Viola Music - BA Degree - MU 1351 Requirements
Prepared by Jean “Rudy” Perrault Director of Orchestras / Professor Violin & Viola
Entrance Examination (minimum requirements)

Scales

All Scales 2 octaves in ¼ note at ¼ note = 100
Fingering chosen from the following Scale Books:
M. Bergen - Basic Viola Techniques
C. Cooley -Scale and Arpeggios Studies
C. Flesch - Scale System
L. Mogill/J. Hřimaly - Advanced Scale and Double Stops Studies

L. Schinina - Scale e Arpeggi

O. Sevcik - Preparatory Scale Studies

H. Whistler - Elementary Scales and Bowings

Etude Books (any study from the following books - or the equivalent)
H. Whistler – Introducing the Positions (Book 1 & 2)
F. Wohlfahrt – 60 Studies
F. Mazas – 75 Melodious and Progressive Studies for the Viola Op.36 (Book 1)
C. Dancla – 50 Easy & Progressive Pieces / or 16 Melodious Studies
J. Don’t – 30 Progressive Exercices, Op. 38
H. Kayser – 36 Elementary and Progressive Studies, Op. 20
H. Whistler – Preparing for Kreutzer (Vol. 1 & 2)

Solo & Concert Pieces
M. Arnold – Viola Sonata (movements. II or III)

J.S. Bach Cello Suite #1 in G (movements II, IV and VII)

Cello Suite #3 in C (movements III and IV)

Cello Suite #5 in c (movements III, IV and VII)

Sonata 1, 2 or 3 for Viola da Gamba

L. Berkeley – Sonata in D minor, Op.22 (movement I)

H. Blake – Prelude for solo Viola

E. Bloch – Suite (1919) (movement I)

B. Britten – Elegy for solo Viola or Lacrymae, Op.48

M. Bruch – Kol Nidrei, Op.47

Possible Sight Reading