Book One A STRING CLASS METHOD (for Class or Individual Instruction) IN THREE BOOKS BY SAMUEL APPLEBAUM Published for VIOLIN BASS VIOLA PIANO ACC. CELLO ‘TEACHER'S MANUAL.a < TUTTE Ty VIOLIN THE BELWIN STRING BUILDER Book One By Samuel Applebaum FOREWORD ‘The Belwin String Builder is a string class Method in which the Violin, Viola, Cello and Bass play together throughout. Each book, however, is a complete unit and may be used separately for class or individual instruction, In this Method, the quarter note approach is adopted not only because it is the unit of the beat, but because it encourages freedom of the bow arm at the outset. Starting from No. 15, the open string melodies and those that introduce the first finger serve as an accompaniment to well-known folk songs which are written for the piano. This provides musical purpose to the melodies and stimulates rhythmic interest, A small “p” after the number indicates that there is a piano part for that melody. After the first finger, F# and C# are introduced. This has proven to be most practicable from the standpoint of tonality and left hand finger placement. From this point on, the student plays the actual melodies. However, on Page 20, F natural and C natural are presented to develop intonation and to more readily prepare the pupil for the school orchestra. ‘The material in this book is realistically graded so that only a minimum of explanatory material is required, Each melody is interesting and will provide the basis for a fine left hand technic and bow arm, ‘TECHNICAL PROGRESSION Page Picture of the Violin and the Bow coe 2 ‘The Two Middle Strings—Quarter Notes : is 3 ‘The Two Outer Strings s 4 ‘The Open Strings With Half Notes .. a 5 Whole Notes : os 6 More Melodies With Open Strings 7 ‘A New Tone—The First Finger On The D String 8 More Melodies With The First Finger On The D String 9 ‘A New Tone—The First Finger On The A String : : 10 ‘A Higher Tone—The Second Finger On The D String . De u A Higher ‘Tone On The A String—The Second Finger Nag More Melodies With The First and Second Fingers : 13 ‘The Third Finger On The D String . .. views be 4 ‘The Third Finger On The A String... : : 16 Beautiful Melodies With ‘The First, Second and ‘Third Fingers ..... 116 Playing Two Notes In The Same Bow Stroke Ww ‘A New Low Tone—The First Finger On The G String : 18 ‘The Second and Third Fingers On The G String. i : ww ‘The Second Finger—When It Is Not Sharped a 20 Playing Three Notes In The Same Bow Stroke : 22 ‘A New High Tone—The First Finger On The E String ... 22 ‘The Second and Third Fingers On ‘The E String : 2 BB ‘The First, Finger On E—When It Is Not Sharped m4 Playing Beautiful Melodies With Dynamics : 25 Strengthening The Fourth Finger—Left Hand Pizzicato 128 We Are Now Ready To Use The Fourth Finger 4 a 2 2T Melodies Using All The Fingers : 28 Building A Major Scale om a 29 Bighth Notes: 2 80 Eighth Notes Combined With Quarter Notes : aL Lively Melodies With Eighth Notes wy 32 © Copyright 1960 by BELWIN, Inc. Chania Boraes Sceesin ‘0/0 CPP/BELWN, ING. Miami, Fria 99014 Glia Ande rde BagesThe Violin and the Bow ] | pow wae Bow S100 EN og To the Student: ‘This Method Book is the basie text for the BELWIN COURSE FOR STRINGS which is the FIRST carefully planned complete curriculum for string development. To get the most enjoyment from yout String instrument activities and to assure a good mastery of musical fundamentals, what you Tearn See Nether! Book should be applied to the playing of Solos, Ensembles, and String Orchestra pieces as your skill iner and String Orchestra Pieces. On various pag ¢ suggested inaccord with your developing mu as the various pages are reached. ‘This course includes these Solos, Ensemble: this Method Book, these supplementary projects ability. Itis strongly recommended that these numbers be p} in Material Correlated with String Builder Book 1 Solos Technic Book 1. IN MAY for Page 1 EARLY ETUDES FOR STRINGS .