Viola Positions

Are You Ready to Learn Viola Fourth Position? Learning fourth position opens the door to a wider range of repertoire, smoother fingerings, and greater confidence across the fingerboard. Fourth Position for the Viola provides a clear, systematic approach that helps students master this important...

This book teaches the second position on the viola through exercises and relevant short pieces, each designed to teach a specific concept. This book is a step-by-step method for introducing a student to second position in the least daunting way. With a systematic approach...

Master Shifting with a Systematic, Progressive Approach Serial Shifting for the Viola is a progressive exercise book designed to develop confident, accurate shifting through fifth position. Using carefully organized rows and patterns, the book builds the essential skills needed for smooth, reliable position changes...

Are You Ready to Learn Viola Positions? Third Position for the Viola teaches you the notes and spaces in third position through exercises and relevant short pieces, each designed to teach a specific concept.The book is a step-by-step method for introducing a student to viola third position in the least daunting way....

This book supplements Third Position for the Viola, Book One with exercises and short pieces that focus on increasing proficiency in third position. By having the viola student stay in third position and play across the strings, the full possibilities of the position are taught and explored....