Playing the Violin
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Getting Your Things
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You will need:
A violin
A violin bow
Rosin
A cloth
A shoulder rest
A violin
A violin bow
Rosin
A cloth
A shoulder rest
Reading Music
For the lines:
From the bottom line to the top remember, Every Green Bus Drives Fast
And for the gaps (from bottom to top) remember FACE
From the bottom line to the top remember, Every Green Bus Drives Fast
And for the gaps (from bottom to top) remember FACE
Getting Ready to Play
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You must rosin your bow if it's yellow!
Put your shoulder rest on your violin
TUNE!
Put your shoulder rest on your violin
TUNE!
Packing Up
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Once finished playing, you must:
Loosen the bow hair until the wood almost touches the hair
Wipe your strings with the cloth and around the bridge
Take your shoulder rest off
Wipe (with the cloth) the WOOD on the bow above the hair
Loosen the bow hair until the wood almost touches the hair
Wipe your strings with the cloth and around the bridge
Take your shoulder rest off
Wipe (with the cloth) the WOOD on the bow above the hair