Three Octave Parallel Scales: Arpeggios and Double Stops - Thirds, Sixths and Octave

by Viorel Tudor, Daniela Tudor

Would you like to play the viola well, with a solid technique and impeccable intonation? We all know that to do this you have to start from the beginning. That is, with scales. In this volume you can find them all, in three octaves and presented in an innovative, interesting and fun way. For the first time you can study them grouped into parallel (or “homophone”) keys, which is what scales that begin in the same tone are called (e.g. C major-C minor, B Major-B minor etc.). In the same way, you will practice the corresponding arpeggios, also in three octaves, followed by scales on double stops (thirds, sixths and eighths). All of this, with specific fingering for the viola, and with a focus on original technical solutions, that make the study considerably easier. The benefits gained from studying the scales grouped in this way are enormous, and they ensure that you will achieve an excellent intonation. Both ways (major and minor), share the same physical space on the Viola’s fingerboard, which makes it very easy to recognise also the sharing sounds and to contrast the different ones. Another innovative technique is the intonation control semibreve, located either below or above various sounds of the scale. Each semibreve highlights the need to check the tuning of the sound that accompanies, with the open string that it indicates; since this is practically the only possible way of verifying the tuning. To sum up, this book proposes an innovative method of studying scales, as a result of the author’s many years of orchestra and teaching experience.

Kindle Edition

Published May 8, 2018