Fingerings and Technique

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Technique Books and Editions I Use



 Intermediate:
Schradieck - School of Violin Technics, Volume I (Schirmer Edition)
Wohlfahrt - Foundation Studies, Books I & II (Carl Fischer Edition)
Whistler - Introducing the Positions, Volume I
Trott - Melodious Double Stops, Volume I		 Advanced Intermediate:
Schradieck - see above
Mazas - Etudes (Fischer or International)
Kreutzer - Etudes
Korgov - From handout
Flesch - Scales (Fischer Edition)		 Advanced:
Schradieck - see above
Korgov - "
Flesch - "
Rode - Caprices (International)
Dont - Etudes (International)
Gavinies - Caprices (International)

Three Octave Major Scale Fingerings for Violin (Viola)

Category I: G Major (C Major)
01234 1234 121234 1212344
4432121 432121 4321 43210

Category II: A-flat/AM (D-flat/DM)
1234 1234 121234 12121234
44321321 432121 4321 4321

Category III: B-flat-DM (E-flat-GM)
234 1234 121234 121212344
44321321321 4321 4321 432

Category IV: E-flat-F#M (A-flat-BM)
(start on D-String for violin/G-String, viola)
1234 1231234 12121212344
44321321321 4321321 4321

Circle of Fifths

Three Octave Minor Scale Fingerings

Category I - g minor (c minor)

  • 01234 1234 121234 1212344
    432321321 4321 4321 43210

Category II - a-flat/am

  • (d-flat/dm)1234 1234 121234 12121234
    43232121 432121 4321 4321

Category III - b-flat-dm (e-flat-gm)

  • 234 1234 121234 121212344
    432321321 432121 4321 432

Category IV - e-flat-f#m (a-flat-bm)

  • 1234 1231234 12121212344
    432321321 432132121 4321

Root Position Arpeggio Fingerings

 

Category I (G)

  • 02 013 113 14142 31 30 20  (Major & minor)

Category II (A, A-flat)

  • 13 113 113 141310 20 1 31 (Major & minor)
    alt. descent 4142 31 31 31
Catetgory III (B-flat thru D)

  • 24 2 113 21343141 31 2 42 (Major & minor)

Category IV (E-flat thru G-flat)

  • 13 113 141343141 31 231 (Major & minor)

Arpeggios!

Category I (G)

  • 02 013 113 14142 31 30 20  (Major & minor)

Category II (A, A-flat)

  • 13 113 113 141310 20 1 31 (Major & minor)
    alt. descent 4142 31 31 31
Catetgory III (B-flat thru D)

  • 24 2 113 21343141 31 2 42 (Major & minor)

Category IV (E-flat thru G-flat)

  • 13 113 141343141 31 231 (Major & minor)