Semitone Exercise for Grade 1 pupils

Here is an invaluable semitone scale for young students who have mastered the first finger pattern. Play these quite steadily, and use the whole bow. The repeat signs are important...they enable you to improve on the semitone movement of the finger thanks to the strengthening gained by a repetitive movement. Here is the study  / exercise / scale :

Apart from the repeats marked, you can also repeat each line (2 bars). Once these studies have been mastered at a slow tempo, faster chromatic passages and scales can be tackled. Try this exercise on every string, and remember to use the whole bow.

 

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