D major, 2 octaves

Scale
# # 4 E Š F
Š Š Š Š ŠF Š Š I
Š Š Š Š I
Š Š Š F
Š G
Š
V 4 ŠG Š Š Š Š Š
(stay in 3rd position)
ŠŠŠŠŠ Š r q
Play the scale with spiccato bowing, keeping to the middle/lower half of the bow:
#
V # Š. Š. Š. Š. Š. Š. Š. Š. etc.

Arpeggio
E F F
Š I
Š Š F
V # 68 Š Š Š Š
#
G
Š Š Š Š Š Š. r.
(stay in 3rd position)

Spic and span

Steady

V # 24 mfŠ Š Š
# Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š F
Š Š Š
cresc.
5
# # Š Š Š Š Š ŠH Š Š Š Š Š Š Š ŠG Š
V f Š mf
r
10

V # # F
Š Š Š Š ŠF Š r ŠE Š Š Š Š Š r Š Š Š Š
cresc.
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# Š
V f f t
# Š >
Š t Še #ŠI =ŠH Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š
rall. a tempo

mp mf
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# # F
Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š ŠH Š Š Š Š =ŠH #ŠH >Š pizz.
V Š Š f
cresc.

Variation: play with 2 semiquavers to each note and spiccato bowing.

Scale game for 2 players

Use only the notes of the D major scale. Player 1 plays open D and adds on one more note of their
choice. Player 2 copies these two notes and adds on one more note. Player 1 copies in turn, again
adding a further note. And so on. Game over when someone forgets! For example:

# Player 1 # # Player 1
V# ‰ ‰ V# ‰ ‰ ‰ V# ‰ ‰ ‰ ‰ etc.

Player 2
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 Tango
With passion!
( )
U W W W W Š
bV 24 Š Š Š Š
Š Š Š Š ŠŠŠ e t Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Šf t
Š
5
f fiery
U
bV Š W
Š ŠW Š #Š Š Š Š Š Š Š t Š W
Š ŠW Š Š #Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š #Š Š Š
f r
11 Š Š Š F Š Š Š Š Š Š Š W ŠW Š ŠI Š
#Š Fine
bV Š Š ŠŠ Š Š Š Š Š t W e ##
cresc. ff Šmp
17 Relaxed
# V V
V Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Še Š Š Š Š Š Š VŠ Š Š Š Š
# V
espress.
21
# # Š Š Š Š Š Š V Š V V F
(stay in 3rd position)
Š Š Š Š Š Š Š
V V Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š mf V
26 Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š
# Š
V# V Š f V Š Š Š
cresc.
V f V
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#
V V # Š Š Š Š G
Š Š Š
V
Š Š Š Š Š Š Š F rall.
V Š V t b
dim. V mpŠ bŠ e Š Š Š Š Š Š Š
D.C. al Fine
Warm ups
Play these scales in these rhythms:
U W W U W W
V 4Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š
b2 etc.

Wake up! and do the tan-go, wake up! and do the tan -go,

V # 24 Š ŠV Š Š Š Š ŠV Š Š Š
# etc.

Have a si - es - ta, have a si - es - ta,

Be sure to make a difference between these rhythms. Keep the triplet lazy.

Now try the twiddly bit!

V # 24
# . Š ŠV Š Š Še Š ŠV Š Š Še .
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Mixolydian on D
( = )
# 4
V 4Š ŠŠŠ Š Š Š F
Š Š Š Š Š Š Š (=)
Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š ŠŠŠŠŠŠ Š r q
Which note in the Mixolydian mode is different from the Dorian? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

# =
The F and C in the Mixolydian mode given it its special flavour. Be sure to move 2nd finger
backwards and forwards in ‘Old Joe Clark’ like this:

V 44 . Š Š =Š Š Š Š #Š Š .
Old Joe Clark Trad. American fiddle tune
Fast
D
ŠI
V # 4 Š Š Š Š Š Š ŠI Š Š Š Š Š Š p C D Fine

4 ff
# 4 Š Š Š
 4 ff Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Šf Š Š Š Š Š
V
4 D C D C D
V # . Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š .
f Š
Š ŠŠ Š
V # . Š Š .
 mfŠ Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š
D.C. al Fine
8 D C D C D
V # . Š Š Š Š Š Š Š .
ŠŠ ŠŠŠ Š ŠŠ Š ŠŠŠ Š
V # . Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š .

Swap parts on the repeats.
Try playing ‘Old Joe Clark’ (from bar 4) starting on the open E string (Mixolydian on A).

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