tips of the fingers. Lift the fingers rather high and always in a curved shape. The Mountain Stream "a tempo! means that you are to play in the original tempo. Moderato (Key of G) 5 The Chase Moderato (Key of ) R. HOFMANN A Pleasant Dream Allegretto (Key of F) JEAN J. ROUSSEAU 6p 4 7 ‘ wt7 WE BUILD A MAJOR SCALE ON THE NOTE B FLAT Notice the flats before B and E. We lower these notes so that there will be a half step between the 3rd and 4th notes and the 7th and &h notes. When we build a major scale on B flat, every B and E will be flatted. AM. an octave higher /\. gotten Ne by 62 Bi 4 half step ° A halfstep halfstep halfstep If we place the two flats in the signature it will mean that every B and E throughout the piece willbe lowered. The B flats will be played with the 2nd on G, the {st on A, and the 4th on E. ‘The E flats will be played with the ist on D and the 4th on A. aWtlE B FLAT MAJOR SCALE WITH THE DETACHE BOWING A A 63 1 vw ° The Détaché Above and Below the Middle AM. W.B. Bm. simile n 64 e o ° Fe Moderato (Key of By) O The Grasshopper 65 f (amass 4 e The Band Played On Crescendo (cresc.) and this sign ——— mean gradually louder. Allegretto (Key of Bs) a 4 i +ix 66? P's a aie ‘ ot Ed crvese. ——=— f @ ® ROTE PROJECT: Play the scale of Bb Major inthesame rhythms as Rote Project on Page 15. To develop bow coatrol, practice the Bb Major scale in two ways, as follows: = = ep Fp — J f=18 MORE MELODIES IN THE KEYS WE HAVE STUDIED Da Capo (D.C.) al Fine means to repeat from the beginning to the measure marked "Fine". Havin; Moderato (Key of ©) ing Fun LEOPOLD MOZART 5 > oa a a Fine 67° Seas sis ‘ Pp (do not repeat the 2nd time) D.C. al Fine A — P Bouncing Ball GERMAN FOLK TUNE Allegro (Key of G) A ae iy > aa> : ¥ v = 68 # Tara's Halls />- This is called a "hold" or a "fermata''. It means that you are to hold the note a little longer than its value. Andantino (Key of D) : (Key ¥ IRISH AIR nen TE The Cliffs of Cornwall ENGLISH FOLK SONG n ——- p OTE PROJECT: Developing a Well-Poised Bow Arm. Draw the whole bow about 1 inch above the string. Make eure that the bow remains parallel to the bridge at all times. Try to keep the bow from either touching the string or from rising more than 1 inch above the string. Practice in whole, half and quarter notes.19 A NEW TONE - WE SHARP THE THIRD FINGER ‘Listen carefully to the raised 3rd finger. Make sure that the joints of the 2nd and Srd fingers do not bend inward. Do not allow the 4th finger to crouch down into the palm of the hand. AM. a n n Happy Anniversary Moderato (Key of G) paapnonA n 73? P 1 f rit, The Great Sea - St Allegretto (Key of Bb) Melody. W.K.HOFKAPELLE 74? eerie ' 78° tf Moderato (Key of D) ‘ ANONYMOUS - > 79> ft 24 é Pact 6 Follow the Leader Moderato (Key of G) ANONYMOUS 80? Fi ‘ In Sherwood Forest Allegretto (Key of F) OLD ENGLISH MELODY Vos >> > vores ROTE PROJECT: Developing the Relationship Between the tet and the 4th Fingers, Find the following harmonics, Practice ‘on all strings in whole, half and quarter notes.sy THE MARTELE BOWING ‘This bowing starts with a sharp attack and ends with a clean stop. At the start of the stroke, press the bow intothe string. Now draw the bow quickly and release this pressure at the same time. The notes marked with dots are to be played with the Martelé bowing. Moderato (Key of D) Saint Paul’s Steeple aM. ENGLISH FOLK SONG Moderato (Key of D) Reuben, Reuben ONE TWO ROUND IN TWO PARTS BM. n. . aor 83 fo Saw enue May Comes Singing ONE AM. ROUND IN THREE PARTS et - Sy The Hunter and His Horn Moderato (Key of G) Aan ENGLISH FOLK SONG vi Yo Lt ol v23 MORE MELODIES USING THE MARTELE BOWING Allegretto (Key of F) Some Folks Do AM STREHEN: Cc. FOSTER a . . y, Moderato (Key of Bs) ¢ fa The Strawberry Festival - Duet