Don't Fail Your Scales! - Scale and Arpeggio Pieces for Violin - Grades I & 2

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A music teaching collection focused on learning violin scales and arpeggios for Grades I and 2. The preface explains how studying scales and arpeggios builds technical facility while strengthening ear training, sight-reading, figurational recognition, rhythmic pulse, and musical thinking. Thirty-three short pieces are adapted so pupils feel they are playing real music rather than dry exercises, with optional violin duet and piano accompaniment, and guidance on dynamics and ensemble experience.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time1 h 41 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Grade One Scales

Grade Two Scales

Arpeggios

Preface

Don't Fail Your Scales!

Grades l&2 Violin # Don't Scale andarpeggio piecesOUrfor violin Scales!GRADES I&2 StanleyM 787.107 GLAGlasserWith violin duet part and piano accompaniment Don⁹t Fail YourScales!GRADES I&2Piano ScoreBosworth8/9 Frith Street,London WIV 5TZ 7753516 C 2000 28 D LIBRARIES 2787.10 GLA This book ◎ Copyright 2000 by Bosworth &Co.Limited,LondonOrder number BOE005043ISMN M-2016-4049-5 Exclusive distributors:Music Sales Limited,Newmarket Road,Bury St.Edmunds,Suffolk IP333YB Music composed by Stanley GlasserMusic setting by Jennifer RobertshawCover design by Butterworth Design Printed in the United Kingdom by Caligraving Limited,Thetford,Norfolk Unauthorised reproduction of any part of this publication by any meansincluding photocopying is an infringement of copyright. Contents SCOREPARTI D Major One Octavea Separate bowsb Slurred bows2 A Major One Octavea Separate bows22b Slurred bows23 G Major Two Octavesa Separate bows32b Slurred bows3Arpeggios Grade One Scales 2 3 4 4 D Major One Octave545 A Major One Octave46 G Major Two Octaves6597 C Major One Octavea Separate bows5b Slurred bows868 FMajor One Octavea Separate bows86b Slurred bows1079 G Minor One Octave 6 Grade Two Scales 7 a Separate bows(melodic)108b Slurred bows(melodic)II810 D Minor One Octave a Separate bows(harmonic)129b Slurred bows(melodic)1310lI A Minor One Octavea Separate bows(melodic)1410b Slurred bows(harmonic)15II12 G Major Two Octavesa Separate bows1612b Slurred bows171213 A Major Two Octavesa Separate bows1813b Slurred bows191414 B,Major Two Octavesa Separate bows2014b Slurred bows2115Arpeggios 15 C Major One Octave221616 F Major One Octave221617 G Minor One Octave231618 D Minor One Octave241719 A Minor One Octave241820 G Major One Octave251821 A Major Two Octaves261822 B Major Two Octaves2719 # Preface Learning scales and arpeggios is more than preparation for examinationrequirements.In addition to developing technical skill,they are a fruitfulcontribution to ear training;facilitate sight-reading;increase the speedwith which figurations in a piece are grasped;provide physical playingpleasure;sharpen musical thought processes. The thirty-three pieces in Don't Fail Your Scales!cover the demands ofGrades I and 2 and will hold the interest of the beginner violinist.Eachscale or arpeggio has been turned into a short piece in its own right.Pupils will feel they are playing music,not a dry exercise. The second violin part is suitable for the teacher or a more advancedpupil to join the beginner in a duet.Or,alternatively,the piano partprovides an attractive accompaniment for the soloist. All three parts can be combined to provide the pupil with the experienceof ensemble playing.At a pupils'concert,some of the pieces may beincluded as an item on the programme.In fact a party trick can beintroduced:first playing-solo,second playing-duet,third playing-a trio To encourage pupils to develop a broad tone,the dynamic of the Istviolin part is always set at forte.But the teacher will decide when tointroduce nuance in the dynamics of all three parts. These pieces also provide the beginner with the opportunity to develop agreater sense of pulse and rhythm,as in early training,rhythm inparticular is too often neglected. I hope that Don't Fail Your Scales!will prove musically valuable and help tocreate a fresh attitude to scale and arpeggio practice. Stanley Glasser # Don't Fail Your Scales! Scale and arpeggio pieces for violin Grade One Scales 1 DMajor One Octave a Separate bows J=92Violin 1(pupil)Violin 2 mpJ=92Piano Stanley Glasser b Slurred bows d.=44 2 A Major One Octave a Separate bows J=72

FAQs

What is the purpose of learning scales and arpeggios in this book?

The book presents scales and arpeggios as more than exam preparation, supporting technical skill, ear training, sight-reading, faster grasp of figurations, and musical thinking.

How are the scale and arpeggio materials presented for beginners?

Each scale or arpeggio is transformed into a short piece, so pupils experience playing music rather than a purely dry exercise.

What accompaniment options are available for the violin parts?

A second violin part supports duet practice, and a piano part offers an attractive accompaniment for the soloist, with all parts combinable for ensemble playing.

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