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    RUBANK EDUCATIONAL LIBRARY No. 53 RUBARK VIOLA SYLVAN D. WARD A FUNDAMENTAL COURSE FOR INDIVIDUAL OR LIKE-INSTRUMENT CLASS INSTRUCTION RUBGNE.UC wg RUBANK EDUCATIONAL LIBRARY No. 53 WwETWOw VIOLA SYLVAN D. WARD Peele DNS OR LIKE-INSTRUMENT CLASS INSTRUCTION E HOW TO HOLD THE VIOLA AND BOW ‘The above illustration shows the correet position of the left hand. See the curved position of the fin. gers on the string. ‘The neck of the instrument is suspended between the thumb and the first finger and does not lay in the fleshy part of the hand, Notice the natural position of the wrist, Study this illustra tion closely. HOW TO TUNE ‘The names of the strings are “A” (which is the highest), “D","G",and"C", Notice Viola music is written in Viola (or Alto) clef, ‘The staff on the right shows the corresponding notes on the piano, Tune the strings to these notes. Copyright MCMXXXVI Rubank Ine A D G —— Cvieia Cre EB ° D G PIANO. (Treties Bass C109 ‘The illustration to the left shows the correct manner of holding the viola and bow with the bow on the string” in playing position. Observe the the tapering fingers and relaxed wrist. The hair of the bow, you will see, faces the bridge and arm, jatural position of the right ‘on the instrument, Notice the left arm is held well under the Viola, See how nicely the fin- gers lay on the strings, and that the wrist i in «normal position, Stand or sit straight and do not allow yourself to stoop is ‘The above illustration shows the correct man- of holding: the bow. Observe the curved position of the thumb and that the bow fits in the second joint of the forefinger. The other fingers taper along the top of the stick with the little Finger barely touching. Chicago. snk International Copyright Secured LEARNING TO BOW ON THE OPEN STRINGS 8 ‘The exercises on this page are to enable you to gvt the“feel"of the bow, and to draw it straightpar- allel with the bridge.) Note values and counting will be taken up on the next page. Jn ragard to playing the first note: Sometimes a better position of the arm can be acquired by starting the first note with an upbow instead of a downbow.This way you are able to determine im- mediately how long a bow you can draw and still keep it parallel with the bridge. Try it. 0 Open Strings CGDA i String NOTE: The sign"o” over the note means‘open string’? 0 Mod String: D Check up on the way you are holding the bow. Are you curving your thumb correctly ? q ©. tra String vn String Are you drawing the bow straight? Copyright MOMXXXVI by Rubank Ine. Chicago, tI, ao18 International Copyright Secured ‘ HALF NOTES AND HALF RESTS If it is your preference to take up quarter notes before half notes,start at lower half of page. B= Gounteventy 1-2 - 3-4 1-2-3-4 Means Means to repeat owe me Keep tow on string gules caring rest n a QUARTER NOTES AND QUARTER RESTS (Count one beat to each) Use most of the bow but draw it straight. nm Yom V aysiu aac sy a rl A y Quarter ret Omnt 1-2-9248 2S Be Gow & OPEN STRING DANCE M. (teans to play in migate f bew) Vv fn Vv WHOLE NOTES AND WHOLE RESTS ‘Work for a nice full tone — Dont press hard on the bow WEB. (Means use the whole bow) a Count aloud 1-2-8-4 Count 1-2- 3-4 os Is your bowing moving straight? A os TONE STUDY OF HALF NOTES AND WHOLE NOTES Count 1-2-8-4 1-2-9-4 Is your thumb curved properly on the bow? If in doubt refer to page 2 A A os °REVIEW OF HALF NOTES, QUARTER NOTES, WHOLE NOTES AND RESTS ‘Ytime 4 beats to a measure, each quarter note gets one best. n v Count 1-2-3-4 1- 2-8-4 ‘L.H.means use lower half of bow. U.H. means upper half. USING THE