Scales scales and scales after 2 years

March 24, 2010 at 5:14 PM

Wow, time certainy flies! I've been learning the violin for more than 2 years already!

Scales....I really do not like them. I liked them when I first started because they were easy, one note per bow, slow and steady. Now I have to play the 3 octaves in one bow, it's making me go crazy.

Thirds-killing me as well, I have to do them really slow, and even so, they are not entirely in tune.

Octaves... I did not realize how difficult these are, i'm not talking about fingered octaves either!!

Okay, this i need help... like soon...

One octave scales on one string. I forgot the copy at my teacher's house, and of course she demonstrated to me once, and I completely forgot the fingering.

All I remember was the last note was an extension! can someone please tell me what the fingerings are suppose to be?

thanks!

From SAM MIHAILOFF
Posted on March 24, 2010 at 9:32 PM

Although you do not state your age, I can certainly empathize with you...as a youth I absolutely hated scales and would avoid them like the plague...BAH... I had a very astute teacher who realized this so he would assign pieces that incorporated scale work. Then one day it happened; scales were no longer a chore, but an exhilarating challenge and I loved them...still do, DAILY

***Read Laurie's blog on the Galamian scale system

http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20103/11075/

From Stephen Brivati
Posted on March 25, 2010 at 1:56 AM

Greetings,

there are a multitude of fingerings for one string one octave scales. Indeed i used to use a routine handed to me by my teacher who got it form Brosa. Its been a long time but roughtly:

12121234 and vice versa

12121234 44321321

12312344 44321321

12323234 43232321

cheers,

Buri

From PM Rolf
Posted on March 25, 2010 at 2:16 AM

Thanks Buri! I think 12312344 44321321 is it! :)

From Elinor Estepa
Posted on March 29, 2010 at 2:16 AM

here's another left hand excersises:

THE SIX SEQUENCE OF INTERVALS:

ABC#D, EDED,EDED,EDC#B

ABCD, EDED, EDED, EDCB

ABC#D#, ED#ED#, ED#ED#, ED#C#B#

AB(FLAT)CD, EDED, EDED, EDCB(FLAT)

AB(FLAT)C#D, EDED, EDED EDC#B(FLAT)

ABCD#, ED#ED#, ED#ED#, ED#CDA

This can be use on different strings. Use metronomes: 1 note every 4 beats= 4 notes every 4 beats. 1 notes every 2 beats= 3 notes every 2 beats., 1 note every 1 beat = 2 notes every 4 beats.

Note: A is an open string.

Hope it helps!

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