String Street

STRING STREET
Starters
Violin
mm
Bits & pieces
Point
Scroll
Pegs
Hair
Finger Board Stick

& Neck
Body
f hole
Bridge
Adjusters
Tail Piece
Heel
Chin Rest
Screw
Taking hold
Violin hold
Bow hold
Musical notes and symbols
Treble clef
Crotchet or quarter note Quavers or eighth notes
Crotchet or quarter note rest Quaver or eighth note rest
Dotted Crotchet or dotted

quarter note Down bow
Dotted Crotchet or dotted Up bow

quarter note rest
Minim or half note Bar line
Start repeat
Minim or half note rest
End repeat
Dotted minim or dotted half note
Final bar line

Dotted minim or dotted half note rest
Time signature
Semibreve or whole note
Semibreve or whole note rest Key signature

Open strings – by rote
NOTE TO TEACHERS
Whilst some teachers introduce the bow from the outset, others delay its introduction until the left hand
position has been established. All the pieces in the open string sections (with the exception of Pagoda Music )
are playable bowed or plucked. However, those marked pizz. do sound better when played pizzicato. .
1 - Pagoda Music
Using the ‘pointing’ finger on your right hand, gently strum

the strings from G to E.
2 - Downs & Ups Pluck or bow each string 4 times, from E to

G and then back from G to E.
Open Strings – by rote
3 - Ups & Downs Pluck or bow each string 4 times, from G to

E and then back from E to G.
Open strings – String Street Zoo
G is for gorilla, beating his chest,
D is for dormouse, having a rest.
A is for alligator, swishing his tail,
E is for elephant, big as a whale!

Open strings – by note
4 - String Street Soul

The time signature tells us both how many and what type of beats
there are in each bar.
In both ‘String Street Soul’ and ‘Ravioli Rock’, listen to and echo what
your teacher plays.
5 - Ravioli Rock
Play ‘Ravioli Rock’ using the ‘foodie’

rhythms below, and make up your
own. If you are being taught in a
group, then take it in turns to be the
‘leader’.
6 - Follow Me Listen to and echo what your teacher plays.
7 - Take turns with your teacher/group to improvise a four beat

pattern, using any or all four open strings. See example below.
etc.
8 - Celtic Dance
9 - Bollywood Nights
10 - Klezmer Band
11 - Scary!
12 - Back to School Blues

13 - Tap Dancer
14 - Turkish Delight
15 - Santa’s Sleigh
16 - Catnap
17 - Clown’s Dance
18 - Clouds
19 - String Street Rag

20 - Music Box Dancer
21 - Cool Reggae Cool

First finger on D - E
22 - Let’s play first finger E on D
23 - Chinese Checkers
First finger on D - E
24 - Drunken Sailor
25 - Celtic Song
Second finger on D – F#
1 2
26 - Let’s play second finger F# on D
Practice your bow hold exercises during the course of the

introduction.
27 - Ballad
28 - Come now, sleepy head

Second finger on D – F#
29 - Charleston
30 - Simply Samba
Third finger on D - G
1 2 3
31 - Let’s play third finger G on D
From this point onwards, all pieces and exercises will have key
signatures. These tell us which sharps, flats and naturals to play in
any particular key.
32 - Alla Baroque
Three fingers on D
33 - Let’s Rock!
Three fingers on D
34 - Rain, Rain, Go Away
35 - String Street Blues

Three fingers on D
36 - Going Loco
37 - Viennese Waltz
Three fingers on D
38 - Hawaiian Nights
39 - Country Joy
Three fingers on D
40 - Celtic Lament
41 - String Street Calypso

Three fingers on D
42 - Spy Call
First finger on A - B
43 - Let’s play first finger B on A
44 - Little Star
Second finger on A – C#
1 2
45 - Let’s play second finger C# on A
Practice your bow hold exercises during the course of the

introduction.
46 - Little Lamb
Third finger on A – D
1 2 3
47 - Let’s play third finger D on A
48 - String Street Safari

Three fingers on A
49 - French Dressing
Three fingers on A
50 - Boil ‘em Cabbage Down
51 - Pizza & Chips

Three fingers on A
52 - String Street Foxtrot
The above tune has appeared before in the book. Can you
remember where?
53 - Cha-Cha-Cha
Three fingers on A
54 - String Street Tango

Three fingers on A
55 - Caribbean Sunshine
56 - Rumba Numba

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What are some of the parts of a violin mentioned?

What are some of the parts of a violin mentioned?

What musical notes and symbols are discussed?

What musical notes and symbols are discussed?

Finger Board Stick

Crotchet or quarter note Quavers or eighth notes

Crotchet or quarter note rest Quaver or eighth note rest

Dotted Crotchet or dotted

Dotted Crotchet or dotted Up bow

Minim or half note Bar line

Final bar line

Semibreve or whole note rest Key signature

Using the ‘pointing’ finger on your right hand, gently strum

2 - Downs & Ups Pluck or bow each string 4 times, from E to

3 - Ups & Downs Pluck or bow each string 4 times, from G to

G is for gorilla, beating his chest,

D is for dormouse, having a rest.

A is for alligator, swishing his tail,

E is for elephant, big as a whale!

4 - String Street Soul

Play ‘Ravioli Rock’ using the ‘foodie’

6 - Follow Me Listen to and echo what your teacher plays.

7 - Take turns with your teacher/group to improvise a four beat

12 - Back to School Blues

19 - String Street Rag

20 - Music Box Dancer

21 - Cool Reggae Cool

22 - Let’s play first finger E on D

Practice your bow hold exercises during the course of the

28 - Come now, sleepy head

34 - Rain, Rain, Go Away

35 - String Street Blues

41 - String Street Calypso

43 - Let’s play first finger B on A

Practice your bow hold exercises during the course of the

48 - String Street Safari

50 - Boil ‘em Cabbage Down

51 - Pizza & Chips

52 - String Street Foxtrot

54 - String Street Tango

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