JERO – clayton string studio

Scales

Perform all scales and arpeggios from memory.
The tonic may be repeated in each octave.
Perform scales as sixteenth notes at a minimum tempo of quarter note = 50. Perform arpeggios the same number of octaves as the corresponding scales, eighth note triplets at a minimum tempo of quarter note = 50.
Violin, Viola, Cello: C, G, D major 2 octaves; F major 1 octave; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 1 octave. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow. Bass: C, D, F major 1 octave; G major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 1 octave. Slur scales 2 notes per bow and arpeggios separate bows.

Solo
The solos are on a 4-year rotation. All solos are from Solo Time for Strings, Book IV, by Etling.

Sight Reading