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

Scales
All major and minor scales from C to F 3 octave-scales in 1/8^th 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. Hrimaly - Advanced Scale and Double Stops Studies
L. Schinina - Scale e Arpeggi
H. Whistler - Elementary Scales and Bowings

Etude Books (any study from the following books - or the equivalent)
F. Mazas – 75 Melodious and Progressive Studies for the Viola Op.36 (Book 1)
O. Sevcik – School of Violin Techniques Op.1 (Book 1 - 3)
H. Whistler – Introducing the Positions (Book 2)
O. Sevcik – Preparatory Trill Studies Op.7 (Book 1 & 2)
R. Kreutzer – 42 Studies for the viola (selected studies)
J. Dont – 24 Exercises for the Viola Op.37
H. Sitt – Technical Studies for the Viola Op.92 (Book 1)

Solo & Concert pieces (Concert pieces or Concerti from this list - or the equivalent)
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