Product Overview
Published by ECS Publishing. In 1966, Ivan Galamian and Frederick Neumann co-authored the renowned violin scale system book, Contemporary Violin Technique. during their lives, they had hoped to adapt their method for viola. The following changes and additions have been made to the original violin edition: Related studies have been rearranged into chapters. Labels were added stating the key, and arpeggios were labeled in order to add clarity. Two additional arpeggio options are offered. Some three-octave scales are arpeggios have a third fingering choice in addition to Galamian's original fingerings. Some suggestions are offered as practice aids. A chapter was added containing two-octave scales and arpeggios more suitable for students. Another was added to include two- and -three-octave broken thirds. A third chapter was added containing double stops (thirds, sixths, octaves and tenths starting and ending on tonic in various rhythmic groupings). A summary chart and practice suggestions can be found on pages 107 through 110.
