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Rigadoon Still needs work on dynamics	Ten Bounces From a standing position, the stu...	My Bonnie Have the students sing "My Bonnie ...	Spread Eagle From a hugging position have stude...
Putting Instrument into Pos... Starting in rest position, count "...	Mouse House The mouse house count creates a 'm...	Troll The left-hand fingers are the 'Bil...	Coke Can Reach out and grab for an imaginar...
Cello / Bass Ok Sign At any moment, pluck away the left...	Paper Wad Place a spherical object (or just ...	Do as I Do Deluxe With all four fingers down, teache...	Do as I Do Slide Teacher, with all four fingers dow...
Finger Taps Tap thumb and other fingers, makin...	Knocking Knock with a fist (or straight fin...	Fling Pizzicato (Ski Jump) Hook the left hand fingers to the ...	Slap Bass With the palm of the hand, slap ba...
The Bunny Place the right side of the tip of...	Wet Hand Shake imaginary water off of your ...	Hand Slap Holding bow stink in left hand, sl...	The Crane Starting with the right arm dangli...
Bunny Chew Have the students make the "bunny"...	Bunny Chews Carrot With a relaxed hand, thumb is bent...	Spider Push-Ups With the hand and arm parallel to ...	Spider Lifting Weights Spider pushups motion while holdin...
Mountains and Valleys Same as Spider Lifting Weights. S...	Feed the Bunny Open the bunny's mouth by pulling ...	Tap and Curve In a proper bow hold, lift each fi...	Poke Your Neighbor Make an O.K. sign with the left ha...
Rocking Horse At extreme frog on e string, relax...	Sideways Good-bye Wave with thumb towards floor, fir...	Circle Holding the bow at balance point, ...	Balanced Bow At the balance point, balance the ...
Write Your Name With arm resting upon leg, draw yo...	Stir the Soup With the tip towards ceiling, pret...	Friends and Enemies The fingers that touch are best fr...	Skier F# is the mountain, and G is the s...
Rainbow Have the students follow you as yo...	Rainbow Have the students follow you as yo...	Siren Blob Cup the left hand in a natural blo...	Charlie Brown's Teacher By sliding the hand up and down th...
Stop-Hear-Shift-Play Stop the bow on the string at the end...	Stop-Hear-Shift-Play Pretend to punch yourself in the j...	Shaking Coke Can Pretend to shake up the Coke Can w...	Polish The Wristwatch Run your left wrist up and down th...
Jelly Finger Pretend your fingers are filled wi...	Blob Vibrato Shake out hand and relax for a "Bl...	Squiggles Same as Palm Pats, except place fi...	Squiggles on a String Same as above, but put a finger (2...
Pluck and Wiggle In banjo or playing position, piz...	Insane Cello These cellists are INSANE!	Violin Example Violin Exercises without playing	Bass Technique My video on bass techniques
Violin Experts Canon in D.	Hand Slap Hand Slap Exercise.	TestVideo cello Video	Testing Viola testign
Tupperware Goop Goal: Students sit forward in th...	Bear Hug Have the students wrap their arms ...	Mouse House Count Count "One." Extend left hand, as ...	Do As I Do With all four fingers down, teache...