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Welcome to the year 3
beginners violin
booklet 1!Name:...
Rydal Penrhos Preparatory School Music Department
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As we begin let us show you the parts of the violin.
Maybe you could point to them as your teacher
explains them!
Tuning pegs
Finger board
4 Strings
f holes
Bridge
Tailpiece
Chin rest
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When you play the violin you will be playing it with a bow!
Tip
Stick
Hair
Screw
You will also need the following to use with your violin.
A block of Rosin ( This is to rub on the hair of your bow, it helps to grip
onto the strings)
A soft duster ( This is to keep your instrument free of rosin dust after
youve played)
A shoulder rest (of a piece of sponge or foam, this is to help you to hold
your violin comfortably)
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Taking care of your violin and your bow!
Keep your violin clean and free from rosin dust
Dont leave it in the sun, in the car on a hot day or
any other place that is hot
Dont get it wet
Always loosen the hair on your bow when you are not
playing your violin
Dont touch the hair on your bow with your fingers
If a bow hair comes loose ask an adult to cut it off
close to each end. Dont pull it out!
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How to hold to your bow.
Place your little finger an area
at the end of the bow called the
frog.
The Frog
Bend your thumb and place it just above
a part of the bow called the ferrule.
This is shown is also shown in the
picture.
The FerruleThumb
Curve your fingers over
the stick of the bow,
spread them out a little
bit. Your thumb and middle
should form a circle.
Middle finger and thumb
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The note were going to play is open G.
Place the hair of the bow between the neck and the
bridge as shown in the picture. To get the sound of
the note the hair rubs against the string.
Bridge Neck
This piece uses the open G. The Gs are a type of
note called a crotchet. They are written on five
lines called a stave.
stave
The note G
The Note G
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The Open D string
Play the open D string with the bow in the position as
shown in the picture.
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THE NOTE A
Crotchet rest
When youre playing these open A notes remember
to say shh to yourself when you see the crotchet
rest
Open A string
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The open note E is shown in the picture below.
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The piece above uses the open strings that weve played so
far. The symbols above the notes show the direction of the
bow. They are called the upbow and the downbow.
Upbow Downbow
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This piece of music uses open G and the note A which isplayed on the G string as shown in the picture.
A
This piece uses a new type of note which you play for two beats
called a minim
Minim count 2 beatsSemibreve count 4
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This piece uses the open D string and a new note E which is played as shown
in the picture below.
E
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This piece of music uses open A and a new noteB which is played as shown in the picture.
B
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This piece uses the open E and a new note called F
sharp. The sharp sign is written like this......#
It is played as shown in the picture below.
F#
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Lets look at the notes weve played so far!
Write the names of the notes in the boxes next
to the pictures!