«. + starting on Page 10 by Bran Bote Program Book 2. BLIIE DANUBE WALTZ « FIRST PROGRAM FOR STRINGS «starting on Page 1 for Page 21 ae KISS ME AGAIN se seeoee «for Page 20 Ensemble Book by Vieior aber DUETS FOR STINGS «++ starting on Page 1 © Copyright 1960 by BELWIN, Inc. ‘AL Rights Reserved ‘c/o CPP/BELWIN, INC, Miami, Florida 33014= « GDpaAasE THE TWO MIDDLE STRINGS open ut strings Draw the bow straight out without touching two strings fh =~ means down-bow. Start playing at the frog or the bottom of the bow. y == means up-bow. Start playing at the tip. ‘These are quarter notes. Each note receives one count. The D String The D and A Strings © Copyright 1960 by BELWIN, Ino. ‘All Rights Reserved E.L. 1544 (¢/0 CPP/BELWIN, ING. Mia Flnda 38014 POSVUSTESTE DOSES TTS SCOTT S TTS ee eee eee see e seGp THE TWO OUTER STRINGS open strings The G String ‘The G is the lowest string. Raise your right arm. 4 cont 1 2 3 4 Three Strings High arm a bit lower still lower 5 = Starting on A The E String ‘The E is the highest string. Lower your right arm close to the body. nov 6 Each String Twice n 7 The Other Way —_—DUVTVUTTT STUUR TVR T RRR STS TIAA TAIT TERT TI TIIIL~ 4 * THE OPEN STRINGS WITH HALF NOTES These are half notes ide) Each note receives two counts. Move the bow a bit slower for the half notes. are called the ) 4 - ‘The bottom number tells us a quarter note receives one count. These numbers {3 = The top number tells us there are 4 counts to each measure. ‘Time Signature The bars | | divide the staff into measures. The D String 8 Count 12 34 The A String my n The G String Hi ia 8A The E St Ye E String , Playing with our Teacher ‘A down or up-bow is placed in the middle of each line to serve as a starting or stopping measure. n 9 ‘Teacher teer Le Play Ball! 10 ‘Teacher E.L.1544WHOLE NOTES (o) Each whole note receives 4 counts. Move the bow slowly. ‘A double bar ends the piece a ‘Count 12394 os = Two Halves and a Whole Move the bow a bit faster for the half notes. n 12 = Count 12 34 1234 Our Theme Song - Lightly Row Vv . GERMAN FOLK SONG 13 One Long and Four Shorts Move the bow faster for the quarter notes. 7 n 4 = count 1234 1234 Four Shorts and One Long we 7 The Whole Rest (on the 4th line) It is called a rest because we do not play. The whole rest receives 4 counts. Gaily the Troubadour ‘Leave the bow on the string during the rest. 4 ‘THOMAS H. BAYLY 15P — Count 1234 1234 . Mary Had A Little Lamb NA An ve mn Vv 16° = E.L.1544eee CTT TATRA TA ITAATIIIIATIITIFIILe MORE MELODIES WITH OPEN STRINGS The Whistle n fo NURSERY RHYME WP Pierrot FRENCH FOLK SONG 1BP == s ° The Half Rest (on the 3rd line) ‘The half rest receives 2 counts. Bobbie Shafto NURSERY RHYME a y n 19P Baa! Baa! Black Sheep n y n NURSERY RHYME 20° = E Hot Cross Buns A NURSERY RHYME ap = LIFTING THE BOW Who is Thumbkin? Lift the bow when you see the two slanted lines (//). n FRENCH DANCE SONG 22° Merrily We Roll Along n V ‘TRADITIONAL 23P = = Old King Cole A n ‘TRADITIONAL 24P = = =: = In 22p, we lift the bow at the end of the phrase In order to start down-bow. In 24, we lift the bow because the phrase ends on an up-bow approaching the frog. EL. 15447 A NEW TONE about The First Finger on the D String lor11/4 (It is called E) inches It sounds a whole step higher than the open string. Place the 1st finger about 1 or 1 1/4 inches from the nut depending upon the size of the Violin. Ist finger E Istfinger Memorize the sound of the open D and the 1st finger. 