NURSERY RHYMES and FOLK TUNES
61 Classic Rhymes and Folk Tunes for the Tiny String Player
from Hot Cross Buns to Greensleeves
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
Parts of the Instrument
II.
Parts of the Bow
III.
Notes on the Instrument
IV.
Notes on the Staff
V.
Open String Practice
VI.
Blank Staff Paper
No.
Song:
1.
Amazing Grace
2.
Auld Lang Sang
3.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
4.
Baby Bumblebee Song
5.
Bingo
6.
Brahm's Lullaby
7.
Drunken Sailor
8.
Five Little Speckled Frogs
9.
Frere Jacque
10.
Greensleeves
11.
Good Morning to You
12.
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
13.
Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush
14.
Hey Diddle, Diddle
15.
Hickory Dickory Dock
16.
Home on the Range
17.
Hot Cross Buns
18.
Humpty Dumpty
19.
Hush Little Baby
20.
It's Raining, It's Pouring
21.
Jack and Jill
22.
Jack Be Nimble
23.
Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
24.
Little Bo Peep
25.
Little Brown Jug
26.
Little Miss Muffet
27.
London Bridge is Falling Down
28.
Mary Had A Little Lamb
29.
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
30.
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
31.
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
32.
Ode to Joy
33.
Danny Boy
34.
Oh, My Darling Clementine
35.
Oh, Susanna
36.
Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone
37.
Old Macdonald Had A Farm
38.
On Top of Old Smokey
39.
Pop Goes the Weasel
40.
Rain, Rain Go Away
41.
Ring Around the Rosie
42.
Rock-A-Bye Baby
43.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
44.
Sakura Sakura
45.
Scotland's Burning
46.
She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain
47.
Shenandoah
48.
Short'nin' Bread
49.
Skip to My Lou
50.
Ten Little Indians
51.
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
52.
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
53.
The Farmer in the Dell
54.
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
55.
The More We Get Together
56.
The Muffin Man
57.
This Old Man
58.
Three Blind Mice
59.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
60.
When the Saints Go Marching In
61.
Yankee Doodle
62.
Scales
Includes:
- Number, Title, and Picture
- Notes used for the entire song
- Written in 1st Position.
- Notes are named for easier identifiability and recall
- Lyrics for sing-a-along and ear training purposes
- Identified strings to used for song
- Majority of songs are written in 3 transposable keys (i.e. same fingering, different strings) to develop quick note reading and familiarity on all strings)
- Chords included for Improvised Accompaniment
- Context: Composers and Dates
