Twelve great tunes for practicing

eleven finger patterns on violin and viola

Intro 4 Bars Finger Pattern Tunes Eva Belvelin

for Violin and Viola

arr. Per Strandberg

Eva Belvelin
Backing Tracks: Per Strandberg
Illustrations: Ia Gottberg

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 Finger Pattern Tunes
Eva Belvelin
1 Olive Green
2 Red
3 Blue
4 Yellow
5 Apple Green
6 Turquoise
7 Brown
8 Purple
9 Orange
10 Petrol
11 Pink
12 Black
13 Tuning Tones
14 Olive Green Backing Track
15 Red Backing Track
16 Blue Backing Track
17 Yellow Backing Track
18 Apple Green Backing Track
19 Turquoise Backing Track
20 Brown Backing Track
21 Purple Backing Track
22 Orange Backing Track
23 Petrol Backing Track
24 Pink Backing Track
25 Black Backing Track

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 Foreword

P leeease, can we play another one?

When it comes to scales, few instrumental teach-
ers would expect their students to plead for more even
1–2–3–4, is yellow. The remaining finger pattern,
1–2–34, thus becomes green. The green pattern comes
in two shades, olive green and apple green, starting
once – let alone many times every lesson… but after I on a high and a low 1st finger respectively. The reason
introduced these Finger Pattern Tunes to my students, why the first tune in the book is green, is that this is
that is exactly what happened! actually the most comfortable pattern to the untrained
  Thanks to the marvelous backing tracks, the stu- hand! All the other patterns are seen as combinations
dents are completely enthralled by the tunes. They of the basic ones: red and blue become purple, red and
keep playing them, and begging to review them. As a yellow become orange, and so on.
result, they quickly master any finger pattern they take   All tunes start on the 4th finger, as this makes it
on, gaining remarkable intonation, velocity, tone, and possible to prepare the left hand before starting,
articulation in the process. Needless to say, to achieve securing a healthy hand frame and accurate intonation.
all this, they must play with a sound, ergonomical   T he Finger Pattern Tunes material consists of this
posture. booklet and 25 music tracks that can be purchased on
  By making new variations (there are some sugges- a CD or downloaded at www.belvelin.com. It can be
tions below, but do make your own!), teachers and used for violin and viola (although the music is notated
students can also use the tunes to practice: in treble clef), for individual and group teaching, and

• bowings – add slurs to create the bowing pattern for players of all levels. Stay with quarter notes or
you need to practice eight notes to make the tunes easier, and change fin-

• rhythm patterns – change the rhythm gerings, positions, or bowings to make them harder.
  I never could have produced these Finger Pattern
• position playing – start on a different finger,
explained on p. 15 Tunes without the help of some very dear friends and
colleagues: the inspiring backing tracks were
• shifting – change the fingering, adding shifts where
you need to practice them (e.g. 2 1 / 2 1 0) made by Per Strandberg, the fantastic illustrations by
Ia Gottberg, the brilliant graphic design by Fredrik
• dynamics – add dynamics
Sten, and invaluable pedagogic advice and help with
• vibrato – keep playing quarter notes or even half
translation was given by Sonja Nichols. To them I will
notes, and focus on a continuous vibrato
be forever grateful and indebted. I also wish to thank
• improvisation – use the notes of each tune, but play
students and colleagues for their feedback on this
them in any order and rhythm of your choice; and
add rests for better effect! material. And, last but not least, I thank my wonderful
family for their love and support.
Each Finger Pattern Tune has its own color, and the
four basic finger patterns are named after the four
basic colors. The first finger pattern that a begin- W ishing you many enjoyable hours with your
instrument in the future,
ner learns, 1–23–4, is red, the first color that babies
Eva Belvelin
perceive. The pattern with a “blue note”, 12–3–4, is
blue. The pattern with all fingers apart like sunbeams,

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 Olive Green

Intro 4 Bars Eva Belvelin

arr. Per Strandberg

#### 4 f f f f4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3

& 4 f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™

#### ™ f f f f
& ™ f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™

#### ™ f f f
& ™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™

#### ™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™
& ™ f f f f ™

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 Red

Intro 4 Bars Eva Belvelin

arr. Per Strandberg

### 4 f f f f 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3

& 4 f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™

### ™ f f f
& ™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™

### ™ f f f
& ™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™

### ™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™
& ™ f f f f ™

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 Blue

Intro 4 Bars Eva Belvelin

arr. Per Strandberg

4f f f f
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3

&4 f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™

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 Yellow

Intro 4 Bars Eva Belvelin

arr. Per Strandberg

4f f f f
&b 4
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™

& b ™™
f f f f f f f f
f f f f f f f f ™™

& b ™™
f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™

& b ™™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™
f f f f

U
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& b

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 Apple Green

Intro 4 Bars Eva Belvelin

arr. Per Strandberg

b4 f f f f
&b 4
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™

b f f f f
& b ™™ f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™

b f
& b ™™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™
f f f

b f
& b ™™ f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f ™™
f f f

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 Turquoise

Intro 4 Bars Eva Belvelin

arr. Per Strandberg

b4f f f f
& b b4 f f nf f nf f nf f
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
f f f f ™™

b f f f nf
& b b ™™ nf nf f f f f f nf nf nf f f ™™

b f
& b b ™™ f fnfnf f f f f fnfnf f f f f fnfnf f f f f fnfnf f f f ™™
f f f

b f
& b b ™™ f f nf nf f f f f f f f f f f f f nf nf f f f f f f f f f f ™™
f f f

bbb U
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 Brown

Intro 4 Bars Eva Belvelin

arr. Per Strandberg

4 f f #f f f f #f f
& b4
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
f f f f f f f f ™™

