Cello Fun Book

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Learn to Play Cello...

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Meet the Cello

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Internet Support on the Web This entire book is available on the internet. Use our free, music software to play and print all pages from the book.

www.violinfunbook.com

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Welcome to the wonderful world of cello! Let's begin with plucking!

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yyyy

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 

y y y  y y y 

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  yyy  

yyy  yyyy yyy 

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  y y  

yyy  y  y  yyy 

My First Song

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yyy

Notes and Rests

Three's a Crowd

Getting Tricky

© Copyright 2001 • Children's Music Workshop May not be reproduced without permission. www.violinfunbook.com

  y y   A Funny Pair

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y y  y y  y y y 

  y y y y y y 

y y  y yy 

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  yy y yy y 

yy y yyy 

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  y y  y y y  y y  y y y  

Zoomin' Along

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Skateboard Sam

Let's Play Catch

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 

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y y y y

Couch Potato

y   y y y y 

  !!!! !!!  !!!! !!!   Meet the "A" Team

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  !! !!! ! !! !!!  

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Puppy Dog Song

! ! !!! ! !! !!!       

Eyes on the Road

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5

  y y  

! !  y y  ! ! 

Apple for the Teacher

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!!! !!!   yy  yy  Dad's Tune



! ! !  y y y    ! !    y y y  15

Bumper Cars

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  yy  y  Leap Frog

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!!  ! yy  y ! ! y 

! ! !   y y  y  yyy  17

Farmer Dave



! ! !   y  y   y  y  y  Watch Those Rests

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! ! ! ! ! !   y y y y y y yyy  Back and Forth

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Learning the Bow Grip

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Now go back and play the first part of the book again with the bow.

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First Finger "E" To play our new note, place the first finger of your left hand down on the "D" string's first tape. Curve your fingers & use the tip of of your pointer finger on the "D" string. Relax your thumb. Press firmly and play the "D" sting with your bow.

  zz zz z z z  zzzz  My First Finger E

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zz z 

  z z z  y y y z z y y z z z  

The Fabulous Mr. Ed

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  y y z z y z  y z y z y y y  

Fun with D and E

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! !   y y y z  z z z z y  y  

Banana Split

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Third Finger "F#"

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To play our new note, place the first, ,second and third fingers of your left hand down on the "D" string's first tthree tapes. Curve your fingers & useyour finger tips on the "D" string. Relax your thumb. Press firmly and play the "D" sting with your bow.

  F FFF F FFF FFF F FF 

Two Fingers Down

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  F FF yyy F F yy F FF 

Two or Nothing

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  F FF yyF F 

Trucking Along

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! ! ! ! !   y F y F y   F FF Playing It Right

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zzzz F FF



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, , , .. . ..

Half Notes Happen

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 

, , , .   . .

Ups and Downs

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  \ ^ 

.  \ ^ .   y y y y z z z z \ ^ R 30

Hot Cross Buns

11 When you see this time signature, you have four beats in each measure.

  F 

z y z F F F 

Mary Had A Little Lamb

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z z z  F F F 

 F 

z y z F F F 

z z F z

R

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   y F z 32

 \

y y y z \ ^ z .  y y y z

French Fries

^ y F z z . 

  y y y  z z z  F F F  ! ! ,  Karate Chop

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! ! !   F F F  z z z  y y .

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 \

 \  \

 

^

, . . .

F z . . ^ z z \ .

F z . . z y z F R

, , ! ! ,   \ \ F F \  Winning the Prize

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, .

Soccer Champ

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 

y y z z \ \ F F y y ^ .

The Ballerinas

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! !   F F y y z z   z z ! ! . . 37

The Boy Scout

, , ,  . ^ . ^ . ! ! ! ! ! !  yy zz yy ^.

Fourth Finger 15 "G"

To play our new note, place the first, second, third and fourth fingers of your left hand down on the "D" string's first four tapes. Curve your fingers & use your finger tips on the "D" string. Relax your thumb. Press firmly and play the "D" sting with your bow.

  w w w w w w ww w w w w w w   4 4 . . 4 4 y y 4    y y y  z z z  F F \ w w 4  ,   \ 4 ^ . \ z z ^  Give Me A "G"

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G and D Song

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Movin' On Up

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Skipin' Town

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  ! F \ 

Lightly Row 42



w z ^ y z F w ! ! ,

! F \ w z ^ y F ! ! \ 

, 4 w  z z z z z F F F F F F

! ! ! w  F \ z ^ y F R

First Finger 17 "B"

To play our new note, place the first finger of your left hand down on the "A" string's first tape or mark.

