Eve Hubbard's Violin Studio

THIS IS A CHEAT SHEET FOR SOME PRE-TWINKLE SONGS:

Cat Kitty, Monkey Song, Dinosaur Song, Open String Blues, Kangaroo Song, Days of the Week, Hot Cross Buns, See-Saw, more to be added.

Cat Kitty Song

(“Cat-Kitty” like zip-little-zap-little on each pitch

A          E 

0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 pause

E  (“kit-ty” on each pitch)

33  22   11  00 pause

A

33 22  11  00

Monkey Song

A

0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0

(takataka stopstop on each)

“I’m a little monkey

Climbing up a ladder,

Climbing way up high to

Pick a pink banana.

I’m a little monkey

Climbing down a ladder,

Climbing way down low to

Eat a pink banana.”

Dinosaur Song

A

3 2 1 0

(takataka stopstop on each)

“I’m a stegosaurus,

I’m a brachiosaurus,

I’m a brontosaurus

I’m a T’ranosaurus”

Open String Blues

8X on E, A, D, G, E, A, D, G(9X), pause, tremolo E. 

Kangaroo Song

All on E

0123  (takataka stopstop on each note) 

3210  (3 eighths + eighth rest on each note, “Kang-a-roo”) 

Lift bow on last rest.

Strum all 4 strings with violin hand's 4th finger

See Saw

E (stop turn) A (stop turn) E (stop turn) A (stop turn)

A1 taka-taka-stop-stop

E (stop turn) A (stop turn) E (stop turn) A (stop turn)

A   1 taka-taka-stop-stop

Days of the Week

A                                              

0 0          0 1 1             1 2 2              2 3 3

Sunday   & Monday    & Tuesday    & Wednesday

A E                                                       EEA

3 0 0               0 1 1        1 222            2 3 0

& Thursday    & Friday   & Saturday   & Sunday.

Hot Cross Buns

A

2    1    0        2    1    0  

A

0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  2    1    0

Mary Had a Little Lamb

A                                              E    

2  1  0  1  2  2  2      1  1  1       2  0  0  

A                                            

2  1  0  1  2  2  2  [2  1  1  2  1  0]

                              -spot practice

I’m a big gorilla  (I’m a little monkey plus 4^th finger, on G string.)

Play taka-taka-stop-stop with these fingers on G

0           1  2  3  4  4  3  2  2  0

I’m a big gorilla

Climbing up a ladder

Climbing way up high to

Find a big pink orange

And a pink banana

I’m a big gorilla

Climbing down a ladder

Climbing way down low to

Eat a big pink orange

And a pink banana.

Flower Song

E            A

0   1   0   0   takatakastop stop on each note

I'm a pretty flow-er

Growing in the gar-den

I'm a pretty flow-er

Red and pink and pur-ple

Hoedown

--"taka-taka-stop-stop" on Open E, A, D & G

-- 2 long bows (quarter notes) on each, going in reverse order, G, D, A, & E.

--2 beats rest

--"taka-taka-stop-stop" on Open A

To play as a 3-part round, start the 2^nd group when the 1^st group is playing A.

Start the 3^rd group when the 2^nd group is playing A.

Train Song

“Chugga, Chugga, Choo, Choo” (Taka-Taka, Stop, Stop) on:

A, E, E, A

On A

“Thom-as, Per-cy, James________”

Bow Circle

4 long whistles with 4^th finger playing the harmonic on E String.

Happy Birthday

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Low22 1 3  0 3

(Low 2 touches 1 instead of 3.)