Wee Violin

Wee Violin: World Music Preparatory to Twinkle will bring joy in learning, solid foundational technique and beautiful music into your beginning violin lessons. This beginning violin curriculum is the only book of its kind containing - traditional music from throughout the world, - focused exclusively on foundational technique and - specifically designed for the needs of young children. Whether you are a "wee" child embarking on a violin journey, or part of the family, community or...
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Wee Violin: World Music Preparatory to Twinkle will bring joy in learning, solid foundational technique and beautiful music into your beginning violin lessons. This beginning violin curriculum is the only book of its kind containing - traditional music from throughout the world, - focused exclusively on foundational technique and - specifically designed for the needs of young children. Whether you are a "wee" child embarking on a violin journey, or part of the family, community or world supporting a young child, together "wee" can make music. Music children loveFrom the stone passing song of Ghana, to the hand clapping song of Mexico, Wee Violin is music that children all around the world sing and use in play. With rich harmonies, melodies and a variety of tonalities and meters, families will find it effortless to listen, sing and dance to the music with their child. Techniques teachers loveWhile children are playing music they love, teachers can rest assured children are building solid technique. From how to stand, to how to hold the bow, to how to place fingers, each song has been paired with a foundational technique of violin playing, ensuring that every technique has ample time to solidify. Aural based learningThrough timeless melodies, beautiful recordings, and expertly sequenced material, Wee Violin makes learning by ear effortless for young children.Graded RepertoireWee Violin provides a selection of music for every technique a child needs to learn from their first lesson to level 1 repertoire. Technical DrawingsWee Violin contains over 30 hand drawn illustrations of children's hands and bodies producing early techniques and exercises.Twinkle PreparationAt the conclusion of this book of study, children can effortlessly play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, the first song in many level 1 collections.Whether you are a "wee" child embarking on a violin journey, or part of the family, community or world supporting a young child, together "wee" can make music.