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- - 101n rogressive pieces for beginner to Grade 1 violinists I -~ ~.t ~ ~ ~ ~tff ~ Edward Huws [ones Illustrations by Mark Beech elcome to Violin Star t4c Tothe teacher: This serieswill inspire violinists to develop confidence and musical skills through a refreshing choice of pieces.The repertoire presents a logical and approachable progression from the very first stages of playing through to Grade 2. Eachpiece isdesigned to develop aspecific technique; asthe series progresses,the pieces introduce the keys (and their related finger patterns) encountered at the early grades.There isafun mix of musical styles, which include arrangements and original compositions. Foreach of the three Violin Star levels,there isone Student's book and one Accompaniment book. The Student's books contain the solo violin part, and an audio CD.TheAccompaniment books have separate piano and violin accompaniments for every piece.The three different forms of accompaniment in Violin Star offer variety, flexibility and interaction for both pupil and teacher. Dotted around the Student's books you will find suggestions for supporting activities, which can be used in individual or group teaching and can form a baseto develop your own ideas. Ali 106 pieces in Violin Star were created during the course of my work asa peripatetic violin teacher. Children arewonderful critics, and if they don't like the music they won't mince their words.The repertoire inViolin Star passedthe test - in fact, it could not have been written without the students. Ihope you enjoy Violin Star! Edward Huws [ones design, cover and text origination by Kate Benjamin tions by Mark Beech, represented by NB Illustration usic origination byAndrew [ones Notation O back.ing tracks by Stuart Briner,[ohnMaul, Frank Mizen and Chris Norton . ed in England by Caligraving Ltd,Thetford, Norfolk Published in 2011 byABRSM (Publishing) Ltd, awholly owned subsidiary of ABRSM f;) 2011 byTheAssociated Board ofthe Royal Schools of Music 978 186096 900 3 3381 ~~ lights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in aretrieval syst~, or transmitt~d in ~ny form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, ;ca)I""dmg,or otherwise, without the prior perm ission of the copyright owner. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY © MUSIC ontents Slurs (two crotchets per bow) First and second finger position Dotted crotchetl quaver rhythms (0-1-23 and 0-12-3) Gypsy Fiddle Edward Huws jones [EHJl (b.1948) 4 G major scale and arpeggio: Floating By EHJ 5 two octaves Havana Breeze EHJ 6 Sweet Dreams EHJ 18 TheDancing Master 17th-century English 6 Mehe 'sSong South Indian 18 Fourth finger john Ryan'sPolka Irish 19 jewish Dance Klezmer 20 Ride on a Quad Bike EHJ 7 Spring Song Hungarian 8 Ties and hooked bowing Beethoven Boogie Beethoven (1770-1827) 8 Lullaby Weber (1786-1826) 20 jingle Bells Pierpont (1822-93) 9 Galliard Susato (c.1510-c.70) 21 D major scale and arpeggio: E natural minor one octave Bourrée from Limousin French 22 Pachelbel's Canon Pachelbel (1653-1706) 10 Morning Has Braken Scottish 11 Semiquavers Hen-Coop Rag EHJ 23 Slurs (three crotchets per bow) TheDuke of Lorraine 'sMerch Caribbean Moonlight EHJ 12 17th-century English 24 Old- Time Waltl English 13 Little Brawn jug J.Winner (1837-1918) 24 Second finger position (0-12-3) Grade 1 repertoire pieces Ukulele Sam EHJ 13 Hand in Hand Mozart (1756-91) 25 Action Hera! EHJ 14 Greek Wedding Greek 26 Action Hera! Impravisation EHJ 15 Caseyjones North American 26 Buzz, Buzz, Buzz TheBoat to Inverie EHJ 27 Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798-1874) 16 Herpist's Fingers Welsh 17 ANorth Country Lass 17th-century English 17 Using the CD Each piece inthis book has two consecu.tive tracks on the CD:a full performance wl~h solo violin, followed by a play-along version ofjust the accompaniment. full performance Gypsy Fiddle With spirit J =c.l16 ~ 2 o o ; ~ i 1=%==#§Jt:::::=~ ~ ~=== __ ~ J, I I mf F$S=fFl'W J J, j9 19 M~F 4"B ~l'===W J ~ J J , ~'B_, 3 Floating 8y SmootWy J =c.92 ~S~- ~ ; ~i I 2 I~~~~~~~j p ~&~J~~~~J~~~~~423~~ ~&:§~ ~ê--=-~F~f?~F3f mf r rito ~JIjJ.~ft j p 5 Havana Breeze Gently swaying J = c.96 +r =W 2 tl I~-~~ ~ f = '&~#~ ~- ~ , ~*~§t7?F r~~F r ,é~~~~~ cresc. - ~ r F1 ~ f ~:~ The Dancing Master 17th-century English J Like a court1y dance =c.108 .• ;Jq W 1if lB#J r"1 #9 ~ p Ride on a Quad Bike Before you play Ride on a Quad Bike, try using your left little finger to pluck the open strings. Start by plucking the Estring (which isthe easiest), then the A,D,and G (which isthe hardest). I ACTIVITV Thiswarm-up helps to keep the little finger curved and held over the strings. ~ .~.",,-~, It's a bumpy, slithery ride! J = c.lOO • mf _~~lê~:~ ~=====f - ri o 4 o - o 4 o J J J ij J J J ~ p w==f r4 ro -4 c=e o - J J qJ J I ~ mf f 7 Spring Song Hungarian J Not too fast =c.84 4 . ,~il 2 I~ p cresc. Beethoven Boogie Beethoven (1770-1827) Chunky ~ =c.100 (2nd time: pizz.) 4 ~~iI21~~ mf , . ~ f ~-, mf - arco ri t S t - :~ ~ ~ f > ff