The Complete Scale Compendium for Violin

Larry Clark

Scales, in one form or another, are the main basis of music. The mastery of scales and scalepatterns has long been established as the best way to improve technical abilities on all instruments.This collection, designed to be thorough but by no means exhaustive of all possibilities, focuseson what is most common in the study of classical music: core major and minor scales, as wellas chromatic, pentatonic, whole-tone and blues scales. Students will learn the constructionof these scales while practicing unique patterns, enriching both their minds and technique.Specific slurs and articulations have been left off of the exercises so that a multitude of differentarticulation and slur patterns can be used.Each key has been presented in a pedagogical sequence from easiest to most challenging,beginning with whole-note scales before patterns are introduced. As an added benefit, theexercises are presented in two ways: by scale pattern and by key. Teachers and students canorganize practice time to focus on learning new scales, or to master all scales in a single key.This unique approach suits different technical levels and will help build solid fundamentalswhile introducing theoretical principles. The Complete Scale Compendium is a perfect book fordeveloping technical facility and musicianship.

Publisher: Carl Fischer Music

Instrumentation: Violin

Pages: 64

UPC: 798408096908

ISBN: 9780825896903

Item No: BF101