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Copyright 1997 Helga Winold. All rights reserved.

Table of Contents

Introduction lV

Note: Pages 1 - 39 contain two versions of each tune - one intreble clef printed on the left-hand, odd-numbered pages and onein tenor clef printed on the right-hand, even-numbered pages. Thetenor clef versions have the same numbers as the treble clefversions, but they have the letter "a" following the number, egola.On pages 39-41 there is only one version of each tune.

I. Thumb position Pattern 1 (Major)1. D Major Scale2. D major Scale in Broken Thirds3. D Major Triad4. All My Little Ducklings5. Mary Had a Little Lamb6. Mary Had a Little Lamb (variation7. Twinkle, Twinkle8. Hot Cross Buns9. Oh, Susannah (verse only)10. Why doesn't My Goose (canon)11. This Old Man12. Never Till Tomorrow (canon)13. Cuckoo14. Row, Row, Row Your Boat15. Row, Row, Row Your Boat16. Row, Row, Row Your Boat17. Freres Jacques (canon)18. Freres Jacques (variation)19. London Bridge20. Go Tell Aunt Rhody21. All the Birdies22. Oh, How Lovely (canon)23. Alouette24. G Major Scale25. G Major Scale (broken thirds)26. G Major Triad27. White Coral Bells28. Old MacDonald29. Hey Ho (canon)30. Camptown Races31. Ach, Du lieber Augustin32. It's Jolly to Sing (canon)33. The First Noel34. Must I Then

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(simplified rhythms)(all eighths)(original rhythm)

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II. Thumb position Pattern 2 (Dorian)1. D Dorian Scale

2. Hush, Little Baby3. Shalom

4. 0, Susannah (verse only)5. Scarborough Fair (opening)6. C Major Scale7. Twinkle, Twinkle8. Never Till Tomorrow (canon)9. Oh, How Lovely (canon)10. Goodbye

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III. Patterns 1 and 2 Mixed

(high and low second finger)1. If You're Happy2. Hop, Hop3. We wish You a Merry Christmas4. Winter Duet (upper part)5. Winter Duet (lower part)6. Yankee Doodle

7. Haydn Canon8. Pop Goes the Weasel9. Coffee Canon10. Coffee Canon Bass Part

11. Silent Night12. Nightingale Canon13. A Riddle

14. Morning is Come (canon)15. Come Let Us Sing (canon)16. Faith Canon

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IV. Thumb position Pattern 3 (Phrygian)1. Phrygian Scale2. Hot Cross Buns3. All My Little Ducklings5. Freres Jacques (canon)5. Hey, Ho (canon)6. This Old Man7. Alouette8. Go Tell Aunt Rhody9. Battle Hymn of the Republic (chorus)10. My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean11. B-flat Major Scale12. Oh, Susannah

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V. Thumb position Pattern 4 (Lydian)1. D Lydian Scale2. All My Little Ducklings

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3. London Bridge4. A Major Scale

VI.1. D2. D3. A4. A

Shifts in Thumb PositionMajor Scale with ShiftsMajor Chords with ShiftsMajor Scale with Shifts UpMajor Scale with Shifts Down

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Introduction

This book is designed to provide an early introduction ,to thumbposition. It uses familiar tunes to provide.an auraL goal forphysical execution. It explores different finger patterns withinone position, with the thumb held on the octave harmonics on the Aand D strings. The finger patterns include:

1. Major (half step between the second and third fingers)2. Dorian (half step between the first and second fingers)3. Phrygian (half step between the thumb and first finger)4. Lydian ( whole steps between all fingers)

The material is presented in treble and tenor clef on facing pagesto facilitate the learning of the clefs. As in the First positionbook the material gradually increases in range and difficulty.

The last section of the book introduces stepwise shifting withinone key using the different finger patterns, first in D Major.The following A Major scale exercises involve shifting the thumballover the fingerboard.

It is not necessary to play these thumb position exercises intheir entirety in the beginning stages. The gradual introductionof more shifts in thumb position is meant to <strengthen the thumb,to familiarize the student with the geography of the fingerboardin the higher positions, and to prepare the student for theplaying of double stops.

Helga WinoldSchool of MusicIndiana University

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I. Thumb Position Pattern 1 (Major)

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IV. Thumb Position Pattern III (Phrygian)

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