February 9, 2022 Homework Poco Players
It was Wonderful to see your smiling faces today!
Continue to practice your Violin Technique!
Practice getting your violin to your shoulder.
- Rest position
- Thumb on back, fingers on front (like table top fingers)
- Present!!
- Position! (Turn violin upside down)
- Bring to your shoulder
- Can you drop your violin arm to your side but still hold your violin up?
Gilbert 
Keep your wrist straight so Gilbert can get to his home! Keep your palm open so Gilbert had a safe place to sleep!
Twinkle Rhythms
Be very familiar with playing all rhythms on open strings!
- Mississippi Hotdog
- Soda (shh!) Pop
- Down Pony, Up Pony
- Pineapple Pineapple
- Fuzzy Yellow Caterpillar
Work on the Twinkle Sandwich!
Twinkle Sandwich – Bread! 
Pickle song
“Do you want a Pickle” or “Mississippi Hotdog”
AAAAAA EEEEEE 111111 EEEEEE
Monkey song -going down
Silently and quickly put down 3 fingers on the A string!
“I’m a little monkey
Climbing down the ladder
Climbing to the ground to
Eat my green banana”
333333 222222 111111 AAAAAA
That’s the bread for our sandwich! 
Sing and play the Twinkle Bread!
Twinkle Bread handout
Twinkle Bread audio with instructions
Twinkle Bread audio (music only)
If you haven’t already, work on filling out your Pickle and Monkey Song chart and when it is complete, bring it back for a PRIZE!!!
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Theory homework: Bees and Flowers
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