Description
This is a scale book of unprecedented scope. Simon Fischer has developed an entirely new method in which, using the traditional ways of practising scales only as a point of departure, he focuses on numerous often-neglected aspects of the violist’s technique. For every element, he has designed exercises that sensitize the ear, stimulate the mind, and build the playing apparatus of the violist.
Many well-known Fischer classics are also incorporated, including practice methods for intonation, smooth bowing, string crossing, fast fingers, fourth-finger extensions, and placing fingers in blocks. The innovative and wide-ranging material in Scales keeps the player turning the pages, discovering yet more exciting ways to approach scales. The wealth of thought-provoking exercises encourages violists to re-evaluate their practice – developing the playing skills of violists at all levels from intermediate to professional.
Publisher: Edition Peters EP72544.
Content:
- Part 1: Scales and arpeggios in low positions without shifting
- Part 2: Three-octave scales and arpeggios – preparatory practice
- Part 3: Three-octave scales, arpeggios, and chromatic scales
- Part 4: Scales and arpeggios on one string
- Part 5: Four-octave scales and arpeggios
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