TWO OCTAVE SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS

• TWO OCTAVES SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS is a collection of scales for mixed strings in the most common keys.

• All scales will sound in octaves in an orchestra setting;  arpeggios sound in parallel sixths.  An attempt was made to have each instrument begin in an "effective" part of its range:  i.e., first position on it's lowest string.

• The bass parts are necessarily the hardest since a range of two octaves will require very high shifts.  Nevertheless, no attempt was made to "dumb down" this part.  Good bass players have to learn to shift too.

• Teachers will want to begin by playing every note at least four times so that players can adjust pitch.

• Gradually, reduce to twice, then single.  Finally tempo can be raised to any practical level.

• Slurs can be added.  There are 16 notes in a measure.  Slurs of 2, 4, and 8 work out nicely.

• A really advanced string section can play any line in quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes in sequence. Leave out the last whole note until the end.

• Five minutes of scales at the start of an orchestra rehearsal make a good warm-up.  Choose a key that pertains to the orchestral repertoire.

• An assigned scale makes a convenient add-on to a chair audition or a report card test.

Title	Violin	Viola	Cello	Bass
C Major/  A minor	Click to Download	Click to Download	Click to Download	Click to Download
F Major/  D minor	Click to Download	Click to Download	Click to Download	Click to Download
B-flat Major/  G minor				Click to Download
E-flat Major/  C minor	Click to Download	Click to Download	Click to Download	Click to Download
A-flat Major/  F minor				Click to Download
E Major/  C-sharp minor	Click to Download	Click to Download	Click to Download	Click to Download
A Major/  F-sharp minor				Click to Download
D Major/  B mino	Click to Download	Click to Download	Click to Download	Click to Download
G Major/  E minor				Click to Download