Pease Pudding!

• A rest is a silence and looks like this • A musical phrase is a musical sentence• Pulse is the heart beat of the music – ongoing

regular steady beat.• Rhythm is the pattern of long sounding and

short sounding notes.

ta tete ta – ta te te ta - ta tete tete ta ta ta ta -

5 Steps to playing position!

1. Stand with feet apart and violin in rest position.2. Hold violin around the neck with the left hand and

outstretch your arm. 3. Bring the violin to your left shoulder with your right

hand. (slide left hand up for support)4. Show thumbs up with the right hand.5. Change to thumbs down and place it on side of

fingerboard ready for plucking.

The Open Strings!

Elephants Elephants Elephants like to eat

Apples Apples Apples each and every

Day Day Day as long as they’re

Green Green Green.

Pease Pudding Accompaniment

d d d d, g g d d d d d d, a a d d

Once a man fell down a well

A 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -

A 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 - - - D 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 - 3 2 1 0 - 0 -

Accompaniment

Melody

Pop goes the WeaselHalf a pound of tuppenny rice. Half a pound of trea – cle.

D G D G

That’s the way the money goes. Pop goes the wea - sel. D G E A

D G

In and out the city lanes. Up and down the ea – gle. A D

A D

That’s the way the money goes. Pop goes the wea - sel.D G E A

D G

The left hand fingersCheck that you’re standing well.

Show a good left hand shape with fingers round and on their tips.

Your thumb should be opposite your first finger.

Your thumb should be relaxed and pointing to the ceiling.

Your wrist should be straight.

Make sure that your fingers are on the dots!

TwinkleA 0 0 1 1 0 -

D 0 0

A

D 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 -

A 0 0

D 3 3 2 2 1 -

1

2

3

Down the D scale

A 3 3 3 - 2 2 2 - 1 1 1 - 0 0 0 -

D

A

D 3 3 3 - 2 2 2 - 1 1 1 - 0 0 0 -

Up the D scale

AD 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 - 2 2 2 - 3 3 3 -

A 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 - 2 2 2 - 3 3 3 -

D

The Bow Hold

1st finger is the wizard in the black cave.

2nd finger is the King in the silver palace.

3rd finger is the Queen next to the King.

4th finger is the curly tail of the pet cat.

Thumb is the fat gardener who lives on the shed roof.

Helicopter landings

1. Have you got a good bow hold?2. Have you landed on the right string?3. Are you in the middle of the bow?4. Is the bow between the bridge and the

fingerboard?5. Are you going to start with a pull or push?

Glory Be! By Sarah Watts

Count 16 beats rest then begin!

Π ∨ Π ∨ then rest for 4 beats d d d d

(do this 8 times)

A Piece for the BowΠ = down bow (pull)∨ = up bow (push)

A Blues by Sarah Watts

Count 16 beats rest then begin!Π ∨ Π ∨ Π ∨ Π ∨ Π 7 beats resta a a a a a a a a (helicopter retake)

Π ∨ Π ∨ Π ∨ Π ∨ Π 7 beats resta a a a a a a a a (helicopter retake)

Π ∨ Π - Π ∨ Π - Π ∨ Π - Π ∨ Π -a a a - a a a - a a a - a a a -

Π ∨ Π ∨ Π ∨ Π ∨ Π 7 beats resta a a a a a a a a

Π = down bow (pull)∨ = up bow (push)

Pease Pudding Hot

A

D

0 0 1 2 -

♩ ♪ ♪ ♩ -

3 3 3 2 -

♩ ♪ ♪ ♩ -

0 0 1 2 2 2

♩ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♩

1 1 0 -

♩ ♩ ♩ -

♩ = 1 beat

♪ = ½ beat

Rolling Along

A D 3 3 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 - 3 3 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 -

A D 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 - - -

Morning Dance

Lightly RowA 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 D 2 2 - 3 1 1 - 0 1 2 3 2 2 - 3 1 1 - 0 2 0 - - -

Caribbean Island

A 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 - 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 -

D 0 - 0 0 - 0

Old MacDonald

A 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 - - 0 D 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 - 3 - - 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 -

A 1 1 0 0 3 - - - D 3 3 3 - 3 3 3 - 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 -