Allegretto (Key of C) F.WOHLFAHRT PRE TE ls fn 88 F A — ts ROTE PROJECT: A Chromatic Scale to Develop Intonation, Practice two and four to @ bows o 12238 4392 p Fa rst o “11? teas Past4 PLAYING ON TWO STRINGS AT THE SAME TIME (Learning to tune the violin) ‘When we play two open strings at the same time, we sound a Sth. We call it a 5th because they are five notes apart. Listen to the Sth in the 1st measure of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Fifth Memorize the sound of the Sth as it will help you to tune the Violin. When you play on two strings (which we call double stops) play softly and with good tone quality. ‘The 4th finger on D should sound the same as the open A. A 5 if re 7 ‘The 4th finger on G should sound the same as the open D 48 Bi Si += gi ‘The 4th finger on A should sound the same,,as the open E. f a ee ra St Sf SMOOTH STRING CHANGING - THREE NOTES TO A BOW Allegretto (Key of¢) The Butterfly Waltz n n The Elephant Takes a Walk - Duet Allegre (Key of 6) i F. WOHLFAHRT 4 ‘ i +7 +4 a 8 1 ~~ 4 ROTE PROJECT: Finding the Flist Finges in the Third Position. Practice on the three upper strings. Play the third finger inthe fitet position, Memorize the sound of this note and then play the same note with the first finger in the third position. ‘Test these notes with the lower string. Do this a few times on each string.25 TWO MARTELE NOTES IN ONE BOW The Little Dutch Mill Moderato (Key of F) DUTCH FOLK SONG AM. " = Allegretto (Key of G) P. GERMAN FOLK SONG 93° leave out this ending the 2nd time When two notes are marked with dashes and are to be played in one bow stroke, leave a slight pause between each note. Do not accent them as you would if they were marked with dots. Come Thou Almighty King - String Ensemble Moderato (Key of G) Melo F. DE GIARDINI yn ¥ nm g4P lensemble a ( | 4 4 <— ROTE PROJECT; The Spiccato Bowing. Play the scales of G, D, F and B flat Major, using the splecato bowing. Practice this stroke about four inches from the fiog. Repeat each note four times and then two times.26 THE GRAND MARTELE - THE WHOLE BOW Do not allow the bow to slide down on the fingerboard as you approach the tip. Leave a clean stop between each note. Andante (Key of G) Hymn to Joy WB, -whole bow a L. VAN BEETHOVEN 1 Ps ‘ SKIPPING STRINGS WITH THE GRAND MARTELE We skip strings during the pause between each note. The whole arm is to quickly drop or rise to the next string, with the bow remaining on the string until the next note is played. Practice No. 96 daily until you finish this book. WB. fn n A 96 lower "raise arm arm rf Adeste Fidelis - String Ensemble Moderato (Key of ©) ¥ J. READING Melody a7 P SS ~— = The tind violin solo for eack pupil is the THEME AND VARIATIONS by G. Papini. These solos are excel lent not only for public performance bat for technic buildingA NEW RHYTHM - SIX EIGHT TIME ‘The bottom number in the signature is 8. This tells us that each Bth note receives one count. ‘The top number 6 means that there are six beats to each measure. Hickory, Dickory. Dock In measure five, leave a stop between the quarter and the 8th note, The dash tells us to play the quarter note smoothly while the 8th note marked with a dot is to be played martele. Moderato (Key of G) 44 y tay TRADITIONAL fn : — 9BP. gs A vit. ‘ atémpo Little Jack Horner igh y TRADITIONAL ° Allegretto (Key of G) nm Allegro (Key of Dp Little Tom Tucker, ROUND IN FOUR PARTS qn, 4 THEEE of FOUR Moderato (Key of D) A Short Story Bai AN OLD GREEK MELODY BM w.B. am. wip. Bm. Siméle 5 v JROTE PROJECT: The Staceato Bowing. Try to play as many notes 2s possible above the middle lof the bow. Practice in the following rhythms.28 MORE MELODIES IN SIX EIGHT TIME The Farmer in the Dell Allegro (Key of G) ENGLISH SINGING GAME