Educational Documents

This page contains scales, arpeggios and flash cards that will assist students in learning music. The Finale documents work best if downloaded to your computer and then opened in a Finale product that is 2004 or newer.

Violin Scale & Arpeggio Documents
I also have a Scale & Arpeggio CD that corresponds to these documents that assists you with playing them in tune.

pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format*	Finale 2004 format*
2 Octave Major Scales	2 Octave Major Scales
2 Octave Melodic Minor Scales	2 Octave Melodic Minor Scales
2 Octave Harmonic Minor Scales	2 Octave Harmonic Minor Scales
2 Octave Major Arpeggios	2 Octave Major Arpeggios
2 Octave Minor Arpeggios	2 Octave Minor Arpeggios

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Viola Scale & Arpeggio Documents
I will soon have a Scale & Arpeggio CD that corresponds to these documents that assists you with playing them in tune.

pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format*	Finale 2004 format*
2 Octave Major Scales	2 Octave Major Scales
2 Octave Melodic Minor Scales	2 Octave Melodic Minor Scales
2 Octave Harmonic Minor Scales	2 Octave Harmonic Minor Scales
2 Octave Major Arpeggios	2 Octave Major Arpeggios
2 Octave Minor Arpeggios	2 Octave Minor Arpeggios

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Cello Scale & Arpeggio Documents
I will soon have a Scale & Arpeggio CD that corresponds to these documents that assists you with playing them in tune.

pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format*	Finale 2004 format*
2 Octave Major Scales	2 Octave Major Scales
2 Octave Melodic Minor Scales	2 Octave Melodic Minor Scales
2 Octave Harmonic Minor Scales	2 Octave Harmonic Minor Scales
2 Octave Major Arpeggios	2 Octave Major Arpeggios
2 Octave Minor Arpeggios	2 Octave Minor Arpeggios

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Bass Scale & Arpeggio Documents
The bass scale pages contain recommended fingerings. However, each person should feel free to personalize their fingerings to fit their hand and the tempo they are playing the scales. I also have a Scale & Arpeggio CD that corresponds to these documents that assists you with playing them in tune.

Note Reading Flash Cards
These files are only in pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format.* I suggest printing these on card stock for durability. On the back are fingerings as well as note names for the instrument. However, I also use these flashcards for teaching other instruments clefs, such as Treble clef reading for viola, cello and bass.

Front of Flashcards (Notes on staff lines)	Back of Flashcards (Note names & fingerings)	Clef
Violin A & D strings	Violin A & D strings	Treble
Violin G & E strings	Violin G & E strings	Treble
Viola A & D strings	Viola A & D strings	Alto
Viola G & C strings	Viola G & C strings	Alto
Cello A & D strings	Cello A & D strings	Bass
Cello G & Cstrings	Cello G & C strings	Bass
Bass G & D strings	Bass G & D strings	Bass
Bass A & E strings	Bass A & E strings	Bass
Tenor Clef page 1	Tenor Clef page 1	Tenor
Tenor Clef page 2	Tenor Clef page 2	Tenor

*Adobe and Finale produce free software that you can use to read these documents. The Finale Notepad can also be used to play the Finale files over your computer speakers.

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