INTRODUCTION
.:;iihers have their own ways of fingering scaies. . - :bis in mind, 1 have in this book placed my own : Y rnsath the notes so that there is room for an . r~.;iri\esystem to be written above the notation. : - 2 . suggested fingerings in the bottom octave of the - ..::=s uill enable the student to retain familiarity with - --: :<>u.erpositions on the instrument. 1 suggest the . : , ~ j u i n fingering g patterns for the second octave of al1 . . . - ¡cales. Note that the position moves are the same, .:;; h o u g h the fingering patterns within these moves are ~ 5 ~ 1 o u sdifferent ly for the major, melodic and tarmonic minor scales; for scales in the keys of E to G:
For arpeggios in the keys of E to A, and for dominant sevenths starting between E and A, the following fingering is suggested: (3) (3) (3) 1
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major arpeggio
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F minor arpeggio
E major BL major dominant seventh E rninor melodic
and for the keys of Bb t o Eb, and for dominant sevenths starting between Bb and Eb, the following: E minor harmonic 11
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B major arpeggio
.ind for scales in the keys of Ab to Eb:
major
A minor melodic
A minor harmonic
B minor arpeggio
E major dominant seventh
1 hope that my suggestions may help in bringing a greater fluency and understanding to the student's technical awareness. RODNEY STEWART
GRADE 1: Scales & Arpeggios Scales: separate bows, rhythm as shown. Arpeggios: separate bows, even notes GROUP I 1 or GROUP 112 at candidate's choice B b major'
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B minor2 harmonic
GRADE 2: Scales & Arpeggios Scales: (a) separate bows, rhythm as shown; (b) slurred as shown, two quavers to a bow Arpeggios: separate bows, even notes
F major
Bb major
A minor harmonic
E minor harmonic
A B 2176
GRADE 3: Scales & Arpeggios Scales: (a) separate bows, rhythm as shown; (b) slurred as shown, two quavers to a bow; (c) pizzicaro Arpeggios: (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) pizzicato GROUP 1' or GROUP 112 at candidate's choice
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.A minorI2
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harmonic
GRADE 3: Scales & Arpeggios (cont.)
B minor l melodic
B minor ' harmonic
D minor2 melodic
D minor2 harmonic
GRADE 3: Dominant Seventh (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) pizzicato
GROUPS 1 & 11
Key of D starting on A
GRADE 4: Scales & Arpeggios Scales: (a) separate bows, rhythm as shown; (b) slurred as shown, two quavers to a bow; (c) pizzicato
,\rpeggios: (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) slurred as shown, three notes to a bow; (c) pizzicato GROUP 1' or GROUP 112 at candidate's choice
C minorI2 harmonic
major
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GRADE 4: Scales & Arpeggios (cont.)
C# minorl melodic
C# minor harmonic
D minor2 harmonic
E minor2 melodic
E minor2 harmonic
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GRADE 4: Chromatic Scales (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) pizzicato
ctarting on A
starting on E
GRADE 4: Dominant Seventh (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) pizzicato
Key of F starting on C
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GRADE 5: Scales & Arpeggios Scales: (a) separate bows, rhythm as shown; (b) slurred as shown, two beats t o a bow; (c) pizzicato Arpeggios: (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) slurred as shown, three notes t o a bow; (c) pizzicato G R O U P 1' o r G R O U P 112a t candidate's choice
G # minor2 melodic
G # minor2 harmonic
D major '
D minor' melodic
D minor ' harmonic
major
GRADE 5: Scales & Arpeggios (cont.)
t niinor melodic 7
1- , m i n ~ r ' ~ harmonic
E minorlZ melodic
E minor12 harmonic
GRADE 5: Chromatic Scales (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) pizzicato
starting on A
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starting on E
GRADE 5: Dominant Seventh (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) pizzicato
Key of A starting on E
GRADE 5: Diminished Seventh (a) separate bows, even notes; (b) pizzicato
starting on A
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