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Starters & Two’s Company

An introductory string method, compiled by Peter Martin

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Mainstream Music
Starters & Two’s Company
An introductory string method, compiled by Peter Martin

mm
Mainstream Music
Starters & Two's Company
An introductory string method, compiled by Peter Martin

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  
             


                

    


    

                 
 

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  
             

 
                      


       

       
     

3
  
              


                


      

      
           

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                



    
 

 
     



   
    
             
     

5
  
              

 
             



                
        
    
  

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  
              


    
 

 


 

 


  
    
             
    

March On Two Fingers



                


 
              



        
           
       

3
Welsh Tune

              



                



        
        
     
 

French Tune

             


              


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


            


             


       
   
       
  

Mary's Lamb

               


                
 


      
      
   

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              


               


           

     
   

Peter's Hammer

               


             


     

      
      


           


         


      

      
  

Up The String To Three We Go



                


   


          


      
         
     

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Pease Pudding Hot

                   


                   




  
              
  
  

Clown Dance

               


          


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


              


         


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

Andrew Mine

              


                


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

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             


              


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

Bells Of Vendome

               


                    


 
          
   
                
  


              


             
         


 
  

       
          
  

Rigadoon

             

 
            


     
 
    
          


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           


          
  


   
 
  
        
     

Go And Tell Aunt Nancy



               


                   
          


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


             


             
                   


  
      
    

Now The Day Is Over



             

 
             


     

       
       
8


            


              


       

      
  

From The New World



             


  
     
 


 
 
    
    
   


            


 
 


 
     
    
  
 

Little Bird

                         


                                  


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

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                 


      
 
         


       

        
          


            


  
 
  
 
   


     

          
   

Jingle Bells

                         


                             


        

                      
  


              


   
 
               


       

            
        
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              


      
  

 
    



 

      
  

Clown's Dance

                          


        
 


          


                
    
       
           


   
          


 





       



     

      
  
  


            


   


        


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

    
               


             
                         


   
       
   
  

     
 
  


               


           
     
        


      

      
         
 


           


    
            
    


 
 
       
     
 

London Bridge

               


                
 


      
        
   
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            

 
      
        
    

  


       

  
           
   

French Folk Song



                  


                          


                 
     
    



               


                         


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


           


               
                   


 
       
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           


                
    


    
     
 

German Song

                           


                              


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

  
              


                     


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

  
           


        
 
    


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

Violin & Viola
Starters
An introductory string method, compiled by Peter Martin

Pick & Mix


Try the following exercises and pieces on any or every string.

q = 1 count
1 h = 2 counts
       
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

      
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2
      
0 0 0 0 0 0

     
0 0 0 0 0 0

3
      
0 0 0 0 0 0

      
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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www.mainly4strings.co.uk
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First Fingers First


4
       
0 0 1 1 0 0 1

      
0 0 1 1 0 0 0

5
       
0 1 0 1 0 1 0

     
0 1 0 1 0 0

6
      
0 0 1 0 0 1

      
0 0 1 1 0 1 0
3
Two's Company
w = 4 counts
March on Two Fingers
       
0 0 1 1 2 2 1

      
0 0 1 1 2 1 0

Welsh Tune
      
0 1 2 1 0 1

     
0 1 2 1 2 0

French Tune
      
0 0 0 1 2 1

    
0 2 1 1 0
4
Mary's Lamb

       
2 1 0 1 2 2 2

         
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 1

        
2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 0

Peter's Hammer

             
0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2

         
0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0
5
Young Composer
With the help of your teacher, compose a tune using open, first and second fingers.
The first and last bars are given to help you get started!

.....................................'s Tune

   
0 0 1


0
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Take Three

Up The String To Three We Go

       
0 0 1 1 2 2 3

      
2 2 1 1 0 0 0

Pease Pudding Hot

        
0 0 1 2 3 3 3 2

        
0 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0
7
Clown Dance

       
0 1 2 2 3 3 3

         
2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 2

        
3 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0

Andrew Mine

          
0 0 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 0

       
1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

     
3 2 1 0 1 0
8
Bells of Vendome
      
1 2 0 1 2 0

         
1 2 3 2 1 2 0 1 2 0

         
1 2 0 1 2 3 2 1 2 0

h. = 3 counts
Rigadoon

            
3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0

          
3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
Congratulations, you've finished the book!
Violin & Viola 9
Two's Company
Ten tunes on two strings, compiled by Peter Martin

Go Tell Aunt Nancy


      
2 2 2 1 0 0

          
1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 3

       
2 2 0 1 1 2 1 0

Now The Day Is Over


      
2 2 3 3 0 2

        
3 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 0

      
3 2 2 2 1 1 0
© Mainstream Music 2004
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From The New World
      
2 0 0 2 1 0

       
1 2 0 2 1 2 0 0

       
2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0

 = 1 count rest
Little Bird
      
0 2 2 3 1 1

   
     
0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 2

  
         
3 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1
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        
1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 0

