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MUS-09.c1.B

BPSS-MAT-NO logo9th Grade (MUS) Targeted String Standard  
  (c1) Category 1: Executive Skills and Knowledge
(B) Left Hand Skills and Knowledge
Students perform with the correct placement and angle of the left arm-wrist-hand-fingers to the instrument; demonstrate position that is balanced and free of tension; play with independence of fingers, ease of motion and control of finger weight; produce characteristic tone, with vibrato (as appropriate); show understanding and ability to apply fingerings, finger patterns, shifting, extensions.

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Learning Targets

  • 3.1  Initial vibrato development
  • 3.2  Advanced positions (fifth and higher)
  • 3.3  Complex double stops (two fingered strings)
  • 3.4  Advanced finger patterns–Violin/Viola (e.g., augmented and chromatic patterns)
  • 3.5  Extension of vertical technique

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