Graduated Note-Identification Exercises

LEVEL 1 (D String Only)
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass

Level 2 (Adding A String) 
​[Adding G String Basses]
​Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass

Level 3 (Adding G String) 
[Adding A String Basses]
​Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass

Level 4 (All Four Strings)
​Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass

​Level 5 
3#s to 2bs
​Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass​
​

Level 6 (Chromatic Alterations)
​5#s to 5bs
​​Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass

Level 7 (Chromatic Alterations) ​
​7#s to 7bs
​​Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass

Mastery Timeline:
Level 1 & 2: MP2 in Sixth Grade
Level 3: MP3 in Sixth Grade
Level 4: MP4 in Sixth Grade
Level 5: Seventh Grade
Level 6: Eighth Grade
Level 7: Ninth Grade

Graduated Key Signature-Identification Exercises

Level 1
​(C, D, G) 
Violin 
Viola
​Cello/Bass

Level 2
​(C,D,G,A,F,Bb)
Violin 
Viola
​Cello/Bass
​

Level 3
​(C, D,G,A,E,F,Bb,Eb) 
​Violin 
Viola
​Cello/Bass
​

Level 4
(C, D, G, A, E, B, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db)
​Violin 
Viola
​Cello/Bass
​

Level 5
​(C, D, G, A, E, B, F#,C#, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb) – All Major 
​Violin 
Viola
​Cello/Bass

MP4 in Sixth Grade

MP4 in Seventh Grade

Ninth Grade

Tenth Grade

Eleventh Grade

OMEA HS Solo & Ensemble Scale Requirements 

Class A Scales + Octaves:
Violins- C(2), G(3), D(2), A(3), E(2), B(2), F(2), Bb(2), Eb(2), Ab(2)
Violas- C(3), G(2), D(3), A(2), E(2), F(2), Bb(2), Eb(2), Ab(2)
Cellos- C(3), G(2), D(3), A(2), E(2), F(2), Bb(2), Eb(2), Ab(2)
Basses- C(2), G(2), D(2), A(2), E(2), F(2), Bb(2), Eb(2), Ab(2)
 
Class B Scales + Octaves:
Violins- C(2), G(2), D(2), A(2), E(2), F(1), Bb(2), Eb(1)
Violas- C(2), G(2), D(2), A(2), F(2), Bb(1), Ab(1)
Cellos- C(2), G(2), D(2), A(2), F(2), Bb(1), Eb(1), Ab(1)
Basses- C(1), G(2), D(1), A(1), F(2), Bb(1), Eb(1)
 
Class C Scales + Octaves:
Violins- C(1), G(2), D(1), A(2), F(1), Bb(1)
Violas- C(2), G(1), D(2), A(1), F(1), Bb(1)
Cellos- C(2), G(1), D(2), A(1), F(1), Bb(1)
 Basses- C(1), G(2), D(1), A(1), F(1), Bb(1)




Level 3 – Chromatic Alterations (Level 2 range, in keys of 3#s to 3bs)