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Violin: Foundation Level

Performance Exam Requirements

Duration of examination: 10 minutes

Scales and Arpeggios (Memory Highly Recommended) One scale: One-octave D or A major scale, starting on open string

Metronome: quarter note = 60?69 Bowing for scales: Separate quarter notes using half or whole bows No arpeggios required

Etudes and/or Pieces (Memory Highly Recommended) Two pieces of at least eight measures showing the use of two or more strings and fingers

Sight-reading None

Recommended Goals for the Foundation Level Good posture Good left hand position Good bow hold Good intonation Correct rhythm Use of half bows or whole bows Meters 2/4 and 4/4

Violin Repertoire: Foundation

Aligned and Additional Repertoire for Study and Exams Pieces designated "NS" do not currently appear in the ASTA String Syllabus

Scale Books

String Title (Publisher)

Syllabus

1

Herfurth: A Tune a Day, A Beginning Scale Book- Bk. 1

NS

Whistler/Hummel: Elementary Scales and Bowings

Etudes and Pieces

String Title (Publisher)

Syllabus

1

Anderson/Frost: All for Strings, Bk. 1

1

Applebaum: String Builder, Bk. 1, Nos. 1-88

1

Avsharian: Mississippi Hot Dog Lonely Hamburger Band

1

Avsharian: Songs for Little Players, Bk. 2

1

Doflein: The Dolflein Method, Vol. 1

1

Duncan: Easy Solos for Beginning Violin

1

Fletcher, New Tunes for Strings, Bk. 1

NS

Frost/Fischbach: Artistry in Strings, Bk. 2

1

Keyser: Violin Playtime, Bk. 1

1

Muller/Rusch/Fink: Quick Steps to Note Reading, Vols. 1 & 2

NS

Sassmannshaus Violin: Vol. 1 (B?renreiter)

1

Suzuki: Violin School, Vol 1, Nos. 1-9

Alt. 1 Wicklund, Brian American Fiddle Method, Vol. 1

Alt.2 Dabczynski, Andrew & Bob Phillips (arr) basic tunes

Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable literature

Scales

Violin: Level 1

Performance Exam Requirements

Duration of examination: 10 minutes

Scales and Arpeggios (Memory Highly Recommended) Play one from each category:

One-octave major scale and tonic arpeggio in D or A, starting on open string Two-octave major scale and tonic arpeggio in G

Metronome: quarter note = 60?69 Bowing for scales: Separate quarter notes or two eighths slurred Bowing for arpeggios: Separate quarter notes. Use half or whole bows on all.

Etudes and/or Pieces (Memory highly recommended) Two total, showing different skills At least one of the two must have 16 or more measures without repeats. At least one should show low second finger.

Sight-reading None

Recommended Goals for Level 1 Good posture Good left hand position Good bow hold Good intonation and clear tone Correct rhythm Use of four fingers and four strings Use of low second finger Bowings: half or whole bows, legato, d?tach?, staccato Awareness of bow division Meters: 4/4, 3/4, 2/4

Violin Repertoire: Level 1

Aligned and Additional Repertoire for Study and Exams Pieces designated "NS" do not currently appear in the ASTA String Syllabus

Scale Books

String Title (Publisher)

Syllabus

1-2 Anderson: Essentials for Strings (Kjos), 1-octave scales and arpeggios

1

Herfurth: A Tune a Day, A Beginning Scale Book, Bk. 1

NS

Whistler/Hummel: Elementary Scales and Bowings

Etudes and Pieces (continued on next page) String Title (Publisher)

Syllabus

NS

Applebaum: First Solos from the Classics

1

Applebaum: Building Technique with Beautiful Music, Bk. 1

NS

Avsharian: Fun with the Basics

1

Avsharian: Songs for Little Players, Bk. 2

NS

Avsharian: More Songs for Little Players

1

Doflein: The Doflein Method, Vol. 1

1

Duncan: Easy Solos for Beginning Violin

NS

Duncan: Solo Pieces for the Beginning Violinist

1

Frost/Fischbach: Artistry in Strings, Bk. 2

1

Keyser: Violin Playtime, Bks. 2 and 3, selections

Alt. 1 O'Connor: Method, Bk. 1

NS

Pracht: Album of Easy Pieces, op. 12 (Boston)

NS

Rolland/Fletcher: First Perpetual Motion (Boosey and Hawkes)

NS

Rose: Fiddlers 10 (Novello)

NS

Sassmanshaus: Vol. 2, pp. 5-36 (B?renreiter)

Violin Repertoire: Level 1 (continued)

Etudes and Pieces (continued on next page)

1

Suzuki: Violin School, Vol. 1, Nos. 10-13, 15, 16 (Summy-Birchard)

Alt. 2 Dabczynski, Andy & Bob Phillips, (arr.), Fiddler's Philharmonic Basic Old Time (violin), advanced tunes

Alt. 2 Dabczynski, Andy & Bob Phillips, (arr.), Fiddler's Philharmonic (violin) Cripple Creek - Old Joe Clark

Alt. 2 Dabczynski, Andy & Bob Phillips, (arr), Fiddler's Philharmonic Encore, (violin) Mari's Wedding - Finnegan's Wake

Alt. 2 Fitzhugh Perry, Geoffrey, Fiddle Jam, A Way-Cool Easy Way to Learn to Improvise, Violin

Note: Teachers may choose any other works of comparable literature. Suggested Teaching Materials not appropriate for use at the exam Avsharian: Fun with Rhythm (Shar) Ayola: Winning Rhythms (Kjos) Croft: Violin Theory for Beginners, Bk. 1 (Southern) Fletcher: New Tunes for Strings, Bk. 1, selections (Schott) Muller, Rusch, Fink: Quick Steps to Note Reading, Bks. 1 and 2 O'Reilly: Fiddle Magic, selections (Kjos) O'Reilly: Fiddle Rhythms (Kjos)

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