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Scales

First Steps Songs series - sheet music with mp3 accompaniments for young violinists

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free manuscript paper. Write a composition of your own.

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I've been very frustrated that the scale books I've used for my own students have either stayed too easy for too long, or got too challenging too quickly. I've also found that I can't find a particular scale that I need. My beginning students need more work in first position before graduating to higher positions.

So, I decided that in my own scale book, I'd; 

1. put in a table of contents to make it easy for the teacher to find the scale they need
2. write scales that cover both one and two octaves
3. write them out as slow, medium, fast (half note, quarter note, eighth and sixteenth note)
4. Arrange the book so it progresses from easy to hard
5. Publish in 3 volumes--
   1. First position only. One and Two octaves. All keys. Major & minor. Order here.
      Scale book has been proof-read & edited and re-published.
   2. Higher positions, beginning with 3rd and gradually adding higher and more difficult positions & more octaves. Some simple double-stop scales. Ordering will be here.
   3. Three octave scales. More challenging double-stops and harmonics similar to the Flesch technique. Ordering will be here.
   4. Addendum; Modal Scales. Order here.
6. Publish a companion scale book with fun duet versions of the scales to increase enjoyment, reinforce good intonation and strengthen tone production. Various different styles of music representing diverse cultural influences appear in the teacher's duet accompaniment including 'classical', blues, romantic, Viennese waltzes, American traditional music including 'hoe-down', Gospel, Jewish/Middle-eastern, Italian and others. Ordering will be here. Individual scales with their respective duet accompaniments will also be available for purchase at a small fraction of the cost of the full collection.

These books are in the process of being finished currently and will be available as they become finished on this page. The files you order will download instaneously to your computer when you press on the link in the email you will receive as soon as your order has been processed. You may print them as many times as you need to, once you have downloaded them to your own computer. Bookmark this page and check back here periodically to view the latest installments of this series. The 3 volumes will also be available as a complete set at a reduced cost.

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