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Parent Involvement

Parent Involvement is KEY! Encourage your child to practice the amount of time recommended by the instructor, and be there to help assist them during practice time!

The mother, father, legal guardian, or someone who is regularly in the same household attends all lessons so that he/she understands the learning process, and can feel secure when working with the child as "home-teacher" (practicing at home). To this end, the parent receives initial instruction in correct playing posture and all of the beginning steps including the playing of a simple piece. The most important single ingredient for success is the parent's willingness to devote regular time to work closely with the child and the teacher.

- The Suzuki Approach by Libby Dixon and Molly Johnson

Getting the Most Out Of Your Lessons

These guidelines will help you to have a successful, rewarding experience while learning to play the violin...

1. Benefits to Private Lessons
Group classes work well for preschool music programs, and theory lessons. However, when actually learning how to play an instrument, private lessons are far superior since in private lessons you receive all the attention and each student can learn at his
or her own pace. This also allows or the teacher’s time to be focused entirely on the individual student’s strengths and weaknesses, and helping the student become the best that he/she can be.

2. Make Practicing Easier
~Time - Set the same time every day to practice so it becomes part of a routine or habit. This works particularly well for children.  Generally, the earlier in the day the practicing can occur, the easier it is to get the child to practice.

~Repetition - This method is used quite often when setting practice schedules for beginners. For a young child 20 or 30 minutes seems like an eternity.  Instead of a setting a time frame, we use repetition. For example, practice this piece 4 times every day, and this scale 5 times a day. The child then does not pay attention to the amount of time they are practicing their instrument, but knows if they are on repetition number 3 they are almost finished.

~ Rewards – This works very well for both children and adult students. Some adults reward themselves with a cappuccino after a successful week of practicing. Parents can encourage children to practice by granting them occasional rewards for successful practicing. I often reward young students for a successful week of practicing with stars and stickers on their work. Praise tends to be the most coveted award –there just is no substitute for a pat on the back for a job well done. If there is a week with little practicing, I encourage and remind the student there is always next week.

3. Have Fun!!
Music should be something that you enjoy for a lifetime. So, try not to put unrealistic expectations on yourself or your children to learn too quickly. Everyone learns at a different pace and the key is to be able to enjoy the journey.

useful aids

stay on beat!

KEEP TIME at home
with this online metronome

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MET·RO·NOME(MTR-NM)
N. MUSIC
A DEVICE USED TO MARK TIME BY MEANS OF REGULARLY
RECURRING TICKS OR FLASHES AT ADJUSTABLE INTERVALS.

[GREEK METRON, MEASURE; SEE M-2 IN INDO-EUROPEAN ROOTS + GREEK NOMOS, RULE, DIVISION; SEE NEM- IN INDO-EUROPEAN ROOTS.]

tuning your own violin

violin tuning guide

online violin tuner

group class videos

songs by music genre

African Music - 3.1

Negro Spirituals - 3.2

Reggae - 3.3

Blues - 3.4

Bluegrass - 3.5

African American Roots and Influences in Country Music

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Queen Esther: The true origins of country musicWhere does country music get its trademark twang? Queen Esther makes the case that American roots music -- bluegrass, country and Americana specifically -- originates from blues music and West African music traditions.

Jazz/Ragtime Music - 3.6

Classical/Romantic - 3.7

section 1

section 2

section 3

section 4 daily listening - review section:

This section is for beginner Students as well as for Intermediate I & II students to review.

Audio practice

Try and listen to your assigned recordings at least once EVERY DAY, remember this also counts as practice!

suzuki book 1

SUZUKI BOOK 2

suzuki book 3

suzuki book 4

Suzuki Violin Book I: Twinkle, Twinkle Variations: Tracks 1 - 6
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Suzuki Violin Book I: Tracks 7-13
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1. Twinkle Variations (Tracks 1-5)
2. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Track
1. Lightly Row (Track 7)
2. Song of the Wind (Track 8)
3. Go tell Aunt Rhody (Track 9)
4. O Come little Children (Track 10)
5. May Song (Track 11)
6. Long Long Ago (Track 12)
7. Allegro (Track 13)

1. Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus, G.F. Handel
2. Musette, J.S. Bach
3. Hunters' Chorus, C.M. von Weber
4. Long, Long Ago, T.H. Bayly
5. Waltz, J. Brahms
6. Bourree, G.F. Handel
7. The Two Grenadiers, R. Schumann
8. Theme from Witches' Dance, N. Paganini
9. Gavotte from Mignon, A. Thomas
10. Gavotte, J.B. Lully
11. Minuet in G, L. van Beethoven
12. Minuet, L. Boccherini

1. Gavotte, P. Martini
2. Minuet, J.S. Bach
3. Gavotte in G Minor, J.S. Bach
4. Humoresque, A. Dvorak
5. Gavotte, J. Becker
6. Gavotte in D Major, J.S. Bach
7. Bourree, J.S. Bach

1. Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13, 3rd Movement, F. Seitz
2. Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 22, 1st Movement, F. Seitz
3. Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 22, 3rd Movement
4. Concerto in A Minor, 1st Movement, Op. 3, No. 6, A. Vivaldi/T. Nachez
5. Concerto in A Minor, 3rd Movement, Op. 3, No. 6, A. Vivaldi/T. Nachez
6. Perpetual Motion, "Little Suite No. 6", K. Bohm
7. Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043, 1st Movement, violin II, J.S. Bach

section 5 PRACTICE VIDEOS

NIA STRINGS
INSTRUCTIONAL Videos

How to play your violin: vIDEOS 1 - 8 (5.1)

~ Video #1: Parts of The Violin
~ Video #2: Caring For Your Violin "Like A Baby!" -
Getting out/Putting Away "Without A Sound"
~ Video #3: Violin Posturing and Positioning
~ Video #4: Bow Hold and Bow Placement

~ Video #5: Open Strings Recognition
~ Video #6: Open String Exercises
~ Video #7: Finger Placement
~ Video #8: Note Reading

Video #1
(coming soon)

Video #2

Video # 3
(Coming soon)

Video # 4
(coming soon)

Video # 5
(coming soon)

Video #6
(coming soon)

Video #7
(coming soon)

Video #8
(coming soon)

UNDERSTANDING MUSIC & SOUND (5.2)

mUSIC FAMILIES (5.3)

mUSIC GENRES: pARTS 1 - 7 (5.4)

suzuki practice videos
book 1

Twinkle

Lightly Row

Song of Wind

Go Tell Aunt..

O Come Little

May Song

Long Long A..

Allegro

Perpetual Motio

Allegretto

Andantiono

Etude

Etude (Slower)

Minuet 1

Minuet 2

Minuet 3

The Happy Farmer

Gavotte

SUZUKI PRACTICE VIDEOS
BOOK 2

Chorus

Musette

Hunters Chorus

Long, Long Ago

Waltz

Bourree

Two Grenadiers

Witches Dance

Gavotte from M

Gavotte, J.B Lully

Minuet in G

Boccher. Minuet

SUZUKI PRACTICE VIDEOS
BOOK 3

Martini Gavotte

Minuet J.S. Bach

Gavotte, G Minor

Humoresque

Becker Gavotte

Gavotte, D Major

SUZUKI PRACTICE VIDEOS
BOOK 4

Concerto #2 in G Major

Con. #5 in D Maj. Mov. 1

Con. #5 in D Maj. Mov. 3

Con. in A Minor Mov. 1

Con. in A Minor Mov. 3

Perpetual Motion

Concerto for Two Violins

section 6 caring for your instrument

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Excerpt from Gogi Practice Book p 25

Section 7 violin posture and positioning
Tips for your violin hand (7.1)

pancakes are for breakfast, not your wrist!

Remember, pay attention to how the neck of the violin sits in your hand. It's easy to forget and flatten your wrist out by accident like a pancake. I tell my students to pretend like they are holding an apple before sitting the neck of the violin in their hand, and then squish their thumb up against the side of the neck like it's stuck to a sticky marshmallow. There should be a small V shaped space sitting between the thumb and index finger.

WARNING: Student MAY get hungry talking about all this yummy food!

CARTOON POSTURE PIC (©C&C Comics)

section 8 bow hold/Bow Arm

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How to Play Your Violin - 8.1

Open String Exercise Tips
(Coming Soon)

How to Play Your Violin Part 8.2

Finger Placement Tips
(Coming Soon)

section 9 open strings recognition/exercises

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*Excerpt from Goji Practice Book p 29

section 10 finger placement

After watching the video, check out these helpful diagrams below. These and other diagrams are also listed in your Nia Strings - Goge Method Practice Book on page 24, and 27 - 36.

Diagrams for proper fingering:

1 - first finger
2 - second finger
3 - third finger
4 - fourth finger

Proper finger placement on the tapes

FINGER PLACEMENT DIAGRAM

VIOLIN FINGERING
CHART
(WITH SHARPS AND FLATS)

section 11 Naming Strings
and Violin Parts

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*Goji Practice Book - Refer to pages 24 and practice quiz on page 220

section 12
Mnemonic songs

✔Purpose Song - "Nia Means Purpose" - 12.1 and 12.1-2
✔Purpose Song - "I Have a Purpose" - 12.2
✔"Walk Your Fingers" - For Learning Finger Placement - 12.3
✔H-E-LL-O Dynamics Song - 12.4
✔"Up Like a Rocket" - Bow Hold Song
✔"Up Goes the Violin" - Posturing/Positioning Song
✔"Ant Song" - For Learning Open Strings

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