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Table of Contents

Table of Contents |-illViola Fingerboard and Note Chart tvRhWhm Study Page vLessons/Songs Pitches Rhythm Music Theory pageA. Open String Exercises:PIay Descending Quarter Notes

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B. Plqy Ascendinq Quarter Notes ) 1C. Ploy Descending Half Notes ) Hatf Note ) 1

D. Play Ascending Half Notes ) ,LE. Play Descending Whole Notes 0 Whole Note o 1

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G. Play Descending Eighth Notes Eighth Notes ) ) 1-H. Play Ascending Eighth Notes 1

l. Learning open/ow D do 2

l. Key of D Major: Learning mid e re tl) d )) o 21. Do-Re Song dr )) 2K. Leorning middle f# mt 2

2. Bones, Them Bones drm t-) o Ji t Quorter Rest I 23. Pease Porridge Hot drm ) )) r Repeat sign 24. Hot Cross Buns drm ) )) t 2L. Learning mid g fa l-tJ )) ) Dotted uotf Note )' 25. Do-Re-Mi-Fa Song drmf t-t) JJ ) 35. Song for My Love drmf ) Jr ) 37. Boil Them Cabbage drmf J -l-l .' 3M. Learning open/middle o so lnl

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8. Mary Had A Little Lamb drmfs J) 39. Love Somebody drmfs j) 410. Lightly Row drmfs iJ. 411. When the Saints drmfs ) J. t ) Pick up notes 4N. Learning middle b Lo ln lha aa a.a rie, Dotted Quarte, aqnn ). ) 512. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star drmfsl J) 513. London Bridge drmfsl )Jr 514. Kumbaya drmfsl )). t 515. This Old Man drmfsl 6

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Viola Fingerboard and Note Chart created bv Rodolro Gonzatez ,

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Strings:

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Low DOpen 2nd String

Low AYellow (I)

ro'Low C*Open 4th String

Low D*Yellow (1)

Low ERed (2)

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White (-z)irr

Low FBlue (3)

c#Red (2)

Low F#White (+3)

Low C#White (+3)

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bYellow (l)

high d'Blue (3)

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ViolaBeginner Viola Melody Book

A. Open Sfring Exercises: Play Descending Quarter Notes

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B. Open String Exercises: Play Ascending Quarter Notes

C. Open Strings: Play Descending Half Notes

D.Open Strings: Play Ascending }Ialf Notes

E. Open String Exereises: Play Descending'Whole Notes

F, Open String Exercises: Play Ascending Whole Notes

G. Open String Exercises: Play Descending Eighth Notes

H. Open Sfiing Exercises: Play Ascending Eighth Notes

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Beginner Viola Melody Book

I. Key of D Major: Learning openflow D (do)

J. Key of D lVlajor: Lcarning middle e (re)

l. Do-Re Song (dr)

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lL Key of D Major: Learning middle tr (mi)

2. Bones, Them Bones (drm)

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Bones, them bones, them (clap) dry bones, them bones, them bones, them (clap) dry bones, them

bones, them bones, them (clap) dry bones, now hear the Word of the LORD!

3. Pease Porridge Hot (drm)

Pease por-ridge hot! Pease por-ridge cold! Pease por-ridge in the pot nine days old!

4. Hot Cross Buns (drm)

Hot cross buns, hot cross buns, one a pen-ny, two a pen-ny, hot cross buns.

L. Key of D Major: Learning middle g (fa)

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Basic Music Theory for Viola

1, Descending - going in a downward direction.

2. Ascending - going in an upward direction.

3. Staff - 5 lines in which music notes are written.

4. Alto Clef - sign used to denote C on the staff used in writing music for middle instruments.

5. Time Signature - the two numbers at the beginning of a music score that denote the meterand which note will be the beat note. Common time signatures are

Top number indicates number of beats per measure.

Bottom number indicates which note get 1 beat (4 = quarter note).

6. Metronome - an instrument that produces steady beats.Beat-asteadypulse.Meter * grouping beats by 2s, 3s, and 4s.

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29. Tie - a curved line that connects two or more notes combining the value of the notes.

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30. 1't and 2nd Endings - found at the end of a song. Play into the Lst ending and repeat to thebeginning or designated measure, then play into the second ending to finish the song.

Ascending Scale Descending Scale

32. Major Scale - an 8 note scale made up the following letter names and solfege syllables:

31. Scale - a group of 8 notes that ascend (go up) and descend (go down).

Letter nomes:Solfege syllables:

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33. D Major Scale on the Piano Keyboard

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34. Fermat" - A -a musical symbol that means to keep playing the note until the conductorsignals to stop.

35. Round - a song that is played with groups starting at different times. The song "Row, Row,Row Your Boat" is an example of a round.

35. Da Capo - ltalian words that mean "to the head" or to go to the beginning of the music.

37. Fine (fee-nay)- an ltalian word that means "the end."

38. Da Capo al Fine - to go back to the beginning of a song and stop at the word "Fine."

39. Natural Minor Scale - 8 note scale made up the following letter names solfege syllables/i

Letter Names:Soffege Syllables:

40. A Natural Minor Scale on the Piano

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