Category Archives: violin

Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise is a round in three parts for violin, viola and cello. it is in 3/4 time and G Major. Sunset is a three-part round in 4/4 time also for violin viola and cello. Digital sheet music is available for … Continue reading

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Playing Music with 1 Flat

In A Year of Folk Tunes, December’s key of the month is F Major and D Minor. I wrote four rounds to help navigate this key. Everyone who played them, got a lot better at the hand positions required for F … Continue reading

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Ring Out, Wild Bells Recital Photos

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Good King Wenceslas Recital Photos

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Playing Music with 2 Flats

In A Year of Folk Tunes, November’s key of the month is B Flat Major and G Minor. I wrote four rounds to help navigate this key. Everyone who played them, got a lot better at the hand positions required for … Continue reading

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The Erie Canal with swing

The October song in A Year of Folk Tunes is the Erie Canal. Some students caught on quickly and so we worked on swing for the rest of the month. Listen to how it turned out. Video performance of the … Continue reading

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Sound Explorers

We began a deep dive into B flat major and G Minor. We worked on one octave scales and arpeggios and Simple Gifts, the song of the month in A Year of Folk Tunes. If you missed it, you can … Continue reading

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Sound Explorers Learn Parson’s Farewell

Here’s the video if you missed it. Let me know if you’d like the sheet music.

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Playing Music with 3 Flats

In A Year of Folk Tunes, October’s key of the month is E Flat Major and C Minor. I wrote four rounds to help navigate this key. Everyone who played them, got a lot better at the hand positions required for … Continue reading

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Sound Explorers 10/4

Today we worked on the October scales, E flat major and C minor. We also did some physical stretches for ease in playing. If you missed it, catch up with the video.

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