Tutorials and Listening Examples

(This site is under construction.  Please send photos and videos to lamorris@wsfcs.k12.nc.us)


Scale and Finger Charts that have been given out in class:  LINK TO SCALES AND FINGER CHARTS  Please do not share with students outside Jefferson and Tabor.  I purchased this material.  It can be found on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Please print only these pages for each instrument if your child has lost their copy.

For VIOLIN print pages:  11 - 15

For VIOLA print pages: 16 - 20

For CELLO print pages: 21-25

For Bass print pages: 26-30 

Students are doing great!  Most students are meeting expectations!  However, here is a disclaimer for the few.....

The scales and songs that are assigned as a pass-off have been taught in class.  Expectations and directions on how to submit in Canvas have also been given in class.  Video tutorials are below and can be searched on YouTube.  I also give students time in class to do the pass-offs in Canvas or in front of me before the end of the quarter.  I have found that students who cannot pass off the required songs/scales before the end of the quarter are regularly not prepared for class and are using their time in class to; go to the bathroom, talk with their friends, pretend they are in a big orchestra, and/or are not following directions on how to use their instrument.  These choices require students to spend a lot of time at home catching up.  We all want to play music together--but to do that it requires everyone to do their part to learn their part.  Essential Elements Songs, Scales, and Arpeggios are the building blocks of every song we will play in performance.  And also every music performance you see and hear.  Skipping scales, arpeggios, and method book studies will lead to failure to learn how to play an instrument and a failure to participate in music activities.

C Major for Violin 2 Octaves

C Major for Viola 2 Octave

C Major for Cello 2 Octaves

C Major for Bass 1 Octave

C Major for Violin 3 Octaves

C Major for Viola 3 Octaves

C Major for Cello 3 Octaves

C Major for Bass 2 Octaves

G Major for Violin 2 Octaves

G Major for Viola 2 Octaves

G Major for Cello 2 Octaves

G Major for Bass 2 Octaves

G Major for Violin 3 Octaves

G Major for Viola 3 Octaves

G Major for Cello 3 Octaves

G Major for Bass 3 Octaves

D Major for Violin 2 Octaves

D Major for Viola  2 Octaves

D Major for Cello 2 Octaves

D Major for Bass 2 Octaves

D Major for Violin 3 Octaves

D Major for Viola 3 Octaves

D Major for Cello 3 Octaves

D Major for Bass 3 Octaves

D Minor for Violin 

D Minor for Viola

D Minor for Cello

D Minor for Bass

G Melodic Minor for Violin

G Melodic Minor for Viola

G Melodic Minor for Cello

G Melodic Minor for Bass

G Melodic Minor for Violin 3 Octave

G Melodic Minor for Viola 3 Octave 

G Melodic Minor for Cello 3 Octave

G Melodic Minor for Bass 3 Octave

D Melodic Minor for Violin

C Melodic Minor for Viola

C Melodic Minor for Cello

D Melodic Minor for Bass

A Melodic Minor for Violin

A Melodic Minor for Viola

A Melodic Minor for Cello

A Melodic Minor for Bass

F Major for Violin

F Major for Viola

F Major for Cello

F Major for Bass

Bb Major for Violin

Bb Major for Viola

Bb Major for Cello

Bb Major for Bass

A Major for Violin

A Major for Viola

A Major for Cello

A Major for Bass

Circle of 5ths

The circle of 4ths and 5ths shows us how all the keys work together.  

Order of Sharps: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#

Order of Flats: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb

3rd Position for Violin