Modern Viola Technique

Introduction: The Left Hand. The Right Hand. The Stroke.- The Viola d'Amore: Yesterday and Today.- The First Study: A Presentation of Fundamental Diatonic Principles in Each Position. The Development of Tonal Concentration.- The Second Study: The Diatonic Principle with Varied Fingerings in Position Changes.- The Third Study: The Diatonic Principle Introduced on the Different Degrees of the Scale. Varied Fingerings.- The Fourth Study: The Development of Resiliency and Elasticity in General Finger Action with Emphasis on Fourth-Finger Manipulation.- The Fifth Study: Application of the Principles of the First Study in Broken-Third Sequences.- The Sixth Study: Finger Dexterity and Independence in Position Changes on Each String.- The Seventh Study: Broken Chords in Each Position Utilized Fundamentally for the Development of Intonation and Intervalic Concentration.- The Eighth Study: The Diminished Fifth and Augmented Fourth in Chromatically Treated Diminished Chord Formations. A Further Treatment of Intonation and Intervalic Cognizance.- The Ninth Study: Triads on Each String Especially Designed for Hand Expansion and Fourth-Finger Development.- The Tenth Study: The Principles of the Seventh Study in an Extended Compass.- The Eleventh Study: A Rhythmical Elaboration on Broken Chords in Extended Positions on the Seven Diatonic Degrees.- The Twelfth Study: The Final Development of the Seventh and Tenth Studies.- The Thirteenth Study: Broken Chords on Each String for the Development of Individual Finger Gliding and Dexterity in Hand Shifting.- The Fourteenth Study: The Development of Finger Resiliency and Elasticity in Position Changes.- Appendix: Viola and Viola d'Amore Literature for Concert and Study.