FIRST FINGER Place your finger down solidly but donit allow the joint to cave. ° Keep the inger dow py LH WB. UH. WB. La WB. Is your bow moving straight? Is your left hand in the correct position? n_V n WB. LH. WB. FIRST FINGER EXERCISE Learn the names of the your notes so you can recognize them immediately. Is your thumb curved properly on the bow? n WB. La. WE, MELODY IN 24 TIME s.D.W. ‘2p Time ~ 2 beats to mennire,cuch querter note gets one beat Count 1 - 2 1-2 ‘Keep the ft finger arm 08 MARCH We means to play both notes Im one Bow USING THE SECOND FINGER NOTE : In learning the first three notes of the scale, itis desirable to first sing the notes with Do,Re, Mi before playing them. ‘This will help finger placement and intonation, o 4 B Sing first Do Re Mi 7 4 Count 73934 een TONE STUDY SF means loud P o = t a sous FINGER PLAY Name the notes before playing them S.D.W. MARCH S.D.W. SECOND FINGER ON THE D STRING Do Re Me * 2 ° Sing first F Sharp LITTLE SOLO Notice the F Sharp has been put herein the signaturs)which means that ai! F& In thle litle solo Wil be ealted F sharp. 2 4 Pes - — = = —— = SECOND FINGER ON THE A STRING a jo. = a 2 \o 2 “The € Sharp has been pot inthe signature so all the Ci in this plece willbe called © Sharp , 016 10 DOTTED HALF NOTES A dot after a note increases the value of the note one half. Count 123 4 ADDING THE THIRD FINGER Half step between 2nd-and 8rd finger Repeat several times Mall steps °o 4 2-NG ‘Sing first Do Re Mi Fa 34 TIME 4 Time, 8 beats t a measure each quarter note gets one Beat os Lilt the bow Keep the ard finger down THIRD FINGER WALTZ Gaily Count 12 3 Are you holding your right hand correctly ? Play short strokes just below middle of bow THIRD FINGER ON THE G STRING Do Re Mi Vsity Be G MAJOR SCALE Notice where the half steps come in the Major Seale o Re y ‘i 7 Fe THIRD FINGER ON THE C STRING Pomouns at the point of the bose Fr, means at the''fro,"or!Nut" of the bow ma Vn v yon Fro WB. PL Are you learning the names of your notes ? - = ¥ = So La Ti Do Do it . THE SLUR Connects two or more notes ina bow A, A n SS THIRD FINGER ON THE A STRING Is your thumb curved properly on the bow? 3 am: n v - eeer 2 eee 2S FEF peer web EEE = | Fe wo, Pt D MAJOR SCALE ai & a ge : — E —= to he wi Ya ‘ ta 7 Pe EIGHTH NOTES AY: - ee — = Count and 1 and 2 and sous ADDING THE FOURTH FINGER 7 Repeat on all strings yg steten ‘ ri fons € 7 f — Fe Se Practicw both bowings - Play exereise on all strings. ‘ Keep the 4th tinger down, fog, PSs Dstring —G sting FAMILIAR MELODY ON THE G STRING Is your left wrist in the correct position? pS gsumeh 49 ° tg 1 SS — ¥ =? On So Ostiing —Ontrng a FOURTH FINGER MELODY n 4 4 =. 5 . ae o 4g asian 0 4 2 4 2 £2 44 46 4 DOTTED QUARTER NOTES 4 Count 1 and 2 and Sand 4 and SOLO GERMAN FOLK SONG Play fingers as marked for practice a anon aaaee o 42 a4 & LEGATO 0-—- V—, —,; ‘Stop the bow slightly belore paying the quarter note DvORAK EXERCISE IN HALF STEPS Hail gen Keeptst finger den 3s fs called wnataral”and IC cancels the sharp. Thereore Your ust move your wecond finger back near the Hes nee Straten AS Practice naming your notes before playing them MELODY IN A MINOR KEY -—N, Suet sous 16 THIRDS STACCATO Keep the bow on the string - Move it quicklly - Stop it quickly A y Q 4 OUR OLD CLOCK S.D.W. de - p> ‘Accent as marked —— OEE —_— pepe tte ep tes {eee ES fe coe =] — 28 ETUDE S.D.W. Practice with and without the accents on the quarter notes. > > > eto. ons 29 PIZZICATO (Plucking the Strings) Pluck the string with the forefinger of the right hand, allowing the bow to rest against the palmwith the hair turned away from the string. Place