Music for Young Violinists

A free sample of music and teaching materials

to help you bring out the best in
your young musician!
Hello & Welcome to the Music for Young Violinists project!

I have been teaching the violin for 20+ years and it thrills me to live in a time period where I can instantly share
music, teaching materials and ideas with musicians from all over the world. Included in the M4YV Welcome
Packet are the following resources:

1- Bach Double Violin Concerto, Mvmt. I, sub-division sample from the Teacher’s Toolkit (the full
movement transcribed into sixteenth notes is available on the website) - My graduation requirement for this
piece is to play it in it’s entirety subdivided into sixteenth notes. I created this resource to support this value of
accurate rhythmic interpretation and to help students check their work at home when subdividing directly from
the score. Additionally, I had many students begin this piece before our studio’s summer break and it was a way
for me to provide some guide rails for them to work on it independently during a time period where we would
not be meeting for regular lessons.

2- Drowsy Maggie from Let’s Fiddle!!! & Fiddle Duets - I get more emails asking about this piece than any
other and it’s no wonder because it’s such an awesome tune! If you are interested in a harmony part for Drowsy
Maggie I have a neat arrangement available in Fiddle Duets.

3- Mystery Minuet ? from Backwards Music, Level 2 - I began transcribing pieces backwards for my
students because I thought it would be fun to solve the mystery of “what piece is this?” while practicing sight
reading skills. I believe that our students should be able to read music at the level they perform so these
collections (Backwards Music Levels 1 & 2) put this theory to test by using the exact same pitches and
rhythms of the repertoire they study just organized in a different way. If my students were helping me write this
they would want me to share that the backwards pieces are some of their favorites.

4- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star duet: Teasing Song from Twinkle: Duets, Trios & Quartets and 22
Fabulously Fun Duets arranged for Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star - This is one of my favorite Twinkle duets
because it works as an independent melody and is composed in a way to empower students new to third position
with the added variation.

The 4 works included in this Welcome Packet are a great place to get started when exploring the materials
available at www.MusicforYoungViolinists.com. If you are excited to explore more but still not sure which
materials will be most relevant for you I suggest the Music for Young Violinists Sampler Packet which
includes a piece or teaching resource from each one of the 19 collections to help you test out what will be most
relevant for your needs. The sampler also includes a $28 gift certificate to the store.

Music for Young Violinists was founded to help you bring out the best in your young musician(s) with free
materials, innovative teaching resources and multi-level music. I hope this music helps you cultivate joy and
satisfaction in the learning process.

Happy music making!


Heather
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The Mystery Minuet ? is from my Backwards Music series. These 2 collections of arrangements take
popular pieces and transcribe them backwards to help students practice their sight reading skills
while solving a mystery. If my students could help me write this they would want to make sure I let
you that these are one of their favorite things!!!! Available at: www.MusicforYoungViolinists.com
 Twinkle Duet #11 (Teasing)
from Twinkle: Duets, Trios & Quartets and
Heather Figi

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