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Twelve great tunes for practicing eleven finger patterns on violin and viola Intro 4 Bars
Finger Pattern Tunes for Violin and Viola
Eva Belvelin arr. Per Strandberg
Eva Belvelin Backing Tracks: Per Strandberg Illustrations: Ia Gottberg © Fiolosofen
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Finger Pattern Tunes Eva Belvelin
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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Olive Green Red Blue Yellow Apple Green Turquoise Brown Purple Orange Petrol Pink Black Tuning Tones Olive Green Backing Track Red Backing Track Blue Backing Track Yellow Backing Track Apple Green Backing Track Turquoise Backing Track Brown Backing Track Purple Backing Track Orange Backing Track Petrol Backing Track Pink Backing Track Black Backing Track
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Foreword
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leeease, can we play another one?
1–2–3–4, is yellow. The remaining finger pattern,
When it comes to scales, few instrumental teach-
1–2–34, thus becomes green. The green pattern comes
ers would expect their students to plead for more even
in two shades, olive green and apple green, starting
once – let alone many times every lesson… but after I
on a high and a low 1st finger respectively. The reason
introduced these Finger Pattern Tunes to my students,
why the first tune in the book is green, is that this is
that is exactly what happened!
actually the most comfortable pattern to the untrained
Thanks to the marvelous backing tracks, the stu-
hand! All the other patterns are seen as combinations
dents are completely enthralled by the tunes. They
of the basic ones: red and blue become purple, red and
keep playing them, and begging to review them. As a
yellow become orange, and so on.
result, they quickly master any finger pattern they take
All tunes start on the 4th finger, as this makes it
on, gaining remarkable intonation, velocity, tone, and
possible to prepare the left hand before starting,
articulation in the process. Needless to say, to achieve
securing a healthy hand frame and accurate intonation.
all this, they must play with a sound, ergonomical
T he Finger Pattern Tunes material consists of this
posture.
booklet and 25 music tracks that can be purchased on
By making new variations (there are some sugges-
a CD or downloaded at www.belvelin.com. It can be
tions below, but do make your own!), teachers and
used for violin and viola (although the music is notated
students can also use the tunes to practice:
in treble clef), for individual and group teaching, and
• bowings – add slurs to create the bowing pattern you need to practice
for players of all levels. Stay with quarter notes or
•
rhythm patterns – change the rhythm
gerings, positions, or bowings to make them harder.
•
position playing – start on a different finger, explained on p. 15
• shifting – change the fingering, adding shifts where you need to practice them (e.g. 2 1 / 2 1 0) • dynamics – add dynamics • vibrato – keep playing quarter notes or even half notes, and focus on a continuous vibrato • improvisation – use the notes of each tune, but play them in any order and rhythm of your choice; and add rests for better effect! Each Finger Pattern Tune has its own color, and the four basic finger patterns are named after the four basic colors. The first finger pattern that a beginner learns, 1–23–4, is red, the first color that babies perceive. The pattern with a “blue note”, 12–3–4, is
eight notes to make the tunes easier, and change fin I never could have produced these Finger Pattern Tunes without the help of some very dear friends and colleagues: the inspiring backing tracks were made by Per Strandberg, the fantastic illustrations by Ia Gottberg, the brilliant graphic design by Fredrik Sten, and invaluable pedagogic advice and help with translation was given by Sonja Nichols. To them I will be forever grateful and indebted. I also wish to thank students and colleagues for their feedback on this material. And, last but not least, I thank my wonderful family for their love and support.
