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This is a collection of 47 big-note, level 1 easy solos on old favorites designed to build technique, range, and endurance while maintaining student interest. These familiar folk tunes are fun to play and ideal as a supplement to any method. All of the solos in this text may be played together in ensemble with the Fun With Viola, Fun With Cello, and Fun With String Bass books. Basic information on parts of the violin and tuning is included. The tunes in this book provide an excellent source of practice material for learning note values, articulations, and dynamics. Bowings are included throughout the book.
 
Contents
Alouette     
Aura Lee     
Battle Hymn Of The Republic       Julia Ward Howe
Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home     
Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair     
Blow The Man Down     
Blue Bells Of Scotland     
Camptown Races       Stephen Foster
Cape Cod Chanty     
Cockles And Mussels     
Come Back To Torino       Francesco Carlo Zucco
Dixie     
Down By The Riverside     
Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes     
Frankie And Johnny     
Greensleeves     
Gypsy Lament     
Hail Hail The Gang’s All Here     
Hatikvoh      
Home On The Range     
I Gave My Love A Cherry     
I’ve Been Working On The Railroad     
It Takes A Worried Man     
John Henry     
Loch Lomond     
Londonderry Air     
Look Down That Lonely Road     
Michael Row The Boat Ashore     
My Bonnie     
Oh! Susanna     
Old Shoe Boots And Leggins     
Red River Valley     
Santa Lucia     
She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round The Mountain     
Shenandoah     
Shortnin’ Bread     
Streets Of Laredo     
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot     
The Drunken Sailor     
The Entertainer Theme       Scott Joplin
The Erie Canal       Scott Joplin
The Eyes Of Texas       Scott Joplin
This Train       Scott Joplin
Tom Dooley       Scott Joplin
Wayfarin’ Stranger       Scott Joplin
When Johnny Comes Marching Home       Scott Joplin
When The Saints Go Marching In       Scott Joplin
 
 
 
Score Pages: 31
Language: English
Publisher: Mel Bay

This new edition contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM’s Grade 1 Violin exam.
Key features:

all scales and arpeggios for the revised syllabus from 2012, with bowing patterns
helpful introduction including advice on preparing for the exam
user-friendly format and clear page layout