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3. Pentatonic Finger Exercises Pentatonic finger exercises are additional finger exercises that grow out of the previous finger action exercises. They basically allow you to explore the various finger positions you will encounter within one position, including the whole-tone spacing. a. Play with a moderately full tone, about mf b. Use the full bow, frog to tip. c. Transpose to all four strings, starting with C.

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4. One-Octave One-String Scales

The next four exercises are essentially Flesch-based. They all provide a good warm-up for shift ing as well as intonation ("warming-up" the ear). a. Practice slowly, listening for pitch and tone. b. Observe ascending and descending shifts. c. Practice using full arm weight, about mfto p d. Practice for clean bow changes at frog and tip. e. Maintain a consistent dynamic level from frog to tip. f. Repeat each scale at least two times. g. Begin on C string and transpose to all four strings. h. For intonation work, practice each scale while sustaining the adjacent lower or upper open string. 1. It is better to begin your warm-ups with a full tone and then "subtract" weight as you go along. This allows you the comfort and freedom to prevent injury and prevents a sense of being too stiff and "careful."