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ishing you many enjoyable hours with your instrument in the future,
Eva Belvelin
blue. The pattern with all fingers apart like sunbeams, © Fiolosofen
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Olive Green Eva Belvelin
Intro 4 Bars
arr. Per Strandberg
#### 4 f f f f & 4
f f f f
#### ™ f f f f ™ &
f f f f
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
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f f f f
f f f f
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f f f f
f f f f
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#### ™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™ ™ & #### ™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™ f f f f ™ ™ & #### U w &
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Red Eva Belvelin
Intro 4 Bars
arr. Per Strandberg
### 4 f f f f & 4
f f f f
### ™ f f f f ™ &
f f f f
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
f f f f
f f f f
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f f f f
f f f f
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### ™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™ f f f f ™ f & ### ™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™ f f f f ™ ™ & ### U w &
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Blue Eva Belvelin
Intro 4 Bars
arr. Per Strandberg
4f f f f &4
f f f f
f f f f & ™™
f f f f
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
f f f f
f f f f
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f f f f
f f f f
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Yellow Eva Belvelin
Intro 4 Bars
arr. Per Strandberg
4f f f f &b 4
f f f f
f f f f & b ™™
f f f f
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
f f f f
f f f f
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f f f f
f f f f
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f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™ & b ™™ f f f f & b ™™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™ U w b &
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Apple Green Eva Belvelin
Intro 4 Bars
arr. Per Strandberg
b4 f f f f &b 4
f f f f
f f f f
f f f f
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b f f f f & b ™™
f f f f
f f f f
f f f f
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4
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
f f f b f & b ™™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™ b f f f f & b ™™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™ bU w b &
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Turquoise Eva Belvelin
Intro 4 Bars
arr. Per Strandberg
b4f f f f & b b4
f f nf f
b f f f nf & b b ™™
nf nf f f
4
3
2
1
nf f nf f
f f f f
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f f f nf
nf nf f f
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0
1
2
3
f f f b f & b b ™™ f fnfnf f f f f fnfnf f f f f fnfnf f f f f fnfnf f f f ™™ f f f b f & b b ™™ f f nf nf f f f f f f f f f f f f nf nf f f f f f f f f f f ™™ bb U w b &
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Brown Eva Belvelin
Intro 4 Bars
arr. Per Strandberg
4 f f #f f & b4
f f f f
f & b ™™ #f nf f
f f f #f
4
3
2
1
f f f f
f f #f f
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f #f nf f
f f f #f
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0
1
2
3
& b ™™ f#fnf f f f f#f f#fnf f f f f#f f#fnf f f f f#f f#fnf f f f f#f ™™ f f f f & b ™™ #f nf f f f f#f f nf f f f f#f #f nf f f f f#f f nf f f f f#f ™™ U w b &
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Purple Eva Belvelin
Intro 4 Bars
arr. Per Strandberg
4f f f f &4
#f f nf f
f f f f
#f f f f
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f f #f nf & ™™
f f #f f
f f #f nf
f f #f f
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4
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
ff f f f#f nf f f#f f f f#f nf f f#f f f f#f nf f f#f f ™™ & ™™ #f nf f f#f f f f f & ™™ f#f nf f f#f f f f nf f f#f f f#f nf f f#f f f f nf f f#f f ™™ &
U w
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Orange Eva Belvelin
Intro 4 Bars
arr. Per Strandberg
### 4 f f f f & 4
f f bf f
### ™ f f f bf ™ &
f bf f f
4
3
2
1
f f bf f
f f f f
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f f f bf
f bf f f
