This is a collection of 47 big-note, level 1 easy solos on old favorites designed to build technique, range, and endurance while maintaining student interest. These familiar folk tunes are fun to play and ideal as a supplement to any method. All the solos in this text may be played together in ensemble with the Fun with the Viola, Fun with the Cello, and Fun with the String Bass books. Basic information on parts of the violin and tuning is included. The tunes in this book provide an excellent source of practice material for learning note values, articulations, and dynamics. Bowings are included throughout the book.

Alouette      
Aura Lee      
Battle Hymn Of The Republic       Julia Ward Howe
Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home      
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair      
Blow The Man Down      
Blue Bells Of Scotland      
Camptown Races       Stephen Foster
Cape Cod Chanty      
Cockles And Mussels      
Come Back To Torino       Francesco Carlo Zucco
Dixie      
Down By The Riverside      
Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes      
Frankie And Johnny      
Greensleeves      
Gypsy Lament      
Hail Hail The Gang's All Here      
Hatikvoh      
Home On The Range      
I Gave My Love A Cherry      
I've Been Working On The Railroad      
It Takes A Worried Man      
John Henry      
Loch Lomond      
Londonderry Air      
Look Down That Lonely Road      
Michael Row The Boat Ashore      
My Bonnie      
Oh! Susanna      
Old Shoe Boots And Leggins      
Red River Valley      
Santa Lucia      
She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain      
Shenandoah      
Shortnin' Bread      
Streets Of Laredo      
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot      
The Drunken Sailor      
The Entertainer Theme       Scott Joplin
The Erie Canal       Scott Joplin
The Eyes Of Texas       Scott Joplin
This Train       Scott Joplin
Tom Dooley       Scott Joplin
Wayfarin' Stranger       Scott Joplin
When Johnny Comes Marching Home       Scott Joplin
When The Saints Go Marching In       Scott Joplin