Learn the notes and spaces in advanced violin scales and never guess where to shift again!

The practice of scales need never be monotonous! Scales for Advanced Violists is a user-friendly scale book with each of the twelve keys complete. Dozens of bowings and rhythmic variants are offered to develop and improve evenness, clarity, agility, speed, and intonation. An innovative introduction to double-stops takes the guess work out of this important technique. The Circle of 5ths explains key signatures. The book includes three octave major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, arpeggios, broken 3rds, and chromatic scales. Double-stops in octaves, thirds, sixths, and harmonics are presented in two octaves. This is the only scale book that most violists will ever need!

Jan H���_mal�_ (1844-1915) was an influential Czech violinist and teacher, associated with Moscow Conservatory for 46 years. These are his progressive scale studies in 10 sections.

Until comparatively recent times very little had been written for the viola as a solo instrument. Our contemporary composers have done a great deal to remedy this situation. Bax, Beresowsky, Bliss, Bloch, Delius, Hindemith, Honegger, Milhaud, Vaughan Williams, Walton and many others have contributed important sonatas, suites and concertos for the viola. Many new works are constantly being added. This new literature has placed new demands upon the violist, who in the past found a place only as an orchestra or chamber music player. Higher standards of technical perfection are required. It therefore occurred to me that the “Scalesystem” published by the eminent pedagogue and violinist Carl Flesch, regarded as a standard work by violinists the world over, would be equally valuable to violists if translated into their medium. I have undertaken this task with the encouragement of Professor Carl Flesch. The publishers and I hope that it will be found useful by performers and teachers of the viola. Charlotte Karman New York October 1941

Especially for the violinist studying the Flesch Scale System for the first time, Mark Rush's new approach in Carl Flesch Distilled provides thoughtful, easily understood, and simplified methods for accomplishing a solid technique. For teachers and students alike, Carl Flesch Distilled is designed to aid the study of the Carl Flesch Scale System, and to grasp concepts quickly and thoroughly.

Nearly a century after its initial publication, Carl Flesch's Scale System remains one of the foremost scale books for violin. This comprehensive collection of exercises features the 24 major and minor scales, with emphasis on both double-stops and arpeggios. With Flesch's exercises, the intermediate player will progressively master intonation, shifting, rhythm, string crossing, bow speed and pressure, and tone production. Initially published as a supplement to Book 1 of The Art of Violin Playing, Flesch's Scale System has become the principal scale study for serious violinists. Carl Flesch (1873-1944) was born in Hungary and began playing the violin at age seven. He was a famous chamber musician, instructor, and solo performer, who mastered repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary works.

Arpeggio Studies in Two Octaves for the Cello helps teach first though seventh positions through major arpeggios in all keys. Each two-page study presents the arpeggios in a different rhythm or bow variation to solidify your technique. Who this book can help Intermediate students who have learned some higher (5th-7th) positions and would like to move beyond scales and improve their shifting. How to use this book Play two pages near the beginning of your practice, after scales and finger exercises.

The "prequel" to Barbara Barber's widely-used Scales for Advanced Violinists is here Scales for Young Violinists is a user-friendly scale system which presents two-octave major, melodic minor, and harmonic minor scales with arpeggios. The first five Foundation Keys (C, D, E, F, G) introduce beginning double-stops in octaves, 3rds, and 6ths, remaining in first position. One-octave scales in double-stop octaves, 3rds, 6ths, and harmonics are presented in all twelve keys. Preparatory shifting exercises, bowing and rhythmic variants, a helpful circle of 5ths, and progress chart make this the perfect beginning scale book for every violin student.

A systematic presentation of the one, two, and three octave major and minor scales and arpeggios in a clean, spacious format. Relevant music theory concepts are explained as they arise in the book. The spiral binding allows the book to lie flat on the stand. New in the 2nd Edition:-Improved look and layout-Additional keys-Natural, harmonic and melodic minor in the two octave section-More theory

This handbook combines all the most important technical aspects of learning violin positions, from second to seventh, as well as connecting them through position shifting - all in one place: preparatory exercises, fingering exercises, scales (one and two-octave), exercises for all six types of shifts, finger charts.