& b ™™ #f nf f f f f #f
f f #f nf f f f f #f ™™

& b ™™ f#fnf f f f f#f f#fnf f f f f#f f#fnf f f f f#f f#fnf f f f f#f ™™

& b ™™ #f nf f f f f#f f nf f f f f#f #f nf f f f f#f f nf f f f f#f ™™

f f f f

U
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& b

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 Purple

Intro 4 Bars Eva Belvelin

arr. Per Strandberg

4f f f f #f f nf f #f f f f
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3

&4 f f f f ™™

f f #f nf
f f #f f
f f #f nf
& ™™ f f #f f ™™

& ™™ #f nf f f#f
ff f f f#f nf f f#f f f f#f nf f f#f f f f#f nf f f#f f ™™

& ™™ f#f nf f f#f f f f nf f f#f f f#f nf f f#f f f f nf f f#f f ™™

f f f f

U
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 Orange

Intro 4 Bars Eva Belvelin

arr. Per Strandberg

### 4 f f f f f f bf f f f bf f
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3

& 4 f f f f ™™

### ™ f f f
& ™ bf f bf f f f f f bf f bf f f ™™

### ™ f f f
& ™ bf f f f f f f fbf f f f f f f fbf f f f f f f fbf f f f f ™™

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& ™ f f f f ™

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 Petrol

Intro 4 Bars Eva Belvelin

arr. Per Strandberg

4 f f #f f f f #f
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3

&4 f f f f f f f f f ™™

f #f f f
f f f #f
f #f f f
& ™
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& ™
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 Pink

Intro 4 Bars Eva Belvelin

arr. Per Strandberg

b 4f f f f #f f nf f f f nf f #f f f f
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3

& 4 ™™

f f #f
f nf #f f
f f #f
& b ™™ nf nf f nf #f f ™™

f f#f f f#f f f#f f f#f

b
& ™™ nf f f f f nf f f f f nf f f f f nf f f f f ™™

f f#f f f#f
b
& ™ n n
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 Black

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Eva Belvelin
arr. Per
arr. Per Strandberg
Strandberg

## 4 f f nf f
f f bf f f f bf f f f nf f ™™
4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3

& 4

## ™ f nf
& ™ f bf f bf nf nf f nf f bf f bf nf nf ™™

## ™ fnf fbf fnfnf fnf fbf fnfnf fnf fbf fnfnf fnf fbf fnfnf ™
& ™ f f f f ™

## ™ f nf fbf f nf nf#f nf fbf f nf nf f nf fbf f nf nf#f nf fbf f nf nf ™

& ™ f f f f ™

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 Violin Finger Patterns on the G, D, A, and E strings in keys with sharp key signatures
Number of sharps Sharps Major G D A E Minor

& 0 C Red Blue Blue Yellow a

#
& 1 F G Red Red Blue Blue e
#
&# 2 F C D Green Red Red Blue b
##
&# 3 F C G A Green Green Red Red f
# ##
&# 4 F C G D E Yellow Green Green Red c
##
& # ## 5 F C G D A B Blue Yellow Green Green g
## #
& # ## 6 F C G D A E F Blue Blue Yellow Green d
## #
& # ## # 7 F C G D A E B C Red Blue Blue Yellow a

Violin Finger Patterns on the G, D, A, and E strings in keys with flat key signatures
Number of flats Flats Major G D A E Minor

& 0 C Red Blue Blue Yellow a

&b 1 B F Blue Blue Yellow Green d

b
&b 2 B E B Blue Yellow Green Green g
b
&b b 3 B E A E Yellow Green Green Red c
b
& b bb 4 B E A D A Green Green Red Red f
b
& b bbb 5 B E A D G D Green Red Red Blue b
b
& b bbbb 6 B E A D G C G Red Red Blue Blue e
b
& b bbbbb 7 B E A D G C F C Red Blue Blue Green a

Viola Finger Patterns on the C, G, D, and A strings in keys with sharp key signatures
Number of sharps Sharps Major C G D A Minor
B 0 C Red Red Blue Blue a

B# 1 F G Green Red Red Blue e

B ## 2 F C D Green Green Red Red b

B ### 3 F C G A Yellow Green Green Red f

B #### 4 F C G D E Blue Yellow Green Green c

B ##### 5 F C G D A B Blue Blue Yellow Green g

B ###### 6 F C G D A E F Red Blue Blue Yellow d

#
B ## #### 7 F C G D A E B C Red Red Blue Blue a

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 Viola Finger Patterns on the C, G, D, and A strings in keys with flat key signatures
Number of flats Flats Major C G D A Minor
B 0 C Red Red Blue Blue a

