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10 Exercises to a Better Left Hand
World-renowned soloist and Professor of Viola at University of California, Santa Barbara and The Colburn Music Academy, Helen Callus presents her comprehensive, multi-point system of creating a solid foundation for left-hand technique. One-Step Scale System for Viola contains insights that Callus has used with her students for the past twenty years. The thorough system has been refined and rewritten to create a trim but thorough program for all ages - from the early student to the advanced. Scales, double-stops, intervals and other musical aspects are examined with the goal of achieving mechanical/technical flexibility one needs before studying a piece. A welcome addition to the study of viola that will remain with each student as they grow.
Contents:
- Preface
- About Helen Callus
- Introduction
- Part 1 - Single Notes
- Part 2
- A. Double Stops in Seconds
- B. Double Stops in Thirds
- C. Double Stops in Fourths
- D. Double Stops in Sixths
- E. Double Stops in Sevenths
- F. Double Stops in Octaves
- Part 3
- A. Interval Leaps: Single Notes
- B. Interval Leaps: Double Stops
- Part 4
- A. Whole-Tone Scales: Single Notes
- B. Whole-Tone Scales: Double Stops
- Part 5 - Tonal keys: Single Notes
- Part 6 - Double-Stop Tunes
- Part 7 - Walking Sixths and Eighths
- Part 8
- A. Sequences of Scale-Like Single Notes
- B. Sequences of Scale-Like Double Notes
- Part 9 - Optional Bowing Variations for Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5
- Part 10 - Create Your Own Exercises
Description
10 Exercises to a Better Left Hand
World-renowned soloist and Professor of Viola at University of California, Santa Barbara and The Colburn Music Academy, Helen Callus presents her comprehensive, multi-point system of creating a solid foundation for left-hand technique. One-Step Scale System for Viola contains insights that Callus has used with her students for the past twenty years. The thorough system has been refined and rewritten to create a trim but thorough program for all ages - from the early student to the advanced. Scales, double-stops, intervals and other musical aspects are examined with the goal of achieving mechanical/technical flexibility one needs before studying a piece. A welcome addition to the study of viola that will remain with each student as they grow.
Contents:
- Preface
- About Helen Callus
- Introduction
- Part 1 - Single Notes
- Part 2
- A. Double Stops in Seconds
- B. Double Stops in Thirds
- C. Double Stops in Fourths
- D. Double Stops in Sixths
- E. Double Stops in Sevenths
- F. Double Stops in Octaves
- Part 3
- A. Interval Leaps: Single Notes
- B. Interval Leaps: Double Stops
- Part 4
- A. Whole-Tone Scales: Single Notes
- B. Whole-Tone Scales: Double Stops
- Part 5 - Tonal keys: Single Notes
- Part 6 - Double-Stop Tunes
- Part 7 - Walking Sixths and Eighths
- Part 8
- A. Sequences of Scale-Like Single Notes
- B. Sequences of Scale-Like Double Notes
- Part 9 - Optional Bowing Variations for Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5
- Part 10 - Create Your Own Exercises
