Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Lesson 1

Student bows to the teacher, with feet together and says "Good afternoon, Miss Tiffany."

Bow Thumb, the right hand, is bent.
Violin Thumb, the left hand, is straight.

Bunny Rabbit (pre-bow-hold).
Buck teeth --thumb meets first finger joint.
Floppy ears-- pointer and pinky are bent--not straight.
Bumpy chin--bend the thumb--make sure it is not straight.




Practice this 10 times a day.  Try hiding it behind your back and bringing it back in the same form--or move it to perfect form.

Dough song (pre-bread song) 
Put your violin hand (Left hand) on knee and your bow hand (right hand) on your shoulder. 
tuck-a-tuck-a-STOP-STOP

The "tuck-a-tuck-a" are sixteenth notes. The "STOP-STOP" are quarter notes.

Practice the parts of the violin song which is sung to a scale.

Bow to teacher with feet together. "Thank you, Miss Tiffany."

1 comment:

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