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String Samurai

String Samurai: FAQ

Introduction

String Samurai


White

Posture
Pizzicato
Fingering


White Belt

          What to play:

                    White Finger Pattern

          Video Lessons:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass


Bow

2nd-degree White Belt

          What to play:

                    Long bows


          Sheet Music:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass

          Video Lessons:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass


Yellow

A-string

Yellow Belt

          What to play:

                    Morning Dance (violin, viola, cello)

                    Mary Had a Little Lamb (bass)

          Sheet Music:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass


Orange

D-string (all)
G-string (bass)


2nd degree Yellow Belt

          What to play:

                    D-Major scale (violin, viola, cello)

                    B-minor scale (bass)


Orange Belt

          What to play:

                    Twinkle, Twinkle

          Sheet Music:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass


Red

Higher notes
4th finger (violin, viola)
shifting (cello, bass)


2nd degree Orange Belt

          What to play:

                    D-Major scale, alternate fingering (violin, viola)

                    Red Finger Pattern (cello, bass)


Red Belt

          What to play:

                    Ode to Joy

          Sheet Music:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass


Green

G-string (violin, viola, cello)
III position on G-string (bass)


2nd degree Red Belt

          What to play:

                    G-Major scale (violin, viola, cello)

                    D-Major scale (bass)


Green Belt

          What to play:

                    This Old Man (violin, viola, cello)

                    French Folk Song (bass)

          Sheet Music:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass


Blue

Slurs


2nd degree Green Belt

          What to play:

                    slurred D-Major scale


Blue Belt

          What to play:

                    Song for Maria

          Sheet Music:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass


Purple

2nd finger (cello, bass)
low 2nd finger (violin, viola)


2nd degree Blue Belt

          What to play:

                    Black Finger Pattern

3rd degree Blue Belt

          What to play:

                    C-Major scale (violin, bass)

                    C-Major scale - upper octave (viola, cello)

Purple Belt

          What to play:

                    Russian Folk Tune

          Sheet Music:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass


Brown

C-string (viola, cello)
E-string (violin, bass)

2nd degree Purple Belt

          What to play:

                    G-Major scale, 2 octave (violin)

                    C-Major scale, 2 octave (viola, cello)

                    E-harmonic minor scale (bass)

Brown Belt

          What to play:

                    Shepherd's Hey (violin)

                    Long, Long Ago (viola, cello)

                    Moving Along (bass)

          Sheet Music:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass


Black

Hooked bow

2nd degree Brown Belt

          What to play:

                    Hooked and Staccato scales


          Sheet Music:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass



3rd degree Brown Belt

          What to play:

                    Pop Goes the Weasel


          Sheet Music:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass


Staccato


Black Belt

          What to play:

                    Arkansas Traveler

          Sheet Music:

                    Violin   Viola   Cello   Bass

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