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<strong>VIOLA</strong> <strong>SCALES</strong><br />
GRADE 1 Key Bowing Minimum<br />
tempo<br />
Major scales I : A, E= (1st finger on D)<br />
Major<br />
arpeggios<br />
II: C, D<br />
I : D (open D), A, E=<br />
II: C<br />
Technical exercises<br />
Must be played on all four strings<br />
Detached:<br />
Slurred:<br />
Detached:<br />
Detached:<br />
Slurred:<br />
q = 69<br />
q = 69<br />
q = 69
Viola<br />
GRADE 2 Key Bowing Minimum<br />
tempo<br />
Major scales I: B= (2nd position)<br />
II: C, D, E=<br />
Harmonic or<br />
melodic minor<br />
scales<br />
Major<br />
arpeggios<br />
Minor<br />
arpeggios<br />
I: g<br />
II: c, d<br />
I: B= (2nd position)<br />
II: C, D, E=<br />
I: g<br />
II: c, d<br />
Technical exercises<br />
Must be played on all four strings 1.<br />
Detached:<br />
Slurred:<br />
Detached:<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
q = 54<br />
e = 76<br />
q = 54
GRADE 3 Key Bowing Minimum<br />
tempo<br />
Major scales II: C, D, E, F, G Detached:<br />
Harmonic or<br />
melodic minor<br />
scales<br />
Chromatic<br />
scales<br />
Major<br />
arpeggios<br />
Minor<br />
arpeggios<br />
Dominant<br />
sevenths of<br />
II: c, d, e, g<br />
I: C, G, D (beginning on<br />
open strings)<br />
Slurred:<br />
Detached:<br />
II: C, D, E, F, G Detached:<br />
II: c, d, e, g<br />
I: F, C, G (beginning on<br />
open strings)<br />
Slurred:<br />
Detached:<br />
q = 66<br />
e = 72<br />
e = 84<br />
e = 69
Viola<br />
GRADE 4 Key Bowing Minimum<br />
tempo<br />
Major scales II: D=, E=<br />
II: F (2nd position, beginning<br />
on 2nd finger)<br />
II: G, A<br />
Harmonic or<br />
melodic minor<br />
scales<br />
Chromatic<br />
scales<br />
Major<br />
arpeggios<br />
Minor<br />
arpeggios<br />
Dominant<br />
sevenths of<br />
II: e=<br />
II: f (2nd position, beginning<br />
on 2nd finger)<br />
II: g, a<br />
Detached:<br />
Slurred:<br />
I: C, D= Detached:<br />
II: D=, E=<br />
II: F (2nd position)<br />
II: G, A<br />
II: e=<br />
II: f (2nd position)<br />
II: g, a<br />
Slurred:<br />
Detached:<br />
Slurred:<br />
I: G, D, A (1st finger) Detached:<br />
Slurred:<br />
q = 72<br />
e = 88<br />
e = 92<br />
e = 80
GRADE 5 Key Bowing Minimum<br />
tempo<br />
Major scales II: D=, E, F, F
Viola<br />
GRADE 6 Key Bowing Minimum<br />
tempo<br />
Major scales II: D=, A=, B=, B<br />
III: C, D, E=<br />
Harmonic and<br />
melodic minor<br />
scales<br />
Double stop<br />
scale in sixths<br />
II: c
GRADE 7 Key Bowing Minimum<br />
tempo<br />
Major scales II: F
Viola<br />
GRADE 8 Key Bowing Minimum<br />
tempo<br />
Major scales II: A=, A, B=, B<br />
III: C, D=, D, E=, E, F,<br />
F
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