          
0 2 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0

Jingle Bells
      
2 2 2 2 2 2


   
2 0 0 1 2

       
3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2

     
2 1 1 2 1 0

          
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 2

 
          
3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 0
12
Clown's Dance
       
0 1 2 2 3 3 3

            
2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 3 3 3

          
2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3

    
   
2 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0

       
3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

       
0 0 0 0 1 1 0

 
        
3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 3
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 
       
2 2 1 0 0 3 3 2 2 1

      
0 0 0 0 1 1 0

      
3 3 2 2 1 1 0

 = 2 count rest
London Bridge

      

0 1 0 3 2 3 0

   
     
1 2 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 3

 
     
2 3 0 1 0 2 0
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French Folk Song

         
3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 3

          
0 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0

            
0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 1 2 3

   
     
1 2 3 1 2 3 0 3 2 1


     
0 3 2 1 0 1 0
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German Folk Song

       
0 1 2 3 0 0 0

         
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3

            
0 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 1

         
0 0 0 2 2 1 2 3 2 0

           
1 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 2 3
Cello
Starters
An introductory string method, compiled by Peter Martin

Pick & Mix


Try the following exercises and pieces on any or every string.

q = 1 count
1 h = 2 counts
       
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

      
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2
      
0 0 0 0 0 0

     
0 0 0 0 0 0

3
      
0 0 0 0 0 0

      
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2

First Fingers First


4
       
0 0 1 1 0 0 1

      
0 0 1 1 0 0 0

5
       
0 1 0 1 0 1 0

     
0 1 0 1 0 0

6
      
0 0 1 0 0 1

      
0 0 1 1 0 1 0
3
Two's Company
w = 4 counts
March on Two Fingers
       
0 0 1 1 3 3 1

      
0 0 1 1 3 1 0

Welsh Tune
      
0 1 3 1 0 1

     
0 1 3 1 3 0

French Tune
      
0 0 0 1 3 1

    
0 3 1 1 0
4
Mary's Lamb

       
3 1 0 1 3 3 3

         
1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1

        
3 3 3 3 1 1 3 1 0

Peter's Hammer

             
0 0 0 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3

         
0 0 0 1 3 3 3 1 1 0
5
Young Composer
With the help of your teacher, compose a tune using open, first and third fingers.
The first and last bars are given to help you get started!

.....................................'s Tune

   
0 0 1


0
6

Take Three

Up The String To Four We Go

       
0 0 1 1 3 3 4

      
3 3 1 1 0 0 0

Pease Pudding Hot

        
0 0 1 3 4 4 4 3

        
0 0 1 3 3 3 1 1 0
7
Clown Dance

       
0 1 3 3 4 4 4

         
3 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 3

        
4 4 4 3 0 1 1 0 0

Andrew Mine

          
0 0 3 0 0 3 4 3 1 0

       
1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3

     
4 3 1 0 1 0
8
Bells of Vendome
      
1 3 0 1 3 0

         
1 3 4 3 1 3 0 1 3 0

         
1 3 0 1 3 4 3 1 3 0

h. = 3 counts
Rigadoon

            
4 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0

          
4 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 4
Congratulations, you've finished the book!
Cello 9
Two's Company
Ten tunes on two strings, compiled by Peter Martin

Go Tell Aunt Nancy


      
3 3 3 1 0 0

          
1 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 4

       
3 3 0 1 1 3 1 0

Now The Day Is Over


      
3 3 4 4 0 3

        
4 4 3 3 1 3 3 1 0

      
4 3 3 3 1 1 0
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10
From The New World
      
3 0 0 3 1 0

       
1 3 0 3 1 3 0 0

       
3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0

 = 1 count rest
Little Bird
      
0 3 3 4 1 1

   
     
0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 3

  
         
4 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 1
11

        
1 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 0

          
0 3 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 0

Jingle Bells
      
3 3 3 3 3 3


   
3 0 0 1 3

       
4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

     
3 1 1 3 1 0

          
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 3

 
          
4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 0 0 3 1 0
12
Clown's Dance
       
0 1 3 3 4 4 4

            
3 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 4 4 4

          
3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4

    
   
3 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0

       
4 4 3 0 1 1 0 0

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

       
0 0 0 0 1 1 0

 
        
4 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 4
13
 
       
3 3 1 0 0 4 4 3 3 1

      
0 0 0 0 1 1 0

      
4 4 3 3 1 1 0

 = 2 count rest
London Bridge

      

0 1 0 4 3 4 0

   
     
1 3 4 3 4 0 0 1 0 4

 
     
3 4 0 1 0 3 0
14
French Folk Song

         
4 4 4 3 3 3 1 3 4

          
0 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 0

            
0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 4 1 3 4

   
     
1 3 4 1 3 4 0 4 3 1


     
0 4 3 1 0 1 0
15
German Folk Song

       
0 1 3 4 0 0 0

         
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4

            
0 0 0 3 0 4 3 1 0 4 1 1 1

         
0 0 0 3 3 1 3 4 3 0

           
1 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 1 3 4

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