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MadCity Viola & Violin Studio

Technique

Warm-ups

  • Lifting
  • Sliding
  • Switching
  • Bow Spider

Vibrato

Scales

E Minor - Viola 2 Octave

E Minor Scale

E minor slurring at 50

E minor slurring at 60

E minor at 80 in half notes

E minor at 80

E minor at 100

Etudes

Wohlfahrt Op. 45 No. 7

Measures 1–4

mm 1-4 tuning in half notes x3 at 60

mm 1-4 x3 at 40

mm 1-4 x3 at 50

Measures 5–13 & mm 23–24

mm 5 tuning x5 at 60 per 8th

mm 5-8 tuning in half notes x3 at 50

mm 7-8 tuning x5 at 60 per 8th

mm 5-8 x3 at 40

mm 5-8 x3 at 50

mm 9-13 tuning in half notes x3 at 50

mm 9-13 x3 at 40

mm 9-13 x3 at 50

mm 23-24 tuning x5 at 60 per 8th

Section by Section

mm 1-10 x3 at 50

mm 11-20 x3 at 50

mm 21-30 x3 at 50

mm 31-end x3 at 50

Solo Material

Marcello Sonata e minor - 2nd Movement (Allegro)

Tuning: mm1–11

Shifting mm3-4

Tuning mm1-4

Tuning mm4-6

Tuning mm4-6 3x at 40

Tuning mm4-6 3x at 50

Tuning mm4-6 3x at 60

Tuning mm5-6

Tuning mm6

Tuning mm6-8 3x at 40

Tuning mm6-8 3x at 50

Tuning mm6-8 3x at 60

Tuning mm10

Tuning: mm12–end

mm12-13 Shifting

Tuning mm12-17 3x at 40

Tuning mm12-17 3x at 50

Tuning mm12-17 3x at 60

Tuning mm18-20 3x at 40

Shifting mm19-20

Tuning mm21-22 3x at 40

Tuning mm23-25 3x at 40

Tuning mm26-28 3x at 40

Last measures with shift 20x

Practice Rhythms (full piece)

PR 3x each 40-60

PR 3x each 50-65

PR 3x each 60-75

Practice Rhythms Individual (40-52)

PR1 40-52

PR2 40-52

PR3 40-52

PR4 40-52

PR5 40-52

PR6 40-52

PR7 40-52

Practice Rhythms Individual (50-63)

PR1 50-63

PR2 50-63

PR3 50-63

PR4 50-63

PR5 50-63

PR6 50-63

PR7 50-63

Practice Rhythms mm6–8

mm6-8 PR 3x each 40-55

mm6-8 PR 3x each 50-65

mm6-8 PR 3x each 60-75

Beg–mm11

Beg-mm11 3x at 50

Beg-mm11 3x at 60

Beg-mm11 3x at 72

Beg-mm11 3x at 88

mm12–17

mm12-17 3x at 50

mm12-17 3x at 60

mm12-17 3x at 72

mm12-17 3x at 88

mm18–23

mm18-23 3x at 50

mm18-23 3x at 60

mm18-23 3x at 72

mm18-23 3x at 88

mm24–end

mm24-end 3x at 50

mm24-end 3x at 60

mm24-end 3x at 72

mm24-end 3x at 88

Play-throughs

Play-through at 72

Play-through at 88