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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!