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The First Noel for 2 violins, double bass and piano
I needed to throw something together for some of my students to perform in Christmas 2008. Even though this arrangement is simple, it is quite effective and those who played enjoyed the ensemble work. I think a cello could play the double bass part quite easily. For the separate parts, click here: The First Noel…
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Mad Fingerboard Dash
In an effort to make sure my students know their notes and not just “that’s first finger A” or “third finger D”, I came up with the Mad Fingerboard Dash. How to play:- Set up the Fingerboard Dash letter names on a table top, blue tack to the wall or lay on the floor. Hold…
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Violin Skittle Game
After finding a fabulous “Skittles Board Game” from Susan Paradis’ website with a piano game board and playing cards, I realised that it would work very well for violin students. You need:- A violin fingerboard game board for each player A set of playing cards A packet of skittles How to play: Give each player…
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Musical Adjectives
When you have a scale, exercise or piece that is necessary to play but just so boring, try a few of these to brighten things up. I have my students choose up to three cards if they have an exercise to play, and we will play it three times through to a different adjective each time. Musical…
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I Hope They Call Me On A Mission – Piano Trio Primary Song
A very popular song in our Primary Song Book is ‘I Hope They Call Me On A Mission’. I have three young gentlemen I teach who are great buddies, a very similar age and all learn piano from me. I thought it would be a fantastic idea for them to do a piano trio as…
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Frogs in a Pond – Piano sheet music
A student of mine broke her right arm, and because plaster casts need to be on for a minimum of 6 weeks, we decided to do some left hand work and some extra theory. Here is a cute song I whipped up (literally, in 10 mins so please excuse its simpleness). It is for the…
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Violin String Note Race Game
String Note Race Game Cards for String Note Race Game can be found here: Violin String Note Race Game Cards Print out note names C (do) D (re) E (mi) F (fa) G (sol) A (la) B (ti) High C (do) and laminate. Divide students up into two groups (or teacher – v – student). …
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So it begins…
Greetings and welcome to my site! I don’t profess to be brilliant at either of the instruments I play. RSI and arthritis prevents me from even playing at weddings these days, but I do appreciate the gift I have been given and thoroughly enjoy being able to pass on the information and joy I have…
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