STRINGFEST SKILL LEVELS
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Orchestra One (beginner)


  
Rote ensembles, rounds, unison playing
 
Rhythms:
  half, quarter, eighth notes  
Keys:
  D major, G major  
         
Finger patterns:
  
Violin/viola
 0 1 23             
  
Cello
 0 1 3 4             
  
Bass
 0 1 4          ½, 1st, and 2nd positions  

 

 

 

 

 

Orchestra Two (intermediate I)

  
Grade 1 level music
Unison playing and 2-5 part, mostly homophonic orchestral arrangements
 
Rhythms:
  whole, dotted half, half, quarter and eighth notes
slurs: 2-4 quarter notes, up to 4 eighths		  
Keys:
  G, D, C major  
Meter:
  2/4 3/4 4/4  
         
Finger patterns:
  
Violin/viola
 0 1 23           0 12 3           
  
Cello
 0 1 3 4            0 1 2 4  
  
Bass
 0 1 4               0 1 2 ½, 1st, and 2nd positions  

 

 

 

 

Orchestra three (intermediate II)

  
Grade 1-2 level music
2-5 part homophonic and polyphonic orchestral arrangements
  
Rhythms:
  whole, dotted half, quarter, dotted quarter, eighth notes
slurs: up to one measure in length, 5-8 eighth notes		  
Keys:
  G, D, C, A, F major
a, b, d, e minor		  
Meter:
  2/4 3/4 4/4 6/8  
         
Finger patterns:
  
Violin/viola
 0 1 23 4          0 12 3 4          0 1 2 34
  
  
Cello
 0 1 3 4            0 1 2 4 forward and back extensions  
  
Bass
 0 1 4               0 1 2 4 ½, 1st, and 2nd positions  

 

 

 

 

Orchestra Four (Advanced)

  
Grade 2-3 level music
  
Rhythms:
  whole, dotted half, half, quarter, dotted quarter, eighth, sixteenth,
eighth note triplet		  
Keys:
  G, D, C, A, F, Bb major
a, b, d, e, g minor		  
Meter:
  2/4  3/4  4/4  6/8 mixed meters  
         
Finger patterns:
  
Violin/viola
 0 1 23 4          0 12 3 4          0 1 2 34
0 1b 2 34b    no open strings   some 3rd position		  
  
Cello
 0 1 3 4            0 1 2 4
extensions, 2nd and 4th positions		  
  
Bass
 0 1 4               0 1 2 4
½, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th positions		  

 

 

 

 
 

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