Warm-ups


 * Warm-ups **

All Levels ** Warm-up Music for All Orchestra Students: **

Twinkle Shifting and Position Fingering Studies

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 * =  || ** Beginning ** || ** Intermediate ** || ** Advanced ** ||= ** Expert ** ||
 * = //__**Key of D:**__// || Violin - Vla - Cello - Bass || Violin - Vla - Cello - Bass || Violin - Vla -Cello - Bass || Violin - Vla - Cello - Bass ||
 * = //__**Key of G:**__// || Violin - Vla - Cello - Bass || Violin - Vla - Cello - Bass || Violin - Vla - Cello - Bass || Violin - Vla - Cello - Bass ||

Beginners **Key of D:** All Instruments = 1st position starting on open strings.

Intermediate ** Key of D: ** Violins = up one octave in 1st position Violas and Cellos = down an octave starting one on the C string. Bass = play drop D scale notes

Advanced **Key of D:** Violins = play in same octave as Intermediate but use third position fingerings. Viola and Cello = Play in 4th and 3rd position starting on the G string D note. Bass = Play in 3rd position starting on the D note on the A string.

Expert **Key of D:** All Instruments = Play on one string using the D string.

Expert + **Key of D:** All Instruments = Play in the 3rd octave range of your instrument (Most likely using one string)

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