Early Start on the Viola 3

The main focus of Volume 3 lies on duet playing in different metres and keys. The variety of the selected recital pieces is designed to encourage fun in music-making and to develop a feeling for contrasting musical styles. On this basis, the familiar finger patterns and bowing strokes are thoroughly practiced and expanded. Learners also encounter fundamental ornaments (trills, appoggiaturas, upper mordents) and a new rhythmic unit: the triplet.

A table on the inside back cover lists page numbers for all the duets contained in this volume and in Volume 3 of the cello tutor “Früher Anfang auf dem Cello” (BA 9693), making it possible to play the pieces with viola and cello.