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A really simple question this one. When you play scales, what do you actually play? Do you start a G and play up to D then up the D string to A and so on? do you play up and down each string one at a time? Does it matter?
Should you do both?
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Scales are generally found in 2 or 3 octave "flavors".
One might start on a G and play 2 or 3 octaves up and then back down.
Other scales would start on whatever note(scale) is desired.
There are no hard, fast, rules and there are several variations.
The 2 octave scales mostly avoid using 3rd position.
FM has a dandy chromatic exercise on the G string in his videos.
PS 1 octave scales are also OK to begin with and valuable for regular playing.
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Do you think you could translate that into fingers on a violin? For stupid people.
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Try this:
http://mrfiddle.tripod.com/scales.html
You should find 2 octave scales with fingers.
The notation "low" means a half step like E to F or B to C.
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Thanks Oliver,
So a two octave scale is just playing from open G across the strings and back as I thought.
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You end up playing 3 different G's Sam. Start on an open G for example play the scale up to the 3rd finger G on the D string, continue up to the 2nd finger on the E string then back down again.
I recorded a three octave C scale on Violaman.com
It's very similar to the G scale on violin as far as fingering goes. However I continue with two shifts to play the three octaves. I think you will get the idea though.
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I am working on a Wohlfahrt study , it is asking for Legato strokes throughout-Modrato U.H. Can anyone help me with definition of these instructions? 
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It's calling for you to play long Legato (connected) strokes at a moderate tempo = moderately (108–120 bpm) not too fast, using the whole upper half of the bow.
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Thanks Pierre, Found this Wohlfahrt book at the second hand book store.
42 studies for violin . Gonna try to go all the way through it . 
Breaks down studies into sections. First five, studies in third position. Second section, ten studies in first and third position. And so on and so on. Progresivily harder .
Thought it was a good find at a second hand store.
Gave six dollars for it. 
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