25 ° Ist finger 0 1 open string In Space Student n F. MAZAS 26 Teacher Our Theme Song a GERMAN FOLK SONG 27P Etude 2B The First Finger Game on D f A 7 ‘TRADITIONAL E.L.1544e TOOTH MORE MELODIES WITH THE FIRST FINGER ON THE D STRING Giant Steps 4 30 ot —= A Falling Star — fn 4 — — — — ; — The Crunchy Cookies — student . —= = “= 3 = — — pee ‘Teacher — Our First Stunt _— Keeping a finger down while you play another open string. — n 32 io = ° ? on Keep the 1st finger down on D until the end of this line. = Playful Puppies — n n = 3 _— 0 t 1 1 — Bobbie Shafto - NURSERY RHYME ‘ n n eye EEE : z= — : ~ - a -— 1 1. -— Skip to My Lou - n ‘TRADITIONAL 35> bgp -_ ” 1s 1 Oe. .a544 iv BIBLIOTECA = ESMU10 A NEW TONE The First Finger on the A String (It is called B) nut about lor 1/4 inches It sounds a whole step higher than the open string. Place the Ist Astfinger | finger about 1 or 1 1/4 inches from the nut depending upon the size of the Violin. Memorize the sound of the open A and the Ist finger. Student The Tired Camel v F,MAZAS 37 ‘Teacher Our Theme Song (on the A String) n GERMAN FOLK SONG TRADITIONAL ree T NURSERY RHYME Now It’s Easy A A v 41 ° o 1 ‘The class may now start the “Barly Etudes For Strings teresting etudes with piano accompaniment will help tod ” by Samuel Applebaum. These in- lop lefthand technic and the bow arm. E.L. 1544DUSTTITIIE. VTE T TaD VUVTTITISIVISIST TTT u A HIGHER TONE The Second Finger on the D String (It is called F#) When there {s a sharp before F, itis called Fg. F sharp ts a whole step from the Ist finger E. Place the 2nd finger about 1 or 1 1/8 inches from the Ist finger. When you play the 2nd finger the 1st must remain on the string. lor 1/8 inches ‘TRADITIONAL, The Ff Finger Game mn o At A Party When a note is sharped it remains sharped throughout the measure. n 44 o 2 2 o Mary Had A Little Lamb Place the Ist finger down before you start. ‘ 45° Si A TRADITIONAL 1 "2 2 = SKIPPING FROM THE OPEN STRING TO THE 2ND FINGER Place the Ist finger down with the 2nd finger. ‘Stud i . T ant Skip a Step F, WOHLFAHR’ 46 NURSERY RHYME ROTE PRO, ‘The class may now learn to play the open strings in various rhythms by rote - quarter notes, eighths, and triplets. Hum or sing the rhythms before playing. Play above the middle starting about 2 inches below the middle of the bow. Use only the lower arm from the elbow. E.L,1544A HIGHER TONE ON THE A STRING The Second Finger on A (It is called C8) When there is a sharp before C, itiscalled C#. C sharp is a whole step from the Ist finger B. Place the 2nd finger about 1 or 11/3 inches from the Ist finger. When you play the 2nd finger the 1st must remain on the string. Second in Line FRENCH FOLK SONG 49° & ae fe TRADITIONAL The C8 Finger Game on 50P The Finger Mixer n 51 2 The Family Gathering Student A Happy Firefly A fn RUSSIAN DANCE 53° ar : ze i ‘The class will now become a string orchestra. Start the “ Samuel Applebaum. This is a collection of 28 well known s for cor ind assembly progra ‘st Program For Strings’” by ing orchestra pieces to be used -L.1546° 2 ° 2 ® » ® © * * * * ® * ® ® p p P r MORE MELODIES WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND FINGERS THEME (New World Symphony) 7 A A. DVORAK 54P 20 7. Merrily We Roll Along n v TRADITIONAL ° 24 2 Gaily the Troubadour n n TRADITIONAL 2 2 A Chinese Garden Student 9 rn F. WOHLFAHRT 57 Teacher ON ‘2 i A Finger