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Berklee - A Modern Method for Viola Scales Book

Develop mastery and control over the viola fingerboard, in all keys with 60 Audio Tracks

The "Berklee - A Modern Method for Viola Scales Book" is an essential resource for viola players seeking to develop mastery and control over the viola fingerboard in all keys. With 60 accompanying audio tracks, this book offers a comprehensive approach to mastering scales, improving technique, and enhancing musicality.

Designed for players of all styles, whether classical, jazz, or fiddle tunes, this book provides twenty-first-century strategies that can significantly enhance your playing. By focusing on scales, modes, arpeggios, and chord relationships, you'll build a solid foundation for improvisation and musical expression. 120 pages. 

Key Features of this Book include:

• Fingering strategies for comfortable playing in all keys
• Scale diagrams for visualising the fingerboard
• Major, minor, and pentatonic scales, modes, and arpeggios
• Etudes that apply scales and arpeggios in improvisational contexts
• Exercises to help internalise and memorise scales
• Essential chord and scale relationships useful for improvisation

With 120 pages of content, the "Berklee - A Modern Method for Viola Scales Book" is an indispensable resource for viola players looking to take their playing to the next level. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced player, this book will help you develop the skills and confidence to excel on the viola.

About the Author:

Rob Thomas is a professor in the Berklee College of Music String Department, where he has taught since 2002. He has performed and recorded with the String Trio of New York, the Jazz Passengers, Chuck Owen's Jazz Surge big band, the Mahavishnu Project, the Chris Parker Quintet, Gypsy Jazz Caravan, and many others.