James Barket, Director
Review Sheet
Finger Patterns:
Pattern 1 Vln/Vla 1 (whole step) 2 (half step) 3 (whole step) 4
Cello 1 (whole step) 3 (half step—shift) 1 (whole step) 3
Bass 1 (whole step) 4 (half step—shift) 1 (whole step) 4
Pattern 2 Vln/Vla 1 (half step) 2 (whole step) 3 (whole step) 4
Cello 1 (half step) 2 (whole step—shift) 1 (whole step) 3
Bass 1 (half step) 2 (whole step—shift) 1 (whole step) 4
Pattern 3 Vln/Vla 1 (whole step) 2 (whole step) 3 (half step) 4
Cello 1 (whole step) 3 (whole step—shift) 1 (half step) 2
Bass 1 (whole step) 4 (whole step—shift) 2 (half step) 4
Pattern 4 Vln/Vla (half step) 1 (whole step) 2 (whole step) 3 (whole step) 4 (half step)
Cello (half step) 1 (whole step) X2 (or 3) (whole step—shift) 1 (whole step) 3
Bass (half step) 1 (whole step) 4 (whole step—shift) 1 (whole step) 4
1. A natural going up or down to another natural is a whole step EXCEPT B-C and E-F.
2. B-C and E-F are half steps
3. A sharp going up to a natural or a natural going down to a sharp is a half step.
4. A natural going up to a flat or a flat going down to a natural is a half step.
5. For
the most part, every other combination is a whole step.
Key Signature half steps
C No flats or sharps B-C and E-F
G F-sharp F#-G and B-C
D F-sharp and C-sharp F#-G and C#-D
Read sharps in key signature from left to right. They will always go in this order: F# C# G# D# A# E# B#. The last two sharps in the key signature tell you where the half steps are in that key.
4 how many notes in each measure (or their equivalent) = four
4 what kind of note is being counted = quarter notes
3 Three
4 quarter notes in every measure
Whole note 1 per measure (in 4/4 time)
half notes 2 for every whole note
quarter notes 2 for every half note
eighth notes 2 for every quarter note