violin
beginning violin exercise cards
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These cards are very useful for teachers of beginning violin students. Use with students individually or in pairs or groups.
Print on card stock and cut out. Use as a card game with single students or small groups, putting them face down and having students chose and play. With a class, put cards around the classroom. Play a card and have students find it and stand beside it.
As students become confident, have them play the cards for the group.
The book begins with the basic rhythms to be played first on one string then on two adjacent strings, accommodating the challenge of string crossings.
Print on card stock and cut out. Use as a card game with single students or small groups, putting them face down and having students chose and play. With a class, put cards around the classroom. Play a card and have students find it and stand beside it.
As students become confident, have them play the cards for the group.
The book begins with the basic rhythms to be played first on one string then on two adjacent strings, accommodating the challenge of string crossings.
music signs for violin
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This card game offers an excellent opportunity to learn music symbols which are often overlooked at the beginning to a student’s music education. I use this game with my violin and Kodaly classes ages 6 and up. It is good to explore the signs in music the students are already familiar with, showing them what the songs and pieces look like when written on the staff, dynamics and articulation included. A more advanced concept like key signatures I just touch on and later cover with older students, often using the “Solfa & Scales” booklet from my TpT store.
see saw & violin
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After many years of teaching both Kodaly and violin I long ago became aware of how useful it would be to have access to the Kodaly based repertoire for instructing beginning violin. The transition from rote to reading music could thus be made much smoother as the students were very familiar with the songs they were learning to play.
So finally here it is! See Saw & Violin – Kodaly inspired songs and Canadian Folk Songs arranged for beginning violin. This is a selection from my book All around the Fingerboard which, as well as the songs, includes exercises, games for study of scales and fingerboard. (The page numbers used here are those from the book.)
CONTENTS:
- Simple Kodaly inspired songs on 1 string written out in rhythm & and solfa, with the words and an identifying logo. (These logos will be used on song cards for a variety of games.)
- The Kodaly inspired songs on the music staff progressing from the simplest, played on one string, to the more advanced, played on 2 or 3 strings. Worksheets . The size of the staff gets gradually smaller as students become more familiar with reading notes. Students are encouraged to write solfa and pitch names on their copies of the songs.
- Song cards – logos of all the songs to be used for a variety of games (instructions included).
- Canadian folk songs in keys appropriate for beginning students using the (0 1 23 4) finger pattern. I strongly suggest learning to sing the songs before playing them.
- Contrast Cards, Emotion Cards, Hand Sign Cards, Song Quiz Cards,
First Liner Cards and instructions.
So finally here it is! See Saw & Violin – Kodaly inspired songs and Canadian Folk Songs arranged for beginning violin. This is a selection from my book All around the Fingerboard which, as well as the songs, includes exercises, games for study of scales and fingerboard. (The page numbers used here are those from the book.)
CONTENTS:
- Simple Kodaly inspired songs on 1 string written out in rhythm & and solfa, with the words and an identifying logo. (These logos will be used on song cards for a variety of games.)
- The Kodaly inspired songs on the music staff progressing from the simplest, played on one string, to the more advanced, played on 2 or 3 strings. Worksheets . The size of the staff gets gradually smaller as students become more familiar with reading notes. Students are encouraged to write solfa and pitch names on their copies of the songs.
- Song cards – logos of all the songs to be used for a variety of games (instructions included).
- Canadian folk songs in keys appropriate for beginning students using the (0 1 23 4) finger pattern. I strongly suggest learning to sing the songs before playing them.
- Contrast Cards, Emotion Cards, Hand Sign Cards, Song Quiz Cards,
First Liner Cards and instructions.
violin fingerboard games
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This series of games is meant to fill in a gap I have noticed with many students – knowledge of the pitch names on the fingerboard and on the music staff. Often students play by rote or from fingering only and are not able to identify the notes they are playing on the music staff or on the fingerboard. Hopefully these games will provide a visual and tactile “map” and demonstrate how the patterns of fingering and scales can facilitate good intonation. Although concentrating on the sharps 0 1 23 4 finger pattern, the games do also offer opportunity to use other patterns with low 2nd , low 1st and high 3rd fingers
Use with students individually or in pairs or groups.
Duration: about 1/2 hour
Use with students individually or in pairs or groups.
Duration: about 1/2 hour
your first violin
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A booklet for beginning violin students
This booklet is meant to fill in a gap I have noticed with many students – knowledge of the pitch names on the fingerboard and on the music staff. Often students play by rote or from fingering only and are not able to identify the notes they are playing on the music staff or on the fingerboard. Hopefully these big flash cards and worksheets will provide a visual and tactile “map” and demonstrate how understanding the staff and fingerboard will result in better intonation. The sheets on major and minor scales show the solfa “grid” which can be used very successfully in understanding the construction of a scale. I have purposely used large print to facilitate younger students who are just beginning to read music notation. I suggest printing pages 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 21, 23 on cardstock to be used as references when the students are first learning the treble clef notes. The pages with coloured notes on the staff and ledger lines can be used as quizzes (name the orange note, point to the note that is played with 2nd finger etc.) Later students can draw lines to the correct note on their own copies.