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0
1
2
3
### ™ f f f bf f f f f f f fbf f f f f f f fbf f f f f f f fbf f f f f ™™ ™ & ### ™ f f fbf f f f f f f f f f f f f fbf f f f f f f f f f f ™ f f f f ™ ™ & ### U w &
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Petrol Eva Belvelin
Intro 4 Bars
arr. Per Strandberg
4 f f #f f &4
f f f
f #f f f ™ ™ &
f f f #f
4
3
2
1
f
0
1
f f
f f
f #f f f
f f #f 2
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f
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f f f #f
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f#f f f f f f f#f f f f f f f#f f f f f f f#f f f f f f ™ ™ ™ ™ f f f f & f#f f f f f f f f f f f f f f#f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™ ™ ™ ™ f f f f & &
U w
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Pink Eva Belvelin
Intro 4 Bars
arr. Per Strandberg
4f f f f b & 4
#f f nf f
f f #f nf & b ™™
f nf #f f
4
3
2
1
f f nf f
#f f f f
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f f #f nf
f nf #f f
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0
1
2
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f f#f f f#f f f#f f f#f f f f ™ f f f n f f n f f n f f nf f f f f ™™ b f f f & ™ f f#f fff f f#f fff f f f ™ f f f b n f f f f n f f f f f f f ™™ f f f & ™ &b
U w
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Black Intro Intro 44 Bars Bars
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## 4 f f nf f & 4
f f bf f
## ™ f nf f bf & ™
f bf nf nf
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Violin Finger Patterns on the G, D, A, and E strings in keys with sharp key signatures Number of sharps
& &
#
# ## # ## ## & # ## ## # & # ## ## # & # ## #
Sharps
0
Major
G
D
A
E
Minor
C
Red
Blue
Blue
Yellow
a
1
F
G
Red
Red
Blue
Blue
e
2
F C
D
Green
Red
Red
Blue
b
3
F C G
A
Green
Green
Red
Red
f
4
F C G D
E
Yellow
Green
Green
Red
c
5
F C G D A
B
Blue
Yellow
Green
Green
g
6
F C G D A E
F
Blue
Blue
Yellow
Green
d
7
F C G D A E B
C
Red
Blue
Blue
Yellow
a
Violin Finger Patterns on the G, D, A, and E strings in keys with flat key signatures Number of flats
&
&b
b &b
b &b b
b & b bb
b & b bbb
b & b bbbb
b & b bbbbb
Flats
0
Major
G
D
A
E
Minor
C
Red
Blue
Blue
Yellow
a
1
B
F
Blue
Blue
Yellow
Green
d
2
B E
B
Blue
Yellow
Green
Green
g
3
B E
A
E
Yellow
Green
Green
Red
c
4
B E
A D
A
Green
Green
Red
Red
f
5
B E
A D G
D
Green
Red
Red
Blue
b
6
B E
A D G C
G
Red
Red
Blue
Blue
e
7
B E
A D G C F
C
Red
Blue
Blue
Green
a
Viola Finger Patterns on the C, G, D, and A strings in keys with sharp key signatures
B
B#
B ##
B ###
B ####
B #####
B ######
# B ## #### © Fiolosofen
Number of sharps
Sharps
0
Major
C
G
D
A
Minor
C
Red
Red
Blue
Blue
a
1
F
G
Green
Red
Red
Blue
e
2
F C
D
Green
Green
Red
Red
b
3
F C G
A
Yellow
Green
Green
Red
f
4
F C G D
E
Blue
Yellow
Green
Green
c
5
F C G D A
B
Blue
Blue
Yellow
Green
g
6
F C G D A E
F
Red
Blue
Blue
Yellow
d
7
F C G D A E B
C
Red
Red
Blue
Blue
a
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Viola Finger Patterns on the C, G, D, and A strings in keys with flat key signatures Number of flats
B
Flats
0
Bb
B bb
B bbb
B bbbb
B bbbbb
B bbbbbb
B bbbbbbb
Major
C
G
D
A
Minor
C
Red
Red
Blue
Blue
a
1
B
F
Red
Blue
Blue
Yellow
d
2
B E
B
Blue
Blue
Yellow
Green
g
3
B E
A
E
Blue
Yellow
Green
Green
c
4
B E
A D
A
Yellow
Green
Green
Red
f
5
B E
A D G
D
Green
Green
Red
Red
b
6
B E
A D G C
G
Green
Red
Red
Blue
e
7
B E
A D G C F
C
Red
Red
Blue
Blue
a
By starting each Finger Pattern Tune on the printed pitch, but on your 3rd, 2nd, or 1st finger, you will practice both higher positions and string crossings between A and D. Then you must use a finger pattern, or a combination of patterns, that is different from the name of the tune: Start on finger
4
3
2
1
Green
Red
Blue
Yellow
Red
Red
Blue
Yellow
Green
Blue
Blue
Yellow
Green
Red
Yellow
Yellow
Green
Red
Blue
Apple Green
Green
Red
Turquoise
Red
Brown
Brown
Purple
Purple
Purple
Blue
Orange
Orange
Turquoise
Pink
Petrol
Petrol
Petrol
Orange
Turquoise
Pink
Olive Green
Turquoise
Pink
Pink
Petrol
Black
Black
Purple
Green Yellow Green Pink
Blue Green
Blue
Red
Blue
Green
Blue
Orange
Yellow
Orange Blue
Petrol
Yellow Brown
Yellow
Blue
Orange
Red
Yellow
Turquoise
Green
Turquoise Yellow
Orange
Green Black
The larger gap in the Black tune indicates an extension between the two patterns.
