C (Do) Major Scale 3 Octaves for Viola. Training Video
This video includes the C Major 3 Octave Scale for viola with piano accompaniment in a ragtime style. This can be more fun than playing with a metronome and can help to give a musical to the learning technique.
The pattern of the scale is inspired by the training routine used by violinists and teachers in the excellent specialist music schools of Eastern Europe and Russia. It first starts slowly with separate bows, and then gradually increases in tempo as the number of notes in a bow also increase.
The video includes fingering suggestions a moving cursor on the sheet music, to assist in repeating areas for specific practice.
PRACTICE TIP! Try repeating the first variation as many times as needed to learn the fingering and to develop good, smooth shifts between positions with the left hand. Repetition of the first variation can also help to develop an even bow speed and smooth bow changes.
Thank you for watching. Enjoy!