Viola Level 2

  • 82 Lessons
  • 3.5 hours

Take your viola playing to the next level with more challenging techniques and tunes designed to keep you having fun and practicing effectively.

Course Overview

Requirements
  • Requirement one
  • Requirement two
  • Requirement three

What You'll Learn

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Course curriculum

  • Here's Where to Start
  • Welcome to Level 2
  • Review Level 1 Concepts
  • Advanced Bow-Hold
  • Essential Equipment
  • Intermediate Rhythm Reading - How to Count
  • "Suzuki" Rhythm Review
  • 16ths and Combo Practice
  • S
  • "Twinkle" with New Rhythms
  • Dotted Rhythms - Making 8ths into Dotted Quarters
  • Bonus Level
  • Dotted Rhythms Song - "May Song"
  • Dotted Rhythms Song - "Jingle Bells
  • Dotted Rhythms Song - "Song of Joy"
  • Pick-Up Notes
  • Pick-Up Notes Song - "Happy Birthday"
  • Pick-Up Notes Song - "Allegretto"
  • Introducing Slurs
  • Stopped Slurs - Slurs with Dots
  • Slurs Without Stopping
  • Bowing in Slow Motion
  • Bach Minuet No. 1
  • 3-4 Across the String Exercise
  • First Half of the Minuet with Practice Boxes
  • Second Half of the Minuet with Practice Boxes
  • What Finger Patterns and Where?
  • The Entire Minuet
  • Song - "Devils Dream"
  • Bowing with Slurs - "Long Little"
  • Etude and a KFD String Crossing Exercise - "Two Tunnel"
  • First half of "Devils Dream"
  • Second Half of "Devils Dream"
  • "Devils Dream" with Repeats - Slow Tempo
  • "Devils Dream" - Song Only -Slow Tempo
  • "Devils Dream" with Repeats - Medium Tempo
  • "Devils Dream" - Song Only -Medium Tempo
  • "Devils Dream" with Repeats - Fast Tempo
  • "Devils Dream" - Song Only -Fast Tempo
  • Being In Tune and Creating Good Tone
  • WASP Acronym Review
  • "Crunch" and "Skate" Exercises
  • Recording Yourself
  • Tuning with a Drone
  • Scales with Drones
  • Two-Octave C Major Scale
  • Introduction to High 3 and Finger Pattern 3
  • The Ultra Super Slow Bow Exercise
  • Song Gossec "Gavotte"
  • Grace Notes and Dots with Lines
  • Accidentals - What Finger Patterns go Where
  • Repeats and DC's - Landing Gear Pizzicato
  • First Half of "Gavotte"
  • Second Half of "Gavotte"
  • Play Along - "Gavotte" with Repeats and DC
  • Play Along - "Gavotte" - Song Only
  • GF Handel "Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus"
  • "Chorus" Practice Boxes
  • Legato Bow Strokes
  • Play Along - "Chorus"
  • Play Along - "Chorus" - Song Only
  • Scale Review - A Review of Guitar Pose from Level 1
  • Rhythms to Improvise Around the Scale
  • Backing Track and Echo Examples
  • VA2-M11L4-final
  • Song - Percy Grainger "Country Gardens"
  • C Major Scale with Dotted Eights and Sixteenths
  • Double Stops and Triple Stops
  • "Country Gardens" - The First 16 Measures
  • "Country Gardens" - Measures 17-32
  • "Country Gardens" - Measures 33-49
  • Play Along - "Country Gardens"
  • Play Along - "Country Gardens" - Song Only
  • What is Vibrato?
  • How Do I Start?
  • The "Electric Guitar" Harmonics Exercise - Pre-Vibrato Exercises
  • First Vibrato Exercises
  • Postural Issues
  • How to Practice
  • Performance 1
  • Performance 2
  • Performance 3

Gary DePaolo

Gary DePaolo received his bachelor’s degree in Viola Performance from DePaul University in Chicago, IL. While attending he studied with Chicago Lyric Opera Principal Violist, Rami Solomonov and was coached in chamber music by the Chicago String Quartet. Having recently completed his master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Montana State University, DePaolo is entering his ninth year as the director of the orchestra and guitar programs at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper Wyoming. There he conducts three orchestras and a guitar ensemble. In 2019 his groups joined Laramie High School and the String Academy of Wyoming to travel to and perform in Ireland. DePaolo has been a guest director for the Wyoming State String Clinic and judge for Colorado ASTA. He is also an adjunct string instructor at Casper College and the principal violist of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. Both are positions that he has held for the last 21 years. DePaolo is an avid composer having created underscores for Richard the 3rd, The Diviners, The Scarlet Letter , the Laramie project and various other works. He has always been a collaborator with local bands and musical groups. His group “ Leave it to S.H.I.V.A.” was featured in the Wyoming Arts Council 2021 “Summer Roadtrip” playlist. DePaolo’s private teaching focuses on ease and tension-free viola playing with traditional and nontraditional repertoire.

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