Chord Symbols
The letters above the songs are chord symbols. They are not the notes you are playing. They are for your teacher or someone who is accompanying you, so they know what to play.
When there is more than one sharp note in a bar, you only need to write the sharp sign before the first sharp note in that bar. A bar line cancels a sharp sign, so if there are sharps in other bars you will need a sharp sign before the first sharp note of each of those bars. This song contains a half rest in the final bar.
The Whole Note
This is a whole note. It lasts for four beats. There is one whole note in one bar of * time.
To play the whole note in the final bar of this song, you will need to use a longer, slower bow stroke.
Class Sessions
1- INTRODUCTION
2- Parts of the Violin and Bow
3- How to Read Music
4- Chord Symbols
5- The Note D
6- The Note E
7- The Three Four Time Signature
8- The Lead-in
9- New Topic
10- How to Read the Fingering Diagrams
11- Bar Lines
12- Notes and Rests
13- A Word About Intonation and Timing
14- Pizzicato
15- Playing With the Bow (Arco)