Author Rachel Dirksen

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I have loved music all my life. When I turned three I started taking private violin lessons. I have graduated from all ten books of the Suzuki Method and have also done two years of post-graduate work. I started teaching violin at the age of thirteen, after training with my teacher for a year. I teach the Suzuki Method, since I am a firm believer that anyone can learn to make music.
My goal is to transfer my love of music to my students and teach them to use music as a way to express and explore their emotions and thoughts. I hope the things I write on this blog will encourage you, your children, or your students in your musical journey.

This is a sample post from my blog:  Strings, Keys, and Melodies

How to Play the First Part of “Taka Taka Stop Stop” (Twinkle Variation A)

Taka Taka Stop Stop is the first of Suzuki’s Twinkle Variations.  I made this video to show students how to play the first part of the song. All of the variations have the same notes; the only thing that makes them different is that your bow plays a different rhythm on each of the notes.

These are the notes for the first part of the song:
A string, E string, F# (1st finger on E), E string
D (3rd finger on A), C# (2nd finger on A), B (1st finger on A), A string
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