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Book 1

  1. Circle of Strings – pizzicato______
  2. Circle of Strings – arco______
  3. Flashy First – pizzicato______
  4. Flashy First – arco______
  5. Keeping the First Down – pizzicato______
  6. Keeping the first Down – arco______
  7. Mary had a Little Lamb______
  8. Hot Cross Buns______
  9. French Folk Song #40______
  10. Marching Song______
  11. Climbing Up______
  12. Ode to Joy______
  13. Skips______
  14. Norwegian Folk Song______
  15. Lightly Row______
  16. Bohemian Folk Song______
  17. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star______
  18. French Folk Song #89______
  19. London Bridge______
  20. Czech Folk Song______
  21. Folk Song #145______
  22. Two Step March ______
  23. O Come Little Children______
  24. She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain______
  25. Peter, Peter______
  26. Reuben and Rachel______
  27. Three String Madness______
  28. Bridge at Avignon______
  29. Long, Long Ago______
  30. Theme- Beethoven Violin Concerto______
  31. Go Tell Aunt Rhodie______
  32. Hickory Dickory Dock______
  33. Arpeggio March______
  34. The Guiding Hand______
  35. Solo Time______
  36. Melody for Three Strings______
  37. Little Annie______
  38. Kookaburra______
  39. Keep the Music Ringing______
  40. A Tisket a Tasket______

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Book 1

  1. Snake Charmer______
  2. Arpeggio Fun #171______
  3. Arpeggio Fun #180______
  4. When Love is Kind______
  5. Saints______
  6. Can-Can______
  7. Tricky Melody______
  8. Concert Song______
  9. Skip to My Lou______
  10. Shepherd’s Hey______

Handouts

  1. D Major______
  2. D Major Review______
  3. Brother John______
  4. Symphony No. 104-Theme______
  5. D Major Mania______
  6. Morning (from Peer Gynt)______
  7. Barcarolle______
  8. G Major______
  9. G Major Review______
  10. Scale Intervals______
  11. Chester______
  12. There’s a Hole in the Bucket______
  13. Red River Valley______
  14. Lame Tame Crane______
  15. C Major______
  16. Upper Octave Scale (G Major Violins; C Major Viola and Cello)______
  17. The Outback______
  18. C Major Review______
  19. Buffalo Gals______
  20. Goodnight______
  21. Etude______
  22. C Major Mania______
  23. Blue Bells of Scotland______
  24. Crossroads______
  25. Sakura______
  26. The Dot Always Counts______
  27. Alouette______
  28. Rigaudon______

Book 2

  1. Brother John______
  2. Symphony No. 104-Theme______
  3. There’s a Hole in the Bucket______
  4. Red River Valley______
  5. Lame Tame Crane______
  6. Goodnight______
  7. Etude #15______
  8. Blue Bells of Scotland______
  9. Sakura______
  10. Pumpkin Munchkin______
  11. Melody in D Major______
  12. Holy, Holy, Holy______
  13. Lightly Row______
  14. Little Brown Jug______
  15. Carnival of Venice (Line A)______
  16. Carnival of Venice (Line B)______
  17. St. Paul’s Steeple______
  18. Surprise Symphony Theme______
  19. Academic Festival______
  20. First Symphony Theme______
  21. America the Beautiful (Line A)______
  22. All Through the Night______
  23. Little Song______
  24. Augustine______
  25. Maypole Dance______
  26. Accent Time______
  27. Arpeggio Fun #73______
  28. Happy Little Donkey______

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Book 2

  1. Gypsy Rondo______
  2. Etude #77______
  3. June, Lovely June______
  4. Sweet Betsy______
  5. Volga Boatman______
  6. Erie Canal______
  7. America (My Country Tis of Thee) Line A______
  8. Arpeggio Fun #89______
  9. Star Spangled Banner______
  10. Fancy Blues______
  11. Russian Melody______
  12. Hey Ho______
  13. Finlandia – Theme (Line A)______
  14. Du, Du Liegst Mir ImHerzen______
  15. Bells of Freedom______
  16. Farandole______
  17. Habanera______
  18. Fantasia Chromatica______
  19. Over the River______
  20. Thanksgiving______
  21. I’d Rather Be Sailing______
  22. Oh Dear! What can the Matter Be?______
  23. French Marching Song______
  24. Symphony No. 5- Theme______
  25. Beautiful Dreamer______
  26. Marching Triplets______
  27. TirraLirra Loo______
  28. American Patrol______
  29. Walking Song______
  30. High School Cadets______
  31. StoodlaPumpa______
  32. Symphony No. 40 Theme______
  33. When I Was a Lad______
  34. Hornpipe______

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Book 3

  1. A Mighty Fortress (Melody)______
  2. C Major Review______
  1. Welcome to All______
  2. “New World” Symphony – Theme______
  3. F Major Review______
  4. The British Grenadiers______
  5. Three Pirates______
  6. D Major Review______
  7. All Through the Night______
  8. A Capital Ship______
  9. The Irish Washerwoman______
  10. Jig______
  11. Mazurka (Line A)______
  12. Battle Hymn of the Republic______
  13. The Marriage of Figaro – Aria______
  14. La Donna E Mobile______
  15. Colonial Hymn______
  16. Rhythmic Waltz (Melody)______
  17. Rhythmic Waltz (Ensemble)______
  18. Scheherazade______
  19. Greensleeves______
  20. Santa Lucia______
  21. The Riddle______
  22. Polka______
  23. Go Down Moses______
  24. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny______
  25. Dixie______
  26. Crusader’s Hymn (Melody)______
  27. Austrian Hymn______
  28. Lazy Sammy______
  29. My Old Kentucky Home______
  30. Wooden Shoe Dance______
  31. Rise Up O Flame______
  32. Farandole______
  33. In the Gloaming______
  34. Lovely Month of May______
  35. Bartered Bride______