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Olive Green Red Blue Yellow Apple Green Turquoise Brown Purple Orange Petrol Pink Black
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E
va Belvelin, CEO of Fiolosofen, is a Swedish
other artists Joseph Williams, David Foster, Walt
violinist and violin teacher who studied with
Aldridge, and the Gothenburg Symphony, National
Lisbeth Vecchi in Sweden, with Prof. John Kendall
Orchestra of Sweden. Eva is the author and composer
in the United States, and with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki in
of the violin/viola/cello school, Little Things for Little
Japan. She is a Fulbright Alumna with MFA from
Strings, and she produces music, books, pedagogical
Gothenburg University, Sweden, and Southern Illinois
teaching materials, and the world selling Belvelin™
University at Edwardsville, IL, USA. She has held
Shoulder Rests.
positions such as violin and viola pedagogy teacher at Ingesund Conservatory of Music, Karlstad Univer-
“I believe Eva [Belvelin] might be the best violin
sity, Sweden, Chairman of the Swedish String Teachers
teacher in Europe right now. Her team of students,
Association, and Vice President of the European String
Scandinavian Strings, performing at the European
Teachers Association.
String Teachers Association’s Conference in Paris,
Internationally, Eva is a popular lecturer, as well as
displayed excellent violin technique, beautiful sound
the violin coach of professional concert masters and even
and intonation, musical rendering, and a joyful,
a Hollywood movie star. In Sweden, she directs her own
relaxed attitude.”
music academy where she is the artistic leader of the vio-
Elspeth Iliff,
lin ensemble, Scandinavian Strings. She produced their
Vice President of ESTA Central Board
CD, Scandinavian Strings Attached, including among
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The backing tracks to all the Finger Pattern Tunes can be purchased and downloaded at www.belvelin.com
ISBN 978-91-983839-4-2 © 2017, Fiolosofen AB and Eva Belvelin First edition Arrangements and Backing Tracks: Per Strandberg Illustrations and Layout: Ia Gottberg Notation and Fiolosofen Logo: Eva Belvelin Graphic design, Belvelin Logo and Layout: Fredrik Sten Photo and Business Mentor: Paul Sirugo Translation and Advisors: Sonja Nichols and Phyllis Freeman Proof readers: Heidi Curatolo and Helen Hines Recorded at Studio Ränten, Gothenburg, Sweden 2016-2017 Producers: Eva Belvelin and Per Strandberg Sound Engineer: Per Strandberg Mastering: Dragan Tanaskovic at Bohus Sound, Kungälv, Sweden 2017 Violin: Eva Belvelin on an 1870 Joseph Baldantoni All other instruments: Per Strandberg Print: Exakta Print, Malmö, Sweden, 2017 www.belvelin.com No part of this booklet or music may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Fiolosofen AB.
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Finger Pattern Tunes is an introduction to learning and mastering new finger patterns on Intro 4 Bars
the violin and viola. The captivating backing tracks, in pop, swing, reggae, latin, techno, mediterranean, heavy metal, and many other
Eva Belvelin arr. Per Strandberg
styles, make practicing fun and inspiring. The pieces can easily be adapted to both beginners and advanced players.
«It’s not just plain scales – it’s fun and it works!»
«Never has technique been easier and more stimulating!»
«Simple, yet ingenious – I just love it!»
FF Fiolosofen
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