ESSENTIAL Viola Exercises & REPERTOIRE to Improve Your Technique Fast

Unlock your viola potential with these essential exercises and carefully chosen repertoire designed to accelerate your technical progress. From scales and bowing patterns to studies that refine intonation, rhythm, and tone, this video provides practical tools for building a solid foundation. Perfect for violists at any level, these strategies will strengthen your left-hand agility, bow control, and overall musical expression. Whether you’re preparing for auditions, exams, or simply want to play more confidently, these practice methods will help you progress faster while staying motivated.

Presented by Jon Thorne, Professor of Viola at the Royal Academy of Music and Nicole Wilson, Professor of Violin at the Royal Academy of Music.

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00:00 Essential Viola Exercises & Repertoire
00:17 Adapting to Your Students Needs
00:39 Ševčík - Opus 2, Part 3.
01:25 Ševčík - Opus 2, Part 3 - Demonstration
02:04 Ševčík - The Bible - Other Uses/Servicing Your Playing
02:48 Kreutzer's Works
03:45 Kreutzer - Martele & the Correct Point of Contact
04:35 The Importance of Point of Contact
05:18 The First 13 Kreutzer's / Hoffmeister Caprices / Paganini's
06:05 Playing in Two Positions at Once / Dont 2
07:14 ESTA in Association With Hidersine