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Book 3 – Shifting

  1. Marines’ Hymn______
  2. Annie Laurie______
  3. Rondeau______
  4. The Minstrel Boy______
  5. Joy to the World______
  6. Bohemian Folk Song______
  7. Barbara Allen______
  8. Nifty Shifter______
  9. Polly Wolly Doodle______
  10. Shifting Etude No. 1______
  11. Air______
  12. Russian Folk Song______
  13. Shifting Etude No. 2______
  14. Chorale Prelude______
  15. Songs My Mother Taught Me______
  16. Shifting Etude______
  17. The Lion Tamer______
  18. To a Wild Rose______
  19. April______
  20. Melody______
  21. Shifting Serenade______
  22. Shifting Etude______
  23. Beneath Thy Guiding Hand______
  24. Home on the Range______
  25. Canon______
  26. Sweet the Evening Air of May______
  27. Flow Gently, Sweet Afton______
  28. Song of Triumph______
  29. Southern Roses______
  30. All Through the Night______
  31. Hatikvah______
  32. English Folk Song______
  33. Sicilian Song______
  34. Simple Gifts______
  35. Arkansas Traveler______

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5th Grade

Skills ChecklistScore

Book 1

  1. Musical Alphabet Forward and Backward______
  2. What comes before/What comes after …?______
  3. Bow Poem______
  4. Finger Numbers______
  5. Identify Open Strings______
  6. Geminiani Chord______
  7. Left Hand Pizzicato______
  8. 1-2-3-4 (Left Hand Only)______
  9. Note Flashcards______
  10. Down Bow Lift______
  11. 0-1-2-3-4 (2-3 Position) Pizzicato______
  12. Up Bow Lift______
  13. 4-3-2-1-0 (2-3 Position) Pizzicato______
  14. Tricky Bows (No Repeats)______
  15. 0-2-1-3-4 (2-3 Position) Pizzicato______
  16. All For Strings #22______
  17. 4-2-3-1-0 (2-3 Position) Pizzicato______
  18. All For Strings #23______
  19. 4-3-0-1-2 (2-3 Position) Pizzicato______
  20. Rhythm Teaser #31______
  21. 4-0-3-1-2-(2-3 Position) Pizzicato______
  22. Rhythm Teaser #54______
  23. D Major Scale______
  24. Rhythm Teaser #59______
  25. D Major Broken Thirds______
  26. Technic Trainer No. 1 AFS #76______
  27. Slow Bows AFS #80______
  28. Technic Trainer No. 2 AFS #77______
  29. Rhythm Teaser #87______
  30. Technic Trainer No. 3 AFS #78______
  31. Rhythm Teaser #90______

6th Grade

  1. G Major Scale______
  2. AFS #94______
  3. G Major Broken Thirds______
  4. AFS #95______
  5. Technic Trainer No. 1 AFS #118______

Student Name______Instrument______Graduation Year______

Skills ChecklistScore

  1. AFS #96______
  2. Technic Trainer No. 2 AFS #119______
  3. AFS #97______
  4. Technic Trainer No. 3 AFS #120______
  5. AFS #98 (No Repeats)______
  6. Rhythm Teaser #131______
  7. Slur Three______
  8. Rhythm Teaser #140______
  9. Finger Twister #146______
  10. Hi-Lo No. 1 AFS #149______
  11. Hi-Lo No. 2 AFS #150______
  12. Bow Twister AFS #159______
  13. Technic Trainer AFS #160______
  14. Finger Twister #161______
  15. C Major Scale______
  16. C Major Broken Thirds______
  17. Major Scale Second Octave (Instrument Specific)______
  18. Broken Thirds Second Octave (Instrument Specific)______
  19. D Arpeggio #105______
  20. Tonic and Dominant Arpeggios #121______

Book 2

  1. D Major (No Repeats)______
  2. Rhythm Teaser #5______
  3. G Major (No Repeats)______
  4. Rhythm Teaser #9______
  5. C Major (No Repeats)______
  6. Second Octave (Instrument Specific)______
  7. Pizz and Arco #21______

7th Grade

  1. Shifting Trainer for Cellos and Basses #22 (A-D)______
  2. Smooth Crossings #37______
  3. Shifting Trainer for Cellos and Basses #25 (D-F)______
  4. Smooth Slurs #38______
  5. Smooth Double Stops #40______
  6. Slurring Double Stops #42______
  7. Staccato Trainer #47______
  8. Rhythm Teaser #56______
  9. Rhythm Teaser #63______
  10. First Finger Trainer #69______

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Skills ChecklistScore

  1. F Major Scale______
  2. F Major Broken Thirds______
  3. D Natural Minor Scale______
  4. D Harmonic Minor Scale______
  5. D Melodic Minor Scale______
  6. D Minor Arpeggios______
  7. B-Flat Major Scale______
  8. B-Flat Broken Thirds______
  9. Rhythm Teaser #91______
  10. G Natural Minor Scale______
  11. G Harmonic Minor Scale______
  12. G Melodic Minor Scale______
  13. G Minor Arpeggios______
  14. A Major Scale______
  15. A Major Broken Thirds______
  16. A Natural Minor Scale______
  17. A Harmonic Minor Scale______
  18. A Melodic Minor Scale______
  19. A Minor Arpeggios______
  20. D Chromatic Scale______
  21. Rhythm Teaser #101______
  22. Rhythm Teaser #112______