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Stage 1 - One year beginner course
Upper strings
- Holding instrument, posture, plucking
- Bow hold within 1st half term (string changes)
- Put fingers on towards end of 1st term
- G, D, A scales (C, D, G for violas) 2nd term
- Moving 2nd fingers back
- Two octaves G and C major, one octave F major
- Slurs (3 notes in a bow) towards end of the year
- Simple rhythms throughout the year (affects bow speed)
- Relaxation techniques and posture throughout all classes
- Lifting and coming down on the string
Cellos
- Sitting with cello, plucking
- Maintaining posture
- Bow hold and arm
- Changing direction of bow
- Fingers down in 1st position
- String crossing and selecting strings
- Playing notes of different lengths
- 1st position C major (2 octaves)
- G, D, F (one octave)
- Arpeggios of above scales
- Slurs on one string (maybe two)
- Staccato (on the string)
- Introducing dynamics
- Arco to pizz
Double basses (Stages 1-3)
- Basics of Tuning
- Bow hold
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