Mixed Quavers (Eighth Notes) and Semiquavers (Sixteenth Notes)
Keep a cool head as you wait for the traffic lights to turn green! You can use the time to practise rhythms and string crossings with this quirky open-strings piece.
Oo-er! Who goes there?! Make sure you get all the rhythms right or Hobnob the Goblin will chide you! There’s nothing Hobnob loves more than chiding!
Take a trip on the London Underground … and Mind the Gap! Use the station names to play the rhythms on an open string, and then try it with different stations!
Whisk together lots of scrumptious 8th notes (quavers) and 16th notes (semiquavers) to create a delicious performance of this sweet treat of a piece!
Title: The Long and Short of It Description: Level: Open Strings Topics: Quavers, Eighth Notes, Semiquavers, Sixteenth Notes, Quaver Rests, Eighth Note Rests [wcm_restrict] Click here to download it! HKZVc [/wcm_restrict] [wcm_nonmember] Join ViolinSchool today for instant access! This download is for ViolinSchool members only! Click here to become a Member of ViolinSchool and get instant access […]
This classic football rhythm is chanted at matches by fans all over the world. Use it to practise your ‘pizzicato’ technique, then try playing it with the bow as well!
Chop up the semibreves into minims, crotchets and quavers (whole notes into halves, quarters, and eighths). Watch out for your fingers … eek … you’ll need those!
Time for a nice friendly game of Rock-Paper-Scissors! Cross the strings from low to high, high to low, and then find out who wins! One … Two … Three … ??????!!
Time to cast some spells! Your bow becomes a magic wand to conjure up some wondrous sounds in this bedazzling little open string piece. Abracadabra!!
