Developing Virtuosity, Book 2 - Violin

"Developing Virtuosity, Book 2" continues the development of playing skills found in Book 1 and progresses to more complex rhythms, left-hand finger patterns and techniques, bowing techniques, and preparation for shifting. This book introduces students to: 1) long and controlled bow strokes, slurred legato and staccato bow strokes, string-crossing slurs, and producing dynamic contrasts; 2) new rhythmic patterns including dotted notes, triplets, sixteenth notes, swinging eighth notes, and syncopated rhythms; 3) new time signatures including 6/8 and 3/8, along with cut time for cello/bass; and 4) major and minor left-hand string patterns, extended fingerings, and beginning octave harmonics and shifting.