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    A BOOK OF DAILY EXERCISES FOR ‘ VIOLA PLAYERS WATSON FORBES No.l. TRILLS (A~ simple)— may be practised with or without the bow SLOWLY; QUICKL — the trilling finger to be lifted high — the trilling finger to be kept close to the string Tete Ter 3 Tara 2 eee ~yaiphelpteteiel 2 aaa ‘sce pageilof cover Copyright in U.S.A. and all countries 1949, by the Oxford University Press, London Printed in Great Britain ‘OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, 37 DOVER STREET, LONDON WIX 44H Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL. No.2. BOWING (A~ single notes) Variants:-These variants may be used in practising single-note scales and arpeggios or on the above exercise which should be memorised: Variqus tempi from WD WB.tueack note sto deus 42) détaché~ a short puuse between each stroke (bow rests on the string) 3) legato change of bow 5 Various tempi from (2)4B.to wach note ° Lob. the whote arm moves from the shoulder AA foresem stroke ($B. tocach note ra (M.{ wrist and finger movement only (bowon the string throughout) Pe (4) Various Bowings HH. ~ heavy spiceato (d = 60) M.~ spiceato (J 100) Pt- martelé (d+ 52) Between Mund Pt fest spiccato(sltto) (J: 96) SERS SFY “Abbreviations: see page fi of cover ‘These variants shoutd be wseds— 0) Uf suceston the string U.4 a) Ricochet, down bow, throw the bow on the string to make it bounce 5) Flying staceato,up bow H. finger movement only (very little bow) (@ « #8) Sa (6) Rhythmic bowings aid aud (2) Bowcontrot 4) Sitently; the bow to travel above the string, half un inch away: 2b) Play the notes; during the rest, the Bow travels slowly above the string a gah) yl aigan ay 7 pee ee Hop of po pepe eee we ow we SSS SSS SSS a a oe ee ee () Pissicato and artificial Harmonics may alsobe practised on thisexercise ‘Alternative bowings arc shown above and below the notes No.3. FINGER GROUPING. (on a first finger foundation) Keep the first finger down wherever possible. The harmonic minor scale, containing the augmented second, is specially valuable. ‘The exercise should be transposed to other keys. sale ees HG PO tote ptt tie Bethitrses ryt en eee Pee si fbr per apts hpeseaptet gt eee fs a a eS = 2B 2 Poe San pPe heres 7 No.4) VIBRATO. (for flexibility and control) Very slow and very wide vibrato, Only the vibrating finger should touch the string. Press the string lightly, the end foint of each finger being specially flexible, The base of the first finger should be held well away from the neck of the viola, sulC AAD AD A simile = ‘The same on each string No.5. TRILLS. (B- advanced) ‘These exercises may be practised silently (without the bow). ‘The non-trilling fingers should hold down the diamond shaped notes indicated at the beginning of each exercise, except where the sign # occurs aw 4 Varlants(to be used mainly without the bow) ia SS SS See 5 No.6. BOWING (B ~across two strings) wi CaG oo ng timile @ wicas ey sul D&A ones | = Variants:-These variants may be used in practising scales in double notes (jrds.6ths. and 8¥¢%) or on the above exercise which should be memorised. ev. cect ounnditing BEES ey (2) PB toeachnote~ 14; Ub eevee ai are ® eo , 6 ® ® SS = SS 6 (8) Various bowings H—heavy spiceato; M—spicceto; Pt.~ Murtellato and M.to Pt_—saltato For these bowings repeated notes (1d; J29; 5 PETIT, F ) snouts ve added tothe above variants (seepage 3) Eo. ES FF cre UH. Staccato (on the string) Ww ee re SS BSH: Rlesnat Coma bow) pis Waeetop Bo (4) Rhythmic dowings yoy i (G) Howings on two strings SSS aaa HSH = eS Play the open G, and finger the passage silently. No.7. TRILLS. (C- octave position) To be practised a) keeping the fingers down 4) raising doth the trilling fingers (as in trilling ona piano) es == aE thet? AL FE ‘ jaa) Lez 3-3-3 22 lees Se Se ag SS ee aS) gs Variantsacon pages tands 8 No.8. CHANGES OF POSITION. (A-single notes; on one string) Practise each Line of fingering; commence, in each exercise, with the glissando fingering. (1-1 1-1) (sempre sul C heed ie 2 i <8 BS BTA BLA ee ett La tarigys ate Sj and witheach finger as above "fo be practised with legato bowing as indicated and subsequently with a separste bow to each note. 9 No.9. BOWING (C- across three strings) Before commencing the variants, the exercise, in all four forms, should be memorised a 2 ) 2 Variants (2) Ya.to cach acte— Lh; UL J B.toesch aote— H; Mj Pt SS SS BS SS pS ay (8) Various bowings Forthee bowing, epeted notes (00; STI; TTA, FTTIFA: F ) snouts beaded tote sbow variants 2S 5 Uf. — staccato Conthe string) (A) Rhythmic bowings Yo vo vo Aga ae, No.10, TRILLS. (D - in thirds and sixths) Tobe practised a) keeping the fingers down 6) raising all the trilling fingers ee & 3 i 2 1 mA AH CR ARG GSE Fe EX Fees. HS gy é, Carer ce ‘The fingers work in paits on the same strings,the lower notes (A and F) being silently fingered in each case 2 (@) sul G&C ‘Finger both strings, But only bow the black notes the diamondshaped notes aresilent v2 No.12.BOWING (D-across four strings) Before commencing the variants, the exercise, in ll four forms, should be memorised. w 9) Variants Et) rsrpenine taba re bpd oth ene cats Repeated notes (ef. pane 10) may be freely ade. tg, Rythme figures should also be employed. page 1):— 4 . ‘And each chord, or chordal figure, may be repeated many times (ef page 10) SSS SS Se Sa (2) Bowings with slurs (8) Bowings on four strings ‘To be played slurred and detache No. 13. CHANGES OF POSITION. (C- various) ‘The glide in the change of position to be inaudible ® suc aoetes A822 <4 ¢ % 3 2 2 8 @ sul ) 1 ea a ——_? Pgiaie?? tererag, 8282828 2a2s2025 1 ——s 4. = The same on each string + +e (8) Tobe practised Without the bow ——=, 1 =~ — ie a a No.14. FINGER MOVEMENT (4) Chromatic ‘The same on each string SHES S83 ate te ls eee 1 (2) Along the string 2st \¢ same on each string rrr (8) The stretch (extens eos 2 ay ee No.15. BOWING (E-— omitting strings) Sri (4) Omitting one string su] G&A 4 wlC&D; 2 3 4 7 a a 23 . (2) Omitting two strings 5 ‘ sulC&A J Variants ee; ae ‘ ak a CONTENTS (1, TRILLS (A—simple) at -2, BOWING (A—single notes) 2 3. FINGER GROUPING 4 4. VIBRATO * 4 >{3] TRILLS (B—without the bow) 5 >6) BOWING (B—across two strings) 3 6 S47) FRILLS (C—oetave position) a 8 \<8CHANGES OF POSITION (A—single notes) . 9 }) BOWING (C—across three strings) 10 ‘Yio, TRILLS (D—in thirds and sixths) 2 \~

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