Mixer n a 58 A String Mixer A n FRENCH FOLK SONG E.L.1544 <7 54 &Ca~ EsmuTHE THIRD FINGER ON THE D STRING (It is called G) ‘The 3rd finger G is a half step from the 2nd finger F#. Place the 8rd finger close to the 2nd finger. When this mark \~ connects two notes, it is a reminder that they are a half step apart. ‘The 1st and 2nd fingers must remainon the string when you play the 3rd finger. A wate ees wat led Off to School comma (9) with the bow rematning on the string. oon F, WOHLFAHRT oy, = 7 i a am Pw eww e ee ROTE PROJECT: Thistetrachord or 2% finger pattern with the 2nd and 3rd fingers ahalf step apart may now be played on all strings in various rhythms, Hum or sing this pattern before playing. L. 1544THE THIRD FINGER ON THE A STRING (It is called D) ‘The 3rd finger D is a half step from the 2nd finger C# Place the 3rd finger close to the 2nd finger. n The Space Ship _ F. WOHLFAHRT 65 Teacher 66 The Cuckoo , 67 E = 2 a2 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star OLD FRENCH SONG oon 2 student may now play duets with another Violin. strings” by Samuel Applebaum we have 26 lovely « Violin solowith piano accompaniment for demonstra student may now play his ms. It is called "In May"* “eR AAVIDITAVAT STFS TSIFFFESSSESEGCGCES16 BEAUTIFUL MELODIES WITH THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD FINGERS Now We Will Dance GERMAN DANCE SONG Popes : eS P — 69? ri Geaa gee dees gee 2 Jdet teed London Bridge is Falling Down n v ‘TRADITIONAL me Saw es ee Old MacDonald Had A Farm eAADIRIONAL A ms) An Octave Apart When two notes have the same name and are eight notes apart, they are called an octave. nm n 3 Student Sea Shells | F, WOHLFAHRT 4 {lreacher 5 ROTE PROJECT: The pupils may now learn the D Major scale. The class should hum or sing the seale before playing. E.L.1544ese 15 PPL LF LPF DD DD DG GSS S994 4994'S 04'S S 44S 7 PLAYING TWO NOTES IN THE SAME BOW STROKE When a curved line (~) connects two notes that are alike, it is called a Tie. Both notes are played in the same bow stroke and counted as one note. The Tie [Fee ? | n We play the same melody again. ‘The dot after the half note adds one half of its value. The dotted half note will now receive three counts. Both lines will sound the same. The Same Melody _ n ° When a curved line connects two or more notes that are different, it is called a slur. Play these notes in the same bow stroke. The SlurA NEW LOW TONE The First Finger on the G String (It is called A) It sounds a whole step higher than the open G string. sa n % 80 The Quarter Rest ‘This is a quarter rest (}). It receives one count. 81 Thoughts of Christmas a TRADITIONAL 82P ie Good Morning!THE SECOND FINGER ON THE G STRING (It is called B) It is a whole step from the Ist finger A. o , THE THIRD FINGER ON THE G STRING {It is called C ) It is a half step from the 2nd finger B. Place the 3rd finger close to the 2nd finger. Sia Bc 7 2 4 3 Student | Under the Sea ‘TSacher Watching the Sheep . FRENCH FOLK SONG ° T: With some classes it may be possible to introduce the 4th finger at this strings except the G string. E.L. 1544 pee 08-08 -8-4-B-B-O-BB BBB GB BBBBBOSS DISS ISS SSS SIDS SPSS StTHE SECOND FINGER—When it is not sharped When the 2nd finger on D or A is not sharped, itisa half atep from the Ist finger. Place it close to the Ist finger. 