Curve your fingers & use the tip of of your pointer finger on the "A" string. Relax your thumb. Press firmly and play the "A" sting with your bow.

gg gg g g     Better "B" Good

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  g g ! !  ! !    "A" vs. "B"

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        Song Without Letters

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gg ! ! , w w F F z z .   yy 

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

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! ! w w F F ^ ! ! w w F F ^

g g ! ! , w w F F z z .  yy 

        Name the notes.



19 Move the bow away from your body (to the right) for a DOWN bow.

Move the bow toward your body (to the left) for an UP bow.

        yy yy y y y 

Down and Up

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             

Love My Bow

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               

Bow Time

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20 When you come to a comma, LIFT and start with a new bow.

                                               

Starting Over

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Lift It

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Lift or Loose

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Love to Lift

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     

   

     

     

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Jingle Bells 54

          !   F F \ F F \ F y z \  

 w  w w w w F F F F z z F ^ !    F F \ F F \ F ! y z \   ! ! w w w w w wz R  F F F

 

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 w   ww y zz .  Old McDonald

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g g !!

t 

  w w w w w 4 w w w w 4  y y y

              

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g ! ! w F w , z F 4 F w ,   56  g ! ! , , w w  F ^ F y   London Bridge

A dotted half note gets three beats of sound.

  . 

^

Three Counts Each

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.  

  , ! ,   .  F F .    

Careful Counter

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,

  

24 59

  F 



F F F w !

Hey, Diddle, Diddle

z z z z y z \ F ! w w F z .   F   ! \       60

Cukoo Bird

! \ z y z \  w F z . 

Third Finger "C#"

25

To play our new note, place the first, second & thid fingers of your left hand down on the "A" string's first three tapes. Curve your fingers & use your finger tips on the "A" string. Relax your thumb.

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" " " "        Press firmly and play the "A" sting with your bow.

I See "C" Sharp

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 P    ,             

Hot Cross Buns on the "A" String

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 P  " g g ! ,   y z \ F z . 

Climbing Up and Down

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 "  " " "  " g g g  ! ,  

Jump Right In

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w w w F F F z z z . 

                

We Can All Read!

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          Name the notes written on the staff below.

Fourth Finger 27 "D" To play our new note, place the first, second, third & fourth fingers of your left hand down on the "A" string's first four tapes. Curve your fingers & use your finger tips on the "A" string. Relax your thumb. Press firmly and play the "D" sting with your bow.

 

y y y y    

Meet the Mr. "D"

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y y y y  " " " " gggg !!,   67   wwww F FF F z zzz yy.

My Sombrero

y " g  " g! y " g  " g! .    The Eagle Waltz

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y ! ! " ! ! g ! ! ! !  y 

Pencil and Eraser Waltz

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           

 g ! \ w   y z F  ! w g!     ^ \      y  ! ! w z .   70

Buffalo Gals

A "tie" is a curved line that connects two or more notes of the same pitch.

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Hold the note for the combined value of the notes.

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Tied Score

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. . R . . y yy y TIE

TIE

TIE

 , !   y y y \ y  

Looby Loo

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              

  

g ! ! w F z .  y   

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 

  F

! !

g ! ! \  F

Camptown Races

z ^

 F

z ^

           

  

 

Draw the notes on the staff.

A - D - E - G - F# -

B

To play our new note, play your open "G" string (fattest string). Open "G" is below the music staff. It is the lowest sounding note on the violin.



t

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      

My Low, Fat "G"

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 !   yy F F yy  y y F y F z y

Grandma's Tune

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                           

32 Mama's Little Baby Loves

         76      , t         Shortnin' Bread

       77               Pop Corn

           

              78             

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Oh Susannah

             

      

                



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

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   

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     

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     

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    



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Piano

Play with a soft volume.

Forte

Play with a loud volume.

        

Cabbage Song

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f

    





         p

    







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          84           Humpty Dumpty

          

          

                

  

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A SLUR is a curved line that connects two notes of different pitches. Move you bow in the same direction for the slurred notes. Don't stop the bow. Use an equal amount of bow for each note in the slur.

              

Slippery Slurs

85

                          

My Dog and Me

86

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           Clowns of Paris

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          

                      

          

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       Ode to Joy

88

                  

     

  

       

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