Fun Tunes For Strings, Violin

Fun Tunes for Strings is a collection of 31 well-known songs from all over the world. The selections are perfect for the beginning string player and can be performed as solos or with other players. The melodies are designed to help students learn about phrase shape and use only the A and D strings for violin, viola, and cello (G and D strings for the string bass). Each book includes a fingering chart and a play-along CD with combo-styled accompaniment.

Contents:

• Hot Cross Buns
• Merrily We Roll Along
• Camptown Races
• Jolly Old St. Nicholas
• London Bridge
• Long Long Ago
• Lightly Row
• Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
• Old McDonald Had A Farm
• Au Claire de la Lune
• Are You Sleeping
• Jingle Bells
• A Tisket A Tasket
• Michael Row the Boat Ashore
• The Carnival of Venice
• Tom Dooley
• Blow the Man Down
• Pop Goes the Weasel
• Aloutte
• This Old Man
• The Bear Went over the Mountain
• Caisson Song
• Looby Loo
• When the Saints Go Marching In
• Up On the Housetop
• When the Saints go Marching In
• Up on the Housetop
• Skip to my lou
• French Folk Song
• Row Row Your Boat
• My Dreydl
• Ode to Joy