CONTENTS:
p1. All notes in 1st position * – use as reference
p2. Notes & fingering on staff *
p3. Large coloured notes & fingering on staff to use as quiz and for worksheet (draw lines to connect notes and fingering)
p4. Ledger line notes above and below staff* - use as reference
p5. Ledger lines coloured notes & fingering above and below staff to use as quiz and for worksheet (draw lines connecting notes and fingering)
p6. E string notes – fingering, notes on staff and note names – for reference, later with worksheet on p10
p7. A string notes – fingering, notes on staff and note names – for reference, later with worksheet on p10
p8. D string notes – fingering, notes on staff and note names – for reference, later with worksheet on p10
p9. G string notes – fingering, notes on staff and note names – for reference, later with worksheet on p10
p10. Worksheet – fill in fingering, note name and note on staff
p11. Card Games instructions
p12-17. A,D,E & G string cards on fingerboard, on staff and note name*
p18. Blank scale and solfa worksheet – use for all major scales with notes in the staff
p19. Blank scale and solfa worksheet – use for all major scales with notes above the staff
p20. Blank scale and solfa worksheet – use for all major scales with notes below the staff
p21. Scale of C Major – example sheet - solfa, note names, fingering and on staff
p22. Blank scale and solfa worksheet – use for minor melodic ascending and descending scales
p23. Scale of A melodic minor – example sheet - solfa, note names, fingering & on staff
* print on cardstock and cut out Use with students individually, in pairs or groups.
Duration: about 1/2 hour
This booklet is meant to fill in a gap I have noticed with many students – knowledge of the pitch names on the fingerboard and on the music staff. Often students play by rote or from fingering only and are not able to identify the notes they are playing on the music staff or on the fingerboard. Hopefully these big flash cards and worksheets will provide a visual and tactile “map” and demonstrate how understanding the staff and fingerboard will result in better intonation. The sheets on major and minor scales show the solfa “grid” which can be used very successfully in understanding the construction of a scale. I have purposely used large print to facilitate younger students who are just beginning to read music notation. I suggest printing pages 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 21, 23 on cardstock to be used as references when the students are first learning the treble clef notes. The pages with coloured notes on the staff and ledger lines can be used as quizzes (name the orange note, point to the note that is played with 2nd finger etc.) Later students can draw lines to the correct note on their own copies.
CONTENTS:
p1. All notes in 1st position * – use as reference
p2. Notes & fingering on staff *
p3. Large coloured notes & fingering on staff to use as quiz and for worksheet (draw lines to connect notes and fingering)
p4. Ledger line notes above and below staff* - use as reference
p5. Ledger lines coloured notes & fingering above and below staff to use as quiz and for worksheet (draw lines connecting notes and fingering)
p6. E string notes – fingering, notes on staff and note names – for reference, later with worksheet on p10
p7. A string notes – fingering, notes on staff and note names – for reference, later with worksheet on p10
p8. D string notes – fingering, notes on staff and note names – for reference, later with worksheet on p10
p9. G string notes – fingering, notes on staff and note names – for reference, later with worksheet on p10
p10. Worksheet – fill in fingering, note name and note on staff
p11. Card Games instructions
p12-17. A,D,E & G string cards on fingerboard, on staff and note name*
p18. Blank scale and solfa worksheet – use for all major scales with notes in the staff
p19. Blank scale and solfa worksheet – use for all major scales with notes above the staff
p20. Blank scale and solfa worksheet – use for all major scales with notes below the staff
p21. Scale of C Major – example sheet - solfa, note names, fingering and on staff
p22. Blank scale and solfa worksheet – use for minor melodic ascending and descending scales
p23. Scale of A melodic minor – example sheet - solfa, note names, fingering & on staff
* print on cardstock and cut out Use with students individually, in pairs or groups.
Duration: about 1/2 hour
7 folk songs
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After many years of teaching both Kodaly and violin I long ago became aware of how useful it would be for beginning violin students to study the first few Suzuki violin songs from a Kodaly perspective. The transition from rote to reading music would thus be made much smoother as students could sing the songs they were learning to play. Accordingly, I have transposed the songs into singable keys, written new words and included the original German words.
Before working on the sheets listed below it is suggested that students learn to sing the words to the song first, clap and study the rhythm, then learn the solfa with the hand signs. After these skills are familiar teachers may introduce the written worksheets, quizzes and card games.
Regarding the card games – I have found them to be invaluable! Children love to play cards and are fascinated by the element of chance. Before the card game starts, the teacher actually has control by choosing the cards needed for learning or reinforcing a musical concept. There is a rhythm/solfa card game for each song. The other card games are for use with all the songs: First Liner cards; Illustrated
Song cards; solfa/hand sign cards; Emotion cards; Contrast cards.
Each song set contains the following:
1. the song in a singable key
2. a worksheet to name the solfa and notes on the staff in the original key.
3. a worksheet to name the notes and fingering on the staff in the original key.
4. a blank staff and accompanying questionnaire.
5. quiz cards to cut out and an accompanying staff sheet.
6. rhythm and solfa puzzle cards to cut out.
SONGS: Hot Cross Buns; Twinkle Little Star; Lightly Row; Song of the Wind; Go Tell Aunt Rhody; O Come Little Children; May Song.
Before working on the sheets listed below it is suggested that students learn to sing the words to the song first, clap and study the rhythm, then learn the solfa with the hand signs. After these skills are familiar teachers may introduce the written worksheets, quizzes and card games.
Regarding the card games – I have found them to be invaluable! Children love to play cards and are fascinated by the element of chance. Before the card game starts, the teacher actually has control by choosing the cards needed for learning or reinforcing a musical concept. There is a rhythm/solfa card game for each song. The other card games are for use with all the songs: First Liner cards; Illustrated
Song cards; solfa/hand sign cards; Emotion cards; Contrast cards.
Each song set contains the following:
1. the song in a singable key
2. a worksheet to name the solfa and notes on the staff in the original key.
3. a worksheet to name the notes and fingering on the staff in the original key.
4. a blank staff and accompanying questionnaire.
5. quiz cards to cut out and an accompanying staff sheet.
6. rhythm and solfa puzzle cards to cut out.
SONGS: Hot Cross Buns; Twinkle Little Star; Lightly Row; Song of the Wind; Go Tell Aunt Rhody; O Come Little Children; May Song.
