My Violin – Table of Contents

Chapter 1

1. Welcome to My Violin!
2. Using My Violin
3. My Violin
4. Choosing My Violin
5. My Bow
6. Caring for My Violin
7. My Strings
8. Using Tuning Pegs
9. Using Fine Tuners
10. Tuning with the Automatic Tuner
11. Up and Down Plucking Song
12. How to Hold My “Box” Violin
13. How to Hold My “Stick” Bow
14. Bow Exercises Using a Pencil
15. Preparing My Fingers to Play
16. Bow Exercises Using a Straw
17. Making a Chin Rest Pad
18. Holding My Violin
19. Tightening and Loosening the Bow Hair
20. How to Rosin the Bow Hair
21. Using My Bow
22. Holding My Bow and Holding My Bow in Playing Position
23. Practicing Holding My Bow

Chapter 2

24. I Like You – Clap and Sing
25. Get Ready to Play Your Violin
26. I Like You – E String
27. I Like You – A String
28. I Like You – G String
29. I Like You – D String
30. Which String is This?
31. I Would Like an Ice Cream – Clap and Sing
32. I Would Like an Ice Cream – E String
33. I Would Like a Bagel – G String
34. I Would Like a Little Kitten – Clap and Sing
35. I Would Like a Little Kitten – E String
36. I Would Like a Little Puppy – A String
37. I Would Like a Motorcycle
38. Make Up Your Own Song
39. Magic Songs Game – One String
40. I Like You – A and E Strings
41. I Like You – G and D Strings
42. I Would Like an Ice Cream – A and E Strings
43. I Would Like a Bagel – G and D Strings
44. I Would Like a Little Kitten – A and E Strings
45. I Would Like a Little Puppy – G and D Strings
46. Make Up a String-Crossing Song
47. Choo Choo Train – Clap and Sing
48. Choo Choo Train – Playing Two Strings Together
49. Butterfly Waltz – Clap and Sing
50. Butterfly Waltz – A and E Strings
51. The Elephant Romp – G and D Strings
52. The Kite Song
53. Magic Songs Game – Two Strings

Chapter 3

54. Numbering the Left-Hand Fingers
55. Using the Finger Tracker
56. Adding the 1st Finger
57. I Like You – 1st Finger on E
58. I Like You – 1st Finger on A
59. I Would Like an Ice Cream – 1st Finger on A
60. I Would Like a Hot Dog – 1st Finger on D
61. Magic Songs Game – 1st Finger
62. Adding the 2nd Finger
63. I Like You – 2nd Finger on E
64. I Like You – 2nd Finger on G
65. Magic Songs Game – 2nd Finger
66. Adding the 3rd Finger
67. I Like You – 3rd Finger on E
68. I Like You – 3rd Finger on A
69. I Like You – Up and Down the E String
70. I Like You – Up and Down the A String
71. I Like You – Down the E String
72. I Like You – Down the A String
73. Magic Songs Game – 3rd Finger

Chapter 4

74. Alouette – Preparing to Play
75. Alouette – A String
76. Alouette – E String
77. Hot Cross Buns – A String
78. Hot Cross Buns – E String
79. Mary Had a Little Lamb – A String
80. Mary Had a Little Lamb – E String
81. Playing Short Strokes
82. Mark Is Jumping – A and E Strings
83. Alouette – G String
84. What Sign is This?
85. Adding the 4th Finger
86. On the Bridge at Avignon – A String
87. Sleep, Baby, Sleep – A and E Strings
88. A Major Scale – “I Like You” Rhythm
89. A Major Scale – Adding the Upper Half of the Bow
90. A Major Scale – Middle of the Bow
91. A Major Scale – Upper Half of the Bow
92. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
93. On the Bridge at Avignon – E String
94. Jingle Bells – A and E Strings
95. Mary Had a Little Lamb – D String
96. D Major Scale – “I Like You” Rhythm
97. D Major Scale – Adding the Lower Half of the Bow
98. D Major Scale – Middle of the Bow
99. D Major Scale – Lower Half of the Bow
100. London Bridge is Falling Down – A and D
101. What Part of the Bow Is It?
102. Wrist Motion
103. Rain Dance – A and E Strings
104. Mary Had a Little Lamb – G String
105. G Major Scale – “I Like You” Rhythm
106. G Major Scale – Introducing the Whole Bow
107. G Major Scale – Using the Whole Bow
108. Magic Songs Game – Pick the String
109. Go Tell Aunt Rhody – A and E Strings
110. Sneaky Fox – A and E Strings
111. Lightly Row – A and E Strings

Chapter 5

112. Notes
113. Notes and Rhythm
114. Rhythm and Diagram
115. The Rhythm Note Game
116. Time Signatures, Bar Lines and Measure
117. The Note System
118. The Note System Game
119. The Strings
120. Open Strings Songs
121. Which String is This?
122. My Music Worksheet
123. Names of Notes
124. Fingering Chart
125. E String Notes
126. Mary Had a Little Lamb
127. On the Bridge of Avignon
128. E String Game
129. Lazy Mary
130. Composer’s Sketchpad
131. Alouette
132. A String Notes
133. Mark Is Jumping
134. Sleep, Baby, Sleep
135. A Major Scale
136. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
137. A String Game
138. Go Tell Aunt Rhody
139. Au Clair de la Lune

Chapter 6

140. D String Notes
141. Ode to Joy
142. Lightly Row
143. D Major Scale
144. Long, Long Ago
145. D String Game
146. Sneaky Fox
147. Rests
148. London Bridge is Falling Down
149. The Rhythm Rest Game
150. Diddle, Diddle Dumpling
151. Jingle Bells
152. G String Notes
153. Mary Had a Little Lamb
154. When the Saints Go Marching In
155. Magic Songs Game – Reading Notes
156. G Major Scale
157. Wedding March
158. G String Game
159. Jolly Old St. Nicholas
160. Eighth Notes and Eighth Rests
161. Teasing Song
162. Hot Cross Buns
163. Old McDonald Had a Farm
164. Brother John
165. Magic Songs Game – All Strings
166. Row, Row, Row Your Boat