STRING STREET
Starters
Viola
mm
Bits & pieces
Point
Scroll
Pegs
Hair
Finger Board Stick
& Neck
Body
f hole
Bridge
Adjusters
Tail Piece
Heel
Chin Rest
Screw
Taking hold
Viola hold
Bow hold
Musical notes and symbols
Alto 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 C to A.
2 - Downs & Ups Pluck or bow each note 4 times, from E to G
and then back from C to A.
Open strings – by rote
3 - Ups & Downs Pluck or bow each note 4 times, from C to A
and then back from A to C.
Open strings – String Street Zoo
C is for chicken, all fluffy and soft,
G is for giraffe, his head held aloft.
D is for donkey, sitting on straw,
A is for alligator, snapping his jaw!
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.
Open strings – by note
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’.
Open strings – by note
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
Open strings – by note
9 - Bollywood Nights
10 - Klezmer Band
Open strings – by note
11 - Scary!
12 - Back to School Blues
Open strings – by note
13 - Tap Dancer
Open strings – by note
14 - Turkish Delight
15 - Santa’s Sleigh
Open strings – by note
16 - Catnap
17 - Clown’s Dance
Open strings – by note
18 - Clouds
19 - String Street Rag
Open strings – by note
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
STRING STREET
Starters
Viola – Mixed String
mm
Bits & pieces
Point
Scroll
Pegs
Hair
Finger Board Stick
& Neck
Body
f hole
Bridge
Adjusters
Tail Piece
Heel
Chin Rest
Screw
Taking hold
Viola hold
Bow hold
Musical notes and symbols
Alto 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 plus one – 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. In order that cellists & violists
However, those marked pizz. do
sound better when played pizzicato. . can play the open string
pieces with violinists, they
will be required to learn first
1 - Pagoda Music finger E on the D string.
Using the ‘pointing’ finger on your right hand, gently strum
the strings from G to A.
2 - Downs & Ups Pluck or bow each note 4 times, from E to G
and then back from G to E.
Open strings plus one – by rote
3 - Ups & Downs Pluck or bow each note 4 times, from G to E
and then back from E to G.
Open strings – String Street Zoo
C is for chicken, all fluffy and soft,
G is for giraffe, his head held aloft.
D is for donkey, sitting on straw,
A is for alligator, snapping his jaw!
Open strings plus one – 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.
Open strings plus one – by note
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’.
Open strings plus one – by note
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
Open strings plus one – by note
9 - Bollywood Nights
10 - Klezmer Band
Open strings plus one – by note
11 - Scary!
12 - Back to School Blues
Open strings plus one – by note
13 - Tap Dancer
Open strings plus one – by note
14 - Turkish Delight
15 - Santa’s Sleigh
Open strings plus one – by note
16 - Catnap
17 - Clown’s Dance
Open strings plus one – by note
18 - Clouds
19 - String Street Rag
Open strings plus one – by note
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
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
