I knew Steve's Lava Chicken song from A Minecraft Movie had gone viral, and that Jack Black’s hit was especially popular with younger children. But I still couldn’t believe my eyes last July at one of my daughter’s school assemblies, when one of the performers started singing it as a joke and nearly 500 children joined in! The teachers and I were completely astonished. That song was clearly a thing at school, so I thought, why not play it on the violin?
Is this just a local school trend? A London thing? Or has it taken off in your community too?
As usual, we’ve arranged it for a multi-level violin ensemble, so that everyone from complete beginners to advanced players can join in. If you have a beginner group, or want to use it in individual lessons, you can use the backing track (Steve's Lava Chicken.wav) to play along with part 5 (open strings).
- Violin 1': Main melody, one octave higher
- Violin 1: Main melody
- Violin 2: Harmony/accompaniment
- Violin 3: Super easy, first position on G and D strings
- Violin 4: Only 3 finger notes on the D string (la-ti-do')
- Violin 5: Open strings (E and A)
Free download and previews below. We hope your students have fun with this -it will make them smile for sure!
Steve's Lava Chicken for multilevel violin ensemble.pdf