4 - This is a natural sign which means that the note is not sharped or flatted. A now slide the 2nd" — — | 89 j— —{ finger back elose— i | Jey the tse tinger 99 As 8 A w_slide the 2n¢___7 + back el f “the Tat Tmger Nelly Bly v The Second Finger slides from the Natural to the Sharp Position The Half Step March Rae n will now enjoy playing the 12 finger pattern with a half step be and 2nd fingers. Play on all strings in various rhythms. fn 92 223 22 22 a 1 122 ROTE PROJECT: The cla: tween the 1s E.1.15442 PLAYING THREE NOTES IN THE SAME BOW STROKE Use one third of the bow for each of the slurred notes. n q 93 n GERMAN FOLK SONG Blow That Man Down ‘This note is called an "up-beat". The count is subtracted from the last measure. v nm SEA CHANTEY 95? cc o Each student will now be ready to play the next Violin solo with piano accompaniment, It is the famous “Blue Danube Waltz” by Johann Strauss. wesDOFDFIFBDFPDDDDD DTP HP PHP PPP Per ewyrwrwrrwrwewwewewwewewew eweA NEW HIGH TONE ger on the E String (It is called F#) When there is a sharp before F it is called Fg. open "Ist F sharp is a whole step from the open string. 2 Estring Ft Monkey in his Cage 1 7 4 Ty <3 98 = ™ ' Dream Waltz ' The dots mean to repeat. You are to repeat the section between the two sets of dots. ‘ a Pony Ride (Duet for Two Students) Student rR ° 3 4s ROTE PROJECT: The 12 finger pattern with the Ist and 2nd fingers a half step apart, and the 28 finger pattern with the 2ndand 3rd fingers a half step apart, may now be practiced three notes ina bow. EL. 1544ee ee ee ee ee 23 THE SECOND FINGER ON THE E STRING (It is called G) The 2nd finger G is a half step from the Ist finger Fy. Place the 2nd finger close to the Ist finger. GERMAN FOLK SONG A Wise Old Owl of 7 The Third Finger aA the E string (It is"called ‘The 3rd finger A is a whole step from the 2nd ea) G. Bon 6 A A fn 103 of 2 ~ The Lonesome Cowboy v 4 ‘TRADITIONAL 104° T 1 Happy Go Lucky (Melody with octaves) When there is only one set of dots go back to the beginning. A n 105 z 3 ~ a ROTE PROJECT: The scales of G and D Major may now be ‘The notes marked with a dot and dash are played D note without the martelé’ accent. ; EEA A at a ving rhythms. se between eachGDAE THE FIRST FINGER ON E—When it is not Sharped nut ; oe (It is called F) @)z | When the ist finger on E is not sharped, it is a half step from the open string. Place it close to the nut using only the very tip of the Ist finger cA et {= os Leave the Ist finger on the string during the slide but do not move the left thumb or wrist n id 2 A 106 CF # — es E ot o Student n 107 (| student The Criss-Cross Fingering High Low Low High Ist Ist 2nd 2nd 108 6 = wos” Ser prepa Caterpillar = SSS A ROTE PROJECT: We now have the 0 finger pattern with a half-step between and the Ist finger. It should be practiced on the three upper s\ rhythms. Avoid the G string temporarily, e open string bowings and KOERRELCECECOCOCECLEELECCE EEE EEE ECE ECE CEE CCE ceeEEEeCEees E.L. 154425 PLAYING BEAUTIFUL MELODIES WITH DYNAMICS Playing in the Snow > means to play loudly ~ from the Italian word "forte". FRENCH FOLK SONG The Clock Tower P~ means to play softly - from the Italian word "piano". v Vv A.R. REINAGLE 111P =E o 3 < ~ P Good King Wenceslas rit. or ritardando means gradually slower. n n TRADITIONAL CAROL 2 } 122 3 ‘iy o Old Hundredth y ¥ LOUIS BOURGEOIS 113P % My Pet Pony n GERMAN FOLK SONG ° — 1 E.L.154426 STRENGHTHENING THE FOURTH FINGER—LEFT HAND PIZZICATO The notes marked with crosses (+) are to be plucked with the 4th finger of the left hand. The Fourth does the Picking thee tt + ot aye ® tate + ++ been + At te te Chop Sticks n TRADITIONAL A Maypole Dance Lift the bow before you pluck the string. 