Tutorials for Third Year Group Class or
Second Year Private Lessons


​Violin Strings for Third Year Group Class Students:
White:  A Major Scale with One Bow and Arpeggios
Yellow:  Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Orange:  Beautiful Skies
Green:  French Folk Song
Blue:  Lightly Row
Purple: D Major Scale and Arpeggios
Red:  Old Macdonald
Brown:  Song of the Wind
​Black:  Go Tell Aunt Rhody
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Sassmannshaus Practice:

  • Read the words underneath in rhythm.  They should point to the words/notes as they read them.
  • Pluck the notes in rhythm while saying the the words.
  • Airbow and say words.
  • Play on the violin, while the parent says the words.  The goal is to use half of the bow for the quarter notes and a whole bow for half notes.

Repertoire:

A Major Scale:
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E String:            0 1 2 3 2 1 0
A String:  0 1 2 3                     3 2 1 0

Play first with Pepperoni Pizza, then with long bows.  Try two bows per note before switching to one per note.

Arpeggios:

A0 A2 E0 E3 E0 A2 A0

A0 A2 E1 E3 E1 A2 A0

A0 A3 E1 E3 E1 A3 A0
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

A0 A0  E0  E0  E1  E1  E0  (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
A3  A3  A2  A2  A1 A1  A0  (How I wonder what you are)
E0 E0 A3 A3 A2 A2 A1  (Up Above the World So High)
E0 E0 A3 A3 A2 A2 A1  (Like a Diamond in the Sky)
A0 A0  E0  E0  E1  E1  E0  (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
A3  A3  A2  A2  A1 A1  A0  (How I wonder what you are
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Pepperoni Pizza Twinkle:
Beautiful Skies
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A0   A1   A0 E0 E0  (I like pretty skies)
A0   A1   A0 E0 E0  (I like pretty skies)
E3 E2 E1  (Don’t Like Fog)
A3 A2 A1  (Don’t Like Rain)
E0 A3 A2 A1 A2 A1 (Let’s Go Play Outside Now)

A0   A1   A0 E0 E0  (I like pretty skies)
A0   A1   A0 E0 E0  (I like pretty skies)
E3 E2 E1  (Don’t Like Fog)
A3 A2 A1  (Don’t Like Rain)
E0 A3 A2 A1 A2 A1 (Let’s Go Play Outside Right Now)
French Folk Song
E3 E3 E3 E2 E2 E2 E1 E2 E3 E0--
A3 A3 A3 A2 A2 A2 A1 A1 A1 A0--- 
A0 A1 A2 A0 A1 A2 A0 A1 A2 A3--
A1 A2 A3 A1 A2 A3 A1 A2 A3 E0 --
E3 E2 E1 E0 A3 A2 A1 A0 A1 A0 ---
Lightly Row

E0 A2 A2    A3 A1 A1    A0 A1 A2 A3 E0 E0 E0
E0 A2 A2 A2 A3 A1 A1 A1 A0 A2 E0 E0 A2 A2 A2
A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A2 A3     A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A3 E0
E0 A2 A2 A2 A3 A1 A1 A1 A0 A2 E0 E0 A2 A2 A2
Video below has an informative introduction.  The full piece starts at 2:50.
D Major Scale

D0 D1 D2 D3 A0 A1 A2 A3 A2 A1 A0 D3 D2 D1 D0

Arpeggios:

D0 D2 A0 A3 A0 D2 D0

D0 D2 A1 A3 A1 D2 D0

D0 D3 A1 A3 A1 D3 D0
Old Macdonald had a Farm

D3 D3 D3 D0 D1 D1 D0 Rest A1 A1 A0 A0 D3 Rest Rest D0
D3 D3 D3 D0 D1 D1 D0 Rest A1 A1 A0 A0 D3 Rest Rest D0
D3 D3 D3 rest D3 D3 D3 rest D3 D3 D3 D3 D3 D3 D3 rest rest D0
D3 D3 D3 D0 D1 D1 D0 Rest A1 A1 A0 A0 D3 Rest Rest Rest
Song of the Wind
​0a 1a 2a 3a 0e 0e 0e 0e 1e 3a 3e 1e 0e- *reset 1e 3a 3e 1e 0e- *reset
0e 3a 3a 3a 3a 2a 2a 2a 2a 1a 1a 1a 0a 2a 0e *QUICK reset, small circle reset
0e 3a 3a 3a 3a 2a 2a 2a 2a 1a 1a 1a 0a- *reset and repeat to beginning

To Reset/Retake:  Pick up the bow and put it back in the middle.  There is also a rest during the retake.

Leave the first finger on the E string during this part:  1e 3a 3e 1e 0e  The third finger needs to jump from A to E to remain on the tip.
Go Tell Aunt Rhody

2a 2a1a0a 0a 1a 1a 2a1a0a
0e 0e3a2a 2a 1a0a1a2a0a-
2a 2a3a0e 0e 1e 1e 0e3a2a (Play this line "forte" or loud!) 
2a 2a3a0e 0e 1e 1e 0e- (Play this line "piano" or soft for an echo effect)
2a 2a1a0a 0a 1a 1a 2a1a0a
0e 0e3a2a 2a 1a0a1a2a0a-


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