• How to structure intonation around perfect intervals and leading notes
• A new approach to learning how to time shifts
• Extensive notation for preparing and holding down fingers
• One-, two-, three- and four-octave scales and arpeggios
• Two-octave scales and arpeggios on one string
• New sequences for single-finger scales
Many well-known Fischer classics are also incorporated, including practice methods for intonation, smooth bowing, string crossing, fast fingers, fourth-finger extensions and placing fingers in blocks. The innovative and wide-ranging material in Scales keeps the player turning the pages, discovering yet more exciting ways to approach scales. The wealth of thought-provoking exercises encourages violists to re-evaluate their practice - developing the playing skills of violists at all levels from intermediate to professional.