Bb 1 B F Red Blue Blue Yellow d

B bb 2 B E B Blue Blue Yellow Green g

B bbb 3 B E A E Blue Yellow Green Green c

B bbbb 4 B E A D A Yellow Green Green Red f

B bbbbb 5 B E A D G D Green Green Red Red b

B bbbbbb 6 B E A D G C G Green Red Red Blue e

B bbbbbbb 7 B E A D G C F C Red Red Blue Blue a

By starting each Finger Pattern Tune on the printed pitch, but on your 3rd, 2nd, or 1st finger,
you will practice both higher positions and string crossings between A and D. Then you must
use a finger pattern, or a combination of patterns, that is different from the name of the tune:
Start on finger 4 3 2 1

Olive Green Green Red Blue Yellow

Red Red Blue Yellow Green

Blue Blue Yellow Green Red

Yellow Yellow Green Red Blue

Apple Green Green Red Blue Yellow

Green Red Blue

Turquoise Turquoise Red Blue Orange

Yellow Green Red

Brown Brown Purple Blue Yellow

Green Orange Turquoise

Purple Purple Blue Yellow Green

Pink Petrol Orange

Orange Orange Turquoise Pink Petrol

Petrol Petrol Orange Turquoise Pink

Pink Pink Petrol Orange Turquoise

Blue Yellow Green

Black Black Purple Blue Yellow

Green Brown Black

The larger gap in the Black tune indicates an extension between the two patterns.

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 Olive Green

Red

Blue

Yellow

Apple Green

Turquoise

Brown

Purple

Orange

Petrol

Pink

Black

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E va Belvelin, CEO of Fiolosofen, is a Swedish
violinist and violin teacher who studied with
Lisbeth Vecchi in Sweden, with Prof. John Kendall
other artists Joseph Williams, David Foster, Walt
Aldridge, and the Gothenburg Symphony, National
Orchestra of Sweden. Eva is the author and composer
in the United States, and with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki in of the violin/viola/cello school, Little Things for Little
Japan. She is a Fulbright Alumna with MFA from Strings, and she produces music, books, pedagogical
Gothenburg University, Sweden, and Southern Illinois teaching materials, and the world selling Belvelin™
University at Edwardsville, IL, USA. She has held Shoulder Rests.
positions such as violin and viola pedagogy teacher at
Ingesund Conservatory of Music, Karlstad Univer- “I believe Eva [Belvelin] might be the best violin
sity, Sweden, Chairman of the Swedish String Teachers teacher in Europe right now. Her team of students,
Association, and Vice President of the European String Scandinavian Strings, performing at the European
Teachers Association. String Teachers Association’s Conference in Paris,
   Internationally, Eva is a popular lecturer, as well as displayed excellent violin technique, beautiful sound
the violin coach of professional concert masters and even and intonation, musical rendering, and a joyful,
a Hollywood movie star. In Sweden, she directs her own relaxed attitude.”
music academy where she is the artistic leader of the vio- Elspeth Iliff,
lin ensemble, Scandinavian Strings. She produced their Vice President of ESTA Central Board
CD, Scandinavian Strings Attached, including among

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 The backing tracks to all the Finger Pattern Tunes
can be purchased and downloaded at
www.belvelin.com

ISBN 978-91-983839-4-2
© 2017, Fiolosofen AB and Eva Belvelin
First edition
Arrangements and Backing Tracks: Per Strandberg
Illustrations and Layout: Ia Gottberg
Notation and Fiolosofen Logo: Eva Belvelin
Graphic design, Belvelin Logo and Layout: Fredrik Sten
Photo and Business Mentor: Paul Sirugo
Translation and Advisors: Sonja Nichols and Phyllis Freeman
Proof readers: Heidi Curatolo and Helen Hines
Recorded at Studio Ränten, Gothenburg, Sweden 2016-2017
Producers: Eva Belvelin and Per Strandberg
Sound Engineer: Per Strandberg
Mastering: Dragan Tanaskovic at Bohus Sound, Kungälv, Sweden 2017
Violin: Eva Belvelin on an 1870 Joseph Baldantoni
All other instruments: Per Strandberg
Print: Exakta Print, Malmö, Sweden, 2017
www.belvelin.com
No part of this booklet or music may be reproduced or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording,
or otherwise, without prior written permission of Fiolosofen AB.

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 Finger Pattern Tunes
is an introduction to learning and mastering new finger patterns on
Intro 4 Bars the violin and viola. The captivating backing tracks, in pop, swing, Eva Belvelin
arr. Per Strandberg
reggae, latin, techno, mediterranean, heavy metal, and many other
styles, make practicing fun and inspiring. The pieces can easily be
adapted to both beginners and advanced players.

«It’s not just plain scales – it’s fun and it works!»

«Never has technique been easier and more stimulating!»
«Simple, yet ingenious – I just love it!»

FF
Fiolosofen

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