No. I am not a little Monkey, but that is what the students are learning on the violin!
This song is to help develop finger placement on the violin. Attached is a video of how it sounds and how this practice should look!
- Have your child sit cross legged on the floor
- Have them hold their violin like a guitar
- We start on open A and sing.... I'm a little monkey
- We then place our first finger on our A string (The musical note B) and sing... Climbing up the ladder
- Place your second finger on the A string (The musical note C#) and sing Climbing way up high...
- Put your third finger on the A string (The musical note D) and sing... To eat a pink banana (or any colour you choose.... maybe even a french colour!)
- Then go turn around and go down!
- Start with your third finger on the A string ... "I'm a little monkey..."
- Second finger A string ... Climbing down the ladder
- Third ... Climbing way down low
- Open A ... to eat a pink banana
Please practice this lots and lots and then we can start using our bow!
Video : https://www.weebly.com/editor/main.php#/
Thanks Tom