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elcome to Violin StarTo the teacher: This series will inspire violinists to develop confidence and musical skills through a t4crefreshing choice of pieces.The repertoire presents a logical and approachable progression from thevery first stages of playing through to Grade 2.

Each piece is designed to develop a specific technique; as the series progresses, the pieces introducethe keys (and their related finger patterns) encountered at the early grades. There is a fun mix ofmusical styles, which include arrangements and original compositions.

For each of the three Violin Star levels, there is one Student's book and one Accompaniment book.The Student's books contain the solo violin part, and an audio CD.The Accompaniment bookshave separate piano and violin accompaniments for every piece. The three different forms ofaccompaniment 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 beused in individual or group teaching and can form a base to develop your own ideas.

Ali 106 pieces in Violin Star were created during the course of my work as a peripatetic violin teacher.Children are wonderful critics, and if they don't like the music they won't mince their words. Therepertoire in Violin Star passed the test - in fact, it could not have been written without the students.I hope you enjoy Violin Star!

Edward Huws [ones

design, cover and text origination by Kate Benjamintions by Mark Beech, represented by NB Illustration

usic origination by Andrew [ones Notation

O back.ing tracks by Stuart Briner, [ohn Maul, Frank Mizen and Chris Norton

. ed in England by Caligraving Ltd, Thetford, Norfolk

Published in 2011 by ABRSM (Publishing) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of ABRSMf;) 2011 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

978 1 86096 900 33381

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ontentsSlurs (two crotchets per bow)Dotted crotchetl quaver rhythmsGypsy Fiddle Edward Huws jones [EHJl (b.1948) 4Floating By EHJ 5Havana Breeze EHJ 6The Dancing Master 17th-century English 6

Fourth fingerRide on a Quad Bike EHJ 7Spring Song Hungarian 8Beethoven Boogie Beethoven (1770-1827) 8jingle Bells Pierpont (1822-93) 9

D major scale and arpeggio:one octavePachelbel's Canon Pachelbel (1653-1706) 10Morning Has Braken Scottish 11

Slurs (three crotchets per bow)Caribbean Moonlight EHJ 12Old- Time Waltl English 13

Second finger position (0-12-3)Ukulele Sam EHJ 13Action Hera! EHJ 14Action Hera! Impravisation EHJ 15Buzz, Buzz, Buzz

Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798-1874) 16Herpist's Fingers Welsh 1 7A North Country Lass 17th-century English 1 7

E natural minorBourrée from Limousin French

First and second finger position(0-1-23 and 0-12-3)G major scale and arpeggio:two octavesSweet Dreams EHJ 18Mehe 's Song South Indian 18john Ryan 's Polka Irish 19jewish Dance Klezmer 20

Ties and hooked bowingLullaby Weber (1786-1826) 20Galliard Susato (c.1510-c.70) 21

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SemiquaversHen-Coop Rag EHJ

The Duke of Lorraine 's Merch17th-century English

Little Brawn jug J.Winner (1837-1918)

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Grade 1 repertoire piecesHand in Hand Mozart (1756-91)

Greek Wedding Greek

Casey jones North American

The Boat to Inverie EHJ

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Ride on a Quad BikeBefore you play Ride on a Quad Bike, try using your left little finger to pluck the open strings.Start by plucking the E string (which is the easiest), then the A, D,and G (which is the hardest).This warm-up helps to keep the little finger curved and held over the strings. ~ACTIVITV I

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Pachelbel' 5 Canon

Play the scale with three different rhythms, as found in Pachelbel's Canonin the following bars:

• each note played as a minim (as in bars 1-8)

• each note played as two crotchets (as in bars 9-12)

• each note played as four quavers (as in bars 13 -15).

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Morning Has BrokenThe opening of Morning Has Broken uses the first four ascending notes of aD major arpeggio. Here is one octave of the arpeggio, ascending and descending:

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Learn this arpeggio by heart and you will find Morninq Has Broken - and lots of othermelodies - much easier to learn. Try playing the arpeggio using different rhythms or dynamics.

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Ukulele SamPlay the first verse of Ukulele Sam pizzicato, holding your violin like a ukulele and plucking withyour thumb. Make sure you are ready to pick up your bow for the second verse!

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Action Hero! ImprovisationNow make up an improvisation on Action Hera! This works best when you play along with the improvisation pianoaccompaniment or the Action Hera! Impravisation backing track on the (D.

Use the notes suggested: open D and A, and the first and second fingers on the D string. Play any of these notes in anyrhythm (if you like, just play long notes). Play for four bars, then take four bars' rest. Repeat as many times as you wish.

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Galliard'Hooked bowing' means that you play two notes in the same bow, but with a break between them. Ga/liarduses this technique six times (excluding the repeats): can you spot which bars include hooked bowing?

Now practise this skill on the open strings first of all, for example like this:

When you feel confident playing on the open strings, try it on a D major scale:

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Susato(c.1510-c.70)

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Bourrée from LimousinBourrée from Limousin is written in E natural minoro This scale uses fingerpositions that are similar to its relative key G major: the second finger isspaced up on the D string but remains dose to the first finger on the Astring. Here are the notes for you to practise the E natural minor scale:

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The final bar of Bourrée [rom Limousin indudes the option to play a harmonicnote on the Estring (notated in brackets). Ask your teacher to demonstratehow to play it, and to show you similar harmonics on the G, D and A strings,50 that you can practise this technique yourself .

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Hen-Coop RagUsing your left little finger, practise playing pizzicato on the open stings. Hen-Coop Rag uses thistechnique in bars 17-26, where there is a small cross (+) written above the note. : ACTIVITV I,

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Little Brown JugJ. Winner

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