How to Play all of "Taka Taka Stop Stop" (Suzuki Twinkle Variation A)

This video will walk you through playing Taka Taka Stop Stop in its entirety. Once you can play the whole song, try playing the same notes with the other Twinkle Variation rhythms.

The notes for the whole song can be divided into three parts.

Part One:

A string, E string, F# (first finger on E), E string

D (3rd finger on A), C# (2nd finger on A), B ( 1st finger on A), A string

Part Two:

E string, D (3rd finger on A), C# (2nd finger on A), B (1st finer on A)

E string, D (3rd finger on A), C# (2nd finger on A), B (1st finger on A)

Part Three:

Same as Part One

Happy Practicing!

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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The Rhythms of the Suzuki Twinkle Variations

The very first songs Suzuki violin students learn are the Twinkle Variations. The five variations are Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star played with  different rhythms. 

Every teacher has their own names for the variations, and I change mine every couple of months, but here are the names I am using right now:

Taka Taka Stop Stop

Apple my Apple (you could substitute "apple" for the student's name)

Run Pony, Run Pony

Strawberry Blueberry

See you Later Alligator

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Here is a video I made that shows how to play the rhythms of the five variations on the "A" and "E"strings.

Beginning students can watch this and then practice the rhythms on their open strings.