Up and down we go over the rolling hills. A great little piece for practising lifting and dropping the first finger of the left hand … up and down … up and down … …
Up and down we go over the rolling hills. A great little piece for practising lifting and dropping the first finger of the left hand … up and down … up and down … …
Heads or Tails? ... To be or not to be? ... One scoop or two? ... Open string or first finger? These are the big questions! Let's practise lifting and dropping the first finger.
We’re dotty about this lovely piece for beginners! It's full of delightful dotted rhythms and smooth, slurred string crossings, gently swaying from bar to bar ...
Rise and shine! The perfect piece to play at the crack of dawn! Great for practising dotted rhythms and quick, slurred string crossings … cock a doodle dooooooooo!!
This fun open string piece is great for practising string crossings in slurred bows. Move back and forth smoooooothly between the strings, like an ocean wave!
Swishhhhh … with each line, imagine that the tide is coming in, or going out, and phrase the melody accordingly! For this piece, you’ll only need the 1st and 2nd fingers of the left hand.
Practisssssse your ssslurs and sssssssssmooth ssssstring crossssssings!! Keep the right arm fluid and relaxed; try to avoid any sudden jerking movements!
Doors … check! Seatbelt … check! Mirrors … check! Goooooooooo! Practise smooth bow changes, smooth slurs, and smooth string crossings for a smooth, smooth ride!
A piece that’s full of beans! Great for practising dotted rhythms in 6/8 time. Aim for a quick, lively tempo and controlled, contained bow movements.
Clippety-clop … Come and trot with us in 6/8 time! There are two main beats in each bar … clop, clop!! … and each beat is divided into three … cli-ppe-ty, cli-ppe-ty!!
Is it a Bird? ... Is it a Plane? ... No! ...It’s a Jumping Jelly Bean! Jump across the strings very rapidly indeed ... with single, double, & triple string crossings!
Manipulate your bow like a master marionettist … cross strings nimbly and cleanly … and perform the sixteenth notes (semiquavers) with complete control!
Hop to it! Hop, skip, and jump across the open strings and watch out for all the rests! It’s a tricky piece, so take it slowly at first … Don’t go hopping mad!
The Grasshopper loves to jump from string to string! In this exclusive ViolinSchool piece, you’ll need to move your bow quickly and cleanly between the strings.
Load, draw, aim, fire! Time for some target practice. This piece moves quickly between arco – bowing – and pizzicato (pizz.) – plucking. Steady hand required!
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Hop nimbly across the triplets, move up and down in step using only the first finger of the left hand, and jump across the strings fearlessly!!
Make a great first impression, by placing your first finger accurately on each of the strings ... then crossing from one string to another!
A stompingly rip-roaring piece in the key of E minor. It’s great for hammering home the correct position of the 1st finger of the left hand on each string.
A lively, exuberant piece in A major that’s great for getting the first finger of the left hand in shape. Ready … Steady … Gooooooooooooooo!
Come and sing in the rain with us! A lovely piece for practising lifting and dropping the first finger of the left hand … make sure it’s landing in tune and in time!
A great first piece for the first finger of the left hand. Make sure your hand is in the right place and then lift and drop the finger, landing a tone above the open string.
To play this piece, you’ll only need your first finger! Make sure it’s always landing in tune, exactly a tone (two semitones) above the open string.
Lift and drop the first finger to turn those wheels and ride freeeeeeeeee! Make sure your hand is stable and well-positioned to avoid any nasty accidents!
Open Sesame! is a great little piece for practising accents, two beat rests, and string crossings between all four of the violin's open strings.
Time for some dynamics! Go from quiet to loud, to quiet, to very loud, to infinity and beyond!! Think about the speed, weight and contact point of the bow.
