Chair Placements and Practice Resources

Chair Placement Info:

Term 2 Chair Placements/Block Placements will happen on October 25th and 26th during class time.

Violin : term-2-violin-chair-placement

Viola: term-2-viola-chair-placement

Cello: term-2-cello-chair-placement

Bass: term-2-bass-chair-placement

Excerpts are from”Orion and the Scorpion” Here is a link to a recording:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR8Qf2AU0Zg

Free online metronome! This will help students play without stuttering or dragging. Be sure to start slow and then gradually increase the tempo (speed). Playing slow and accurate is better than playing fast and inaccurate. Below is the link:

http://www.metronomeonline.com/

Ricci Adams’ musictheory.net is a great website to quiz yourself over music theory (note names, key signatures, intervals, ear training, etc.) Here is the link:

http://www.musictheory.net/

Major/Minor Scales and Arpeggios

Violin:

Scales-vn-5 Scales-vn-4 Scales-vn-3 Scales-vn-1 Scales-vn-2

Viola:

Scales-va-5 Scales-va-3 Scales-va-4 Scales-va-1 Scales-va-2

Cello:

Scales-vc-1 Scales-vc-4 Scales-vc-5 Scales-vc-3 Scales-vc-2

Bass:

Scales-cb-9 Scales-cb-8 Scales-cb-6 Scales-cb-7 Scales-cb-3 Scales-cb-4 Scales-cb-5 Scales-cb-1 Scales-cb-2