The ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ Book uses fifty variations on Mary had a Little Lamb to teach basic finger patterns and rhythms on the viola. The book is especially useful as a training tool for very young beginners, with large notes and finger numbers. Viola teachers can use this book as a method supplement, giving their students ample material for learning notes and counting patterns. Students can learn at their own pace, progressing through the variations quickly, or as leisurely as they need to. This book can follow The Hot Cross Buns Book for Viola, and could be studied followed by Playing the Viola, Book One.