Two-Octave Major Scales

for String Orchestra

Uses an expanded range for lower register practice in each key. Fingering makes use of
open strings for pitch reference and of lower positions for practicing the various nger patterns.

Violin &

Edited by Jonathan Cohen

0(4)

C Major

Viola

Violoncello

Contrabass

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0(4)

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2

&

2
0(4)

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&

3
1

3
1

2
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0(4)

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0(4)

0(4)

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0(4)

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&

0(4)

0(4)

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&

#
B

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?#

B#
?#

0(4)

G Major
0

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

3
1

4
2

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##

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&
B ##

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#

0(4)

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&

B ##
2

0(4)

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1

? ##
4

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&

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

D Major

0(4)

B ###
? ###

? ###

1
0

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&

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B ##

#
? ##

? ###

0(4)

0(4)

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0(4)

2
0

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0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

A Major

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B ####

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##

0(4)

0(4)

2(3)

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1

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& #

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

B #####
2

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2

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2

2(3)

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0(4)

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#

-2

B Major
2

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&

B ####

E Major

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&b b b

G at Major
3

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4

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bb
4

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b bbbb
1

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& bb

b
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bb

? bbb
bbb
4

-1

-4

-1

-2

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bb b
& bb

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bb
? bb b
bb
3

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-2

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-4

-2

-1

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-4

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bbbbb

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bb
?b
b bbb

D at Major
4

bb
&b b b

-1

-1

-2

-1

-4

-1

-4

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bbbb
bbbb
bbbb

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&b b

0(4)

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-1

-2

B bbbb
1

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b
1

?b
b bb
4

bb b
& b

B bbbb

? bb b
b

? bb
bb
1

-1

B bbb

bb
& b

B bbb
? bb
b
? bb
b
2

-1

-4

-1

0(4)

-2

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

bbb

bbb

bbb

bbb

-4

-4

0(4)

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b
?b
bb

E at Major
1

b
&b b

A at Major

bb
bb
bb
bb

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&b

B bb
2

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0(4)

0(4)

?b
b
1

0(4)

?b

0(4)

0(4)

?b
?b

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0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

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0(4)

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b

Bb

b
&

F Major

Bb

bb
&

B bb

? bb

?b
b

&b

0(4)

0(4)

B at Major

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

Two-Octave Major Scales

Violin

for String Orchestra

Edited by Jonathan Cohen

Uses an expanded range for lower register practice in each key. Fingering makes use of
open strings for pitch reference and of lower positions for practicing the various nger patterns.

&

C Major
3

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

&

w

D Major

##

&

G Major

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

##

0(4) 3

###

####

E Major

####

####

#
&

###
&

A Major
1

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

# ##
&# #

B Major
2

0(4) 1

0(4) 3

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bbbbb

D at Major

bbb

& b bbb

G at Major

b
& b bbbb
3

E at Major

&b b

A at Major

bb
&b b

0(4)

B at Major

b
&b

F Major

&b

0(4) 1

bbb

bb

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

Two-Octave Major Scales

Viola

for String Orchestra

Edited by Jonathan Cohen

Uses an expanded range for lower register practice in each key. Fingering makes use of
open strings for pitch reference and of lower positions for practicing the various nger patterns.

w

G Major

B#

C Major
0

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

##

###

A Major

#
B ##
## #

D Major

B ##

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

B Major

B #####

E Major

#
B ## #

2(3)

B bbbbbb

0(4) 1

0(4) 3

####
#
bbbbbb

bbbbb

G at Major
4

Bb b b

bbbb

A at Major

B bbbb

bbb

D at Major
1

0(4)

B bbb

bb


B at Major

b
B bb

E at Major
2

Bb

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

F Major
3

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 3

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4) 1

0(4)

0(4)

0(4)

Two-Octave Major Scales

Violoncello

for String Orchestra

Edited by Jonathan Cohen

Uses an expanded range for lower register practice in each key. Fingering makes use of
open strings for pitch reference and of lower positions for practicing the various nger patterns.

w

G Major

?#

C Major

##

? ##

###

A Major

? ###

####

D Major
1

B Major

? ####

#
E Major

? ####

2(3)

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bb

####
#
bbbbbb

bbbbb

G at Major
4

? bb b

bb

bb
bb
A at Major

? bb

bbb
bb
D at Major
1

? bb

bb
b

B at Major

? bb

b

E at Major
2

F Major

?b

Two-Octave Major Scales

Contrabass

for String Orchestra

Edited by Jonathan Cohen

Uses an expanded range for lower register practice in each key. Fingering makes use of
open strings for pitch reference and of lower positions for practicing the various nger patterns.

&

C Major
2

?#

G Major
2

##

? ##

###

A Major

? ###

####

D Major
0

####

w

B Major

? ####

bb b b

&
#

bb
E Major

? ####

? bb b b
bb
4

-4 1

-2 1

bbbbb

G at Major
1

-1 2

-4 -1 -2 4

-1 1

-4 2

-1

-4 -2 -1 4

? bb b

bbbb
bb

A at Major

? bb

bbb
bb
D at Major
4

-2

-2

-1 1

-1

-2

-1

-1 -2 4

-1

-4 2

-1 4

-1

-4 2

-1 1

-4

-4 2

-1

-4

? bb

E at Major
1

? bb

F Major

?b

-1

-4

bb

&

B at Major
1

-2