A Melodic minor Scale and Arpeggio
A Melodic minor Scale and Arpeggio
Two octaves in first position
The key of A minor is a minor scale based on the note A.The melodic minor scale includes the pitches A-B-C-D-E-F#-G# going up, with G natural and F natural going down.
Its key signature contains no sharps nor flats and its relative major is C Major.
This scale of A Melodic minor for Grade 2 violin students covers two octaves over the four strings.
It is to be played entirely in the first position.
The scale is written in eighth notes, slurred two in a bow.
The arpeggio is written in quarter notes, slurred three in a bow.
Moreover, the student should practice this scale in all parts of the bow : at the nut, at the tip, in the middle and with whole bows.
Duration : 00:45
Source : Marie-Andrée Caux, Scales and Arpeggios for Violin (2013).
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