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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

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1

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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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U w

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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

3

f

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f f f #f

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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

3

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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