Fun with the Violin (Book)
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.
Alouette     Â
Aura Lee     Â
Battle Hymn Of The Republic      Julia Ward Howe
Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home     Â
Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair     Â
Blow The Man Down     Â
Blue Bells Of Scotland     Â
Camptown Races      Stephen Foster
Cape Cod Chanty     Â
Cockles And Mussels     Â
Come Back To Torino      Francesco Carlo Zucco
Dixie     Â
Down By The Riverside     Â
Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes     Â
Frankie And Johnny     Â
Greensleeves     Â
Gypsy Lament     Â
Hail Hail The Gang’s All Here     Â
Hatikvoh     Â
Home On The Range     Â
I Gave My Love A Cherry     Â
I’ve Been Working On The Railroad     Â
It Takes A Worried Man     Â
John Henry     Â
Loch Lomond     Â
Londonderry Air     Â
Look Down That Lonely Road     Â
Michael Row The Boat Ashore     Â
My Bonnie     Â
Oh! Susanna     Â
Old Shoe Boots And Leggins     Â
Red River Valley     Â
Santa Lucia     Â
She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round The Mountain     Â
Shenandoah     Â
Shortnin’ Bread     Â
Streets Of Laredo     Â
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot     Â
The Drunken Sailor     Â
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
