Viola Performance Major - MU 4351 – Requirements

Prepared by Jean “Rudy” Perrault Director of Orchestras / Professor Violin & Viola

Advanced Standing (minimum requirements)

Scales
All major and minor scales from C to B 3 octave-scales in 1/16^th note at ¼ note = 120
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
Primrose - The Art and Practice of Scale Playing on the Viola
L. Schinina - Scale e Arpeggi
H. Whistler - Elementary Scales and Bowings

Etude Books (any study from the following books - or the equivalent)
Blumenstengel-Wiemann - 24 Studies, Op. 33
Campagnoli - 41 Caprices, Op. 22
C. Dancla-Vieland - School of Mechanism, Op. 74
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)
R. Hofmann - 6 Concert Etudes, Op. 18
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)
J.S. Bach Cello Suite #3 in C (Complete)
Cello Suite #5 in c (Complete)
Cello Suite #6 in G (Complete)
J. Brahms – Sonata #1 in f or #2 in Eb (Complete)
P. Hindemith – Sonatas for solo Viola Op. 11 #5 - Op. 25 #1 - Op. 31 #4 (Complete)
P. Hoffmeister – Concerto in Bb or D major (Complete with cadenza)
Martinu – Rhapsody Concerto (Complete)
M. Reger - Suite in G minor (Complete)
F. Schubert – Sonata in a D.821 “Arpeggione” (Complete)
D. Shostakovich - Viola Sonata Op. 147 (Complete)
C. Stamitz – Concerto in D, Op.1 (Complete)
R. Vaughan Williams - Suites for Viola (Complete)
Walton - Viola Concerto (Complete)

Orchestral Excerpts (3 or more excerpts chosen from the following list)
Bach – Brandenburg #3 or #6 (as indicated in Orchestral Excerpts
Strauss – Don Juan (1^st page)
Mendelssohn – Midsummer Night’s Dream (Overture & Scherzo)
Brahms – Symphony #1 (Movement 1 – 1^st page)
Brahms – Symphony #4 (Movement 3 – as indicated in Orchestral Excerpts)
Brahms – Symphony #2 (Movement 1 – as indicated in Orchestral Excerpts)
Mozart – Symphony #39 (Movements 1, 2 & 4 – as in Orchestral Excerpts)
Schumann – Symphony #2 (Scherzo)
Prokofieff – Classical Symphony (All movements)
Mozart – Symphony #40 (Movements 1 & 4 – as indicated in Orchestral Excerpts)
Beethoven – Symphony #4 (Movement 4 – as indicated in Orchestral Excerpts)
Beethoven – Symphony #5 (Movements 2 , 3 & 4)
Shostakovich – Symphony #5 (Movements 1 & 4)
Schubert – Symphony #2 (Movements 1– as indicated in Orchestral Excerpts)
Rimsky-Korsakov – Sheherazade (as indicated in Orchestral Excerpts)