the thamb down on the edge of the fingerboard near the A string. On short pizzicato passages,hold the bow as when bowing on the string and merely extend the forefinger, plucking the string with the fleshy part of the finger. itt (plo) Arco (with the bow) AMARYLLIS GAVOTTE Allegro moderato KING LOUIS XII ta 30 JINGLE BELLS J. PIERPONT. ror ffs ETUDE 018 DEEP RIVER a Amorican Nogro Spiritual Lento Do you always look atyour key signature before you play? Do Re Mi Fa ‘So Allegro WHERE IS MY LITTLE DOG GONE? yi GERMAN SONG ‘i * PLAYING IN Eb MAJOR Aro you learning your sharps and flats as you go along so you know how many there are in each different scale you play? ms Renter where Eon plaed? Se e z. ee 2 atlee how many 20 fe Me Fa So ta vi Do onan ead ‘and evenly ape ett - SS ANDANTINO EDWIN H.LEMARE tice Alla Breve Time,so count 2 tothe measure C MINOR Notice where the half steps are in the Minor seale.Are they inthe same places coming down the scale? xz pial vee a 88 PLAYING IN E MAJOR Notice how many sharps there are. Stretchy fa so la T% Do Do Mio Mi PUTTING RHYTHM IN THE SCALE 1. Are you holding your left hand correctly? 2. Is your right thumb eurved properly on the bow? SYNCOPATION Count 1 and 2 and 8 ond 4 and sons 84 HALF STEP WALTZ S.D.W. —~ ton, ten atemj Oe ri, ———_ 4 4 ‘ 4 a ten. v 4 ———— PLAYING IN A FLAT MAJOR Slowly at first gay — eS =, ee Se MARCH SLAV Vigorously TSCHAIKOWSKY It > Sate. n 1 2 ous 85 DOTTED SIXTEENTH NOTE ETUDE Stop the bow shortly on each note s.DW. TIN SOLDIER PARADE 1 Allegretto, 5.D.W. - > ~~ ~~ Sf - Means to repeat preceding meas, Gigce note = Play very qulely ae hae se 86 LEARNING THE TRILL Also practice using other fingers on different notes and strings. EXERCISE IN DOUBLE STOPS For practice, first play the double stop without the sixteenth notes. 1 i 2 coo ooo 2 8 Ee SSS = a CEC Cer ceirtelr Cer en er er” CHORDS a) ~ Is a joa j =+ ; aS CHROMATIC WALTZ it, ‘a tempo rit. a tempo THINK YOUR INTERVALS Practice slowly, then increase tempo CHROMATIC SCALE 12 3 a 3 1 sous WALTZ DORRELL Smoothly, with long bows — # ait postion sane 39 NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART PETER TSCHAIKOWSKY Andante non tanto _— Sa motto vit sous 40 MAJOR AND MINOR SCALES CO MAJOR Sh eS =< A Minor G MAJOR E Minor . = D MAJOR Set trea B Minor Intervals of thirds F¥ Minor sous 41 Intervals of Fourths B MAJOR Gf Minor F MAJOR stretch Intervals of Fifths Intervals of Sixths lo — Eb MAJOR — Intervals of Sovenths Raa i apts AbMAJOR F Minor —~, Intervals of Octaves Eos BRAHM’S LULLABY 8 (Duet) Arr. BOW. ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT (Round for 2,8 or 4 Violas) 1. 2. — “ 0 SOLE MIO v (Dust) E.DI CAPUA >< 3 —_ eo SILENT NIGHT — FRANZ GRUBER LITTLE MOUNTAIN MAID (Fox Trot) 46 PEASANT SONG Moderato con moto v > E —~ Pp fies tine SF second time P ties time Feecond tine s0n0 THE QUAKING ASP S.D.W. Allegro — Lightly and smoothly ere ightly ——— P ==: _ | ===> _— sous “8 VLL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN KATHLEEN (Trio) THOMAS P. WESTENDORF Aer. by 8.D.We ‘METHODS — STUDIES — COLLECTIONS — _ by HARVEY S. WHISTLER SOLO— DUET — TRIO — QUARTET — VIOLIN METHODS and STUDIES HOHMANN.WOHLFAHRT Mathod for Violin— A modern coune of study for the Beginning student, Compiled fram the widely vsed slementory works of Hohmann ond Wohlfehry completely revised ‘hd -adined for individual er elass Instruction, YOLUME | (inroducing the Fin Position). oo 90 SYOLUME Il Developing the Fint Position 12s FIRST ETUDE ALBUM — includes 0. choice selection of sixty-two sle- Imaniary etudes,

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