v $y 4 o All Around the Mulberry Bush Allegro (Key of C) A TRADITIONAL Will -o’- the Wisp - String Ensemble Andantino (Key of G) Melody H, MALAN n v An P 104% lEnsemble_ 7 ROTE PROJEGT: Finding the Second Finger in the Third Position. Practice on the three lower strings. Find the flrst finger ‘nthe third position and then the second finger. Test the second finger with the next higher string. Practice this a few ‘times on each string.BEAUTIFUL MELODIES IN THE KEYS WE HAVE STUDIED = Moderato (Ker 6) p the Bee GERMAN FOLK SONG 105° rt 0 eee P Ff ei Andantino (Key of) Cradle Song y__ 3 BRAHMS In the Gloaming Andante (Key of F) i A. HARRISON rit, =— Patempo rit. Andantino (Key of B5) Lutlaby ENGLISH FOLK SONG # = 108. P 1 fe, BOTE PROJECT; Play a one octave scale on the G string, using only the fit finger, staring from the open string. When the first finger reaches the fourth note of the seale (third position), the base of the pal =x ‘ouch the cfb of the Violin. When the first finger teacher the sixth note of the scale (note E ~ fifth position) the left thamb is to be at right ‘angles to the neck in contact with the neck midway between the middle joint and the Gp. For the 7th and Sth notes of the scale the thumb is not to move, atcending or descending. Be sure that the thume coves with the finger when playing the 2nd, Sid and 4th notes in the scale. Practice two, then four to 2 bow, on all strings.a THE THIRD POSITION (3rd p.) (The first finger moves up to the third finger) Play G, the 8rd finger on the D string. Now slide the entire hand up the fingerboard (from the elbow joint) until the 1st finger finds itself where the 3rd finger would be in the 1st position. As in the ist position, the thumb is placed opposite the ist finger with a space between the base of the thumb and the neck. Finding the First Finger in the Third Position nm 3rdp. 1 109 Notice that the ist finger in the 3rd position sounds an octave higher than the open string be- low. To make sure that the ist finger in the 3rd position is in tune, test the note by playing the open string below first separately then together. ‘means to test the note with the open string. Leave the finger on the atring while testing. Srdp,__Istp. ardp, _ Istp. no a Finding the Second Finger in the Third Position The 2nd finger in the 3rd position is a whole step from the ist finger. Test the 2nd finger by playing the open string above. In the 3rd position the fingers are placed a bit closer to each other. ardp. nm srdp, rm ardp. O50, 70 20 4 pes*i Running Along Moderato (Key of 6) WB. BoM. simile R. HOFMANN Pam we. n 12 f Srp. gra.31 FINDING THE THIRD FINGER IN THE THIRD POSITION On the G and D strings, the Srd finger in the 3rd position is a whole step away from the 2nd finger. m3 Forget Me Not Remain in the 3rd position until the fingering tells you to go back to the ist position. Andantino (Key of C) n _srdp. jetp ardp. 114 Ist py ° oO glk ee a : 1 4 ° tf On the A and E strings, the 3rd finger in the 3rd position is allt step from the 2nd finger. n Srdp. A, fe Pierrot in the Moonlight - Duet Moderato (Key of G) t i 116 fFINDING THE FOURTH FINGER IN THE THIRD POSITION On the G and D strings, the 4th finger in the 3rd position is a half step from the 3rd finger. a 3rdp. n n 17 On the A and E strings, the 4th finger in the 3rd position is a whole stepfrom the 3rd finger. n_ ardp. = nm Istp. 118 There Was a Frog ‘ AMERICAN TRADITIONAL v +A v Allegretto (Key of G) S Prairie Flower Allegretto (Key of C) TRADITIONAL A v 120° = > cs ° sf ROTE PROJECT; in the third position, on the G and D strings, play the 3"4 finger pattem. On the A and E strings, play the 12% finger pattern, ‘These pattems will be found in Nos. 117 and 118. Practice in various thythms ané bowing.