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Warm up

Easy stretches without your instrument: neck, back, shoulders, arms and wrist. With your instrument play long open D's and don’t forget to rest!

Warm up

Easy stretches without your instrument: neck, back, shoulders, arms and wrist. With your instrument play short open D's and don’t forget to rest!

Challenge : Make up your own rhythm and clap along!

Easy fun play along

Violas, here's an excellent warm-up exercise to play along on open strings. Remember your 'secret code': Captain George Drives Aeroplanes . Try to sing, pluck, shadow bow and bow. Violas Ready! Have FUN!

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LEFT HAND POSITIONING

Get ready to bring your hand to the fingerboard to practise left hand fingering. Place your fingers on the D string and click on the tracks to play along.

TIPS:

Hold your viola in rest position first to place your finger.
Sing the song and tap the beat with your feet.
Play PIZZICATO , pluck the string.
Ready to play with the bow.

Viola Let's_read_G_,_F_sharp_and_E.pdf

Let’s read G.m4a

Let's read G:

G is played with 3 fingers on D string.

Let’s read F #.m4a

Let's read F sharp :

F sharp is played with 2 fingers on D string. Remember to leave space between your 1st and 2nd fingers.

Let’s read E.m4a

Let's read E:

E is played with 1 finger on D string.

Ghostbusters

It's time to test your left hand fingering ! This song uses G , F sharp and A open string. Play the easy warm up Let's read G and F sharp above before you start play along. Have Fun!

Viola sight-reading game - Music theory and learn musicViola sight-reading game for notes reading training in alto clef: Play this game to read notes in alto clef. This notes reading training is for viola player.

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LEARN WITH TUTORS | Benedetti Foundation

Songs and games with David Munn:

Try these songs with David Munn who works along with Nicola Benedetti at the Benedetti Foundation. Warm up like and athlete and look at these lovely bowing exercises to establish good posture. Be creative, what else can you find in your house which resemble with a bow? Can you try these songs without your bow?

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