Gideon Was A Soldier

Key

D Major

Nationality

English


Time Signature

4/4, 12/8

Stylistic Period

Level

1A

LISTING

Annotation

 

Range: D4 – A4

Tempo: Bluesy

Left Hand

  • Skips from a finger to an open string, or from open string to open string, 
  • There are no skips from finger to finger. 

Bowing

  • Arco
  • Retakes

Rhythm

  • Half notes and quarter notes 
  • Teacher part uses dotter quarters, and eighths and is written in 12/8

The violin part includes the beginning solo part. Also there is a teacher duet part and a piano accompaniment. All three parts are printed together in the book so multiple copies of the book should be purchased to perform together.

 
Each song has words so that students can sing along.

Recording

Amazon

Teacher Edition

Student Edition

SheetMusicPlus.com
look inside Red Parrot Green Parrot (Violin Book) Tunes Songs and Games for Young Players. Composed by Edward Huws Jones. This edition: Pupil's Book. Method/Instruction; String - Violin Studies or Collection. Faber Edition. Instructional and Children's. Instructional book/collection. 30 pages. Faber Music #12-0571511716. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571511716).
look inside Red Parrot Green Parrot (Teacher's Edition) Tunes Songs and Games for Young Players. Composed by Edward Huws Jones. This edition: Teacher's Book. Method/Instruction; String - Violin Studies or Collection. Faber Edition. Children's and Instructional. Instructional book/collection. 31 pages. Faber Music #12-0571568513. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571568513).

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