4 a +n ENGLISH SINGING GAME t+ on ++ 17? t Smooth Slurring Snowflakes 1 FRENCH FOLK TUNE A teen $4 119P E.L.1544 ‘ ‘ , ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ é é : é : ° ‘ ° ¢ : § ‘ « § 5 § a S o e e 4120 121P 27 WE ARE NOW READY TO USE THE FOURTH FINGER ‘The 4th finger on each string is a whole step from the Srd finger. It is placed about an inch from the 3rd finger. ‘The 4th finger on G, D, and A should sound exactly like the next higher string. "Pizaicato" (pizz.) means plucking the string with the Ist finger of the right hand. Place the tip of the thumb on the edge of the fingerboard under the E string. Right Hand Pizzicato ‘The 4th on D is called A. The 4th on A is called E. piez. p* : The Happy Ghost 7 ° oo yet The Puppet v dizz. p GERMAN FOLK SONG ooo age arco - means to play with the bow. v png ones € Come, Beautiful May n 3 3 ‘arco 3—— ° tf RUSSIAN FOLK SONG The Wagon Wheel ‘The 4th on E is called B. nh n 123 f° 3 Blue Butterflies Student n n 3 124 P. Student rie E.L.1544 RIBLIOTECA =28 MELODIES USING ALL THE FINGERS Yankee Doodle ‘TRADITIONAL, The Bean Stalk OLD DANCE 126? = bize p Vesper Hymn Prepare for the 4th finger by placing the lower fingers down at the same time. “ i n RUSSIAN AIR 127p 3 o 44 “ 14 4 oa ° C0 ip tt 4 n. TEESE H ee eenannacennnnww....... Faith of Our Fathers h HENRY F, HEMY 128P Pi Se tf rit. The Cobbler 4 RUSSIAN FOLK SONG 2 o 2.8.8.8 F FO Soe Se eeeeeeeas se, 1130 131 132 133 134 29 BUILDING A MAJOR SCALE Uf we play eight notes going up a step at a time so that the eighth note is an octave above the Ist note, we have a scale. Ufthere is ahalf step between the 3rd and 4th notes and a half step between the 7th and 8th notes , we have a Major scale. Let's divide the scale into two halves. Each halfis called a Tetrachord. THE FIRST HALF OF A SCALE (in different rhythms) Notice the half step between the 3rd and 4th notes. n n A 3° half step wo . THE SECOND HALF OF THE SAME SCALE (in the same rhythms) The 2nd half will start.a whole step above the Ist half. (Half step between the Srd and 4th notes.) n v D o PUTTING THE TWO HALVES TOGETHER (This scale is called C major because it starts on C) Notice the half steps between the 3rd and 4th notes and the 7th and 8th notes... n half step 5 o ° ° $ The C Major Scale—Up and Down n — o 7 3 student An Overnight Hike ‘This is written in C Major. ¥. WORLPARRT’ Student 3 1 — ° n E.L.1544oxy 30 EIGHTH NOTES (J) Eighth notes are played twice as fast as quarter notes. Two eighth notes receive one count and are equal to one quarter note. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (As we played it earlier in the book) A n OLD FRENCH SONG 135 P tf P n n r P i rit. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (in 8th notes) Each note is repeated in 8th notes and played twice as fast as quarter notes. n 4 136 P t Lightly Row (in 8th notes) Preparing the 4th finger. nn GERMAN FOLK SONG 137° % 7 t For the third Violin solo with piano accompaniment to be used for demonstrations, we have an old favorite - “Kiss Me Again” by Victor Herbert. E-£-2-2-2-8.8.8.8.2-2 2.2. 8.9 ¢ 2 2 £ © © © © | E.L.154431 EIGHTH NOTES COMBINED WITH QUARTER NOTES fn 4 138 Fs ° The Game Starts tudent 2 Student 139 b n Student rn n THE FOURTH FINGER ON THE G STRING (It is called D) It is a whole step from the 3rd finger C. It should sound like the open D. The Spooks 140 3 7 3 bizz. » Student E.L.154432 143 144P LIVELY MELODIES WITH EIGHTH NOTES The Magician Polka A Polka is a lively Bohemian dance with two counts to each measure. The top2 means that there are two counts to each measure. Yn n [as {student Sf Student a Bow to Your Partner F, WOHLFAHRT SWEDISH FOLK GAME SOS O24 66444042 L222 DD 2 DS @ @ 2 Oe SS HS ee ee eeeeeesgen ea «