How To Read Music

Violin

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Viola

Cello/Bass

Try These Note Reading Exercises

​Violin (with helpers): 

• Note ID for the G String
• Note ID for the D String
• Note ID for the A String
• Note ID for the E String

Violin (no helpers):

• Note ID for the G String
• Note ID for the D String
• Note ID for the A String
• Note ID for the E String

​This will help you learn to read the first 5 notes on the violin.  We will be first focusing on the D string.  The first 5 notes are D,E,F#,G, A
The fingerings for these notes are: 
D=open
E=1
F#=2
G=3
A=4

Viola

Viola: Note ID for the D String viola
This will help you learn to read the first 5 notes on the Viola.  We will be first focusing on the D string.  The first 5 notes are D,E,F#,G, A
The fingerings for these notes are: 
D=open
E=1
F#=2
G=3
A=4

Cello

Cello: Note ID for the D String Cello
This will help you learn to read the first 5 notes on the Cello.  We will be first focusing on the D string.  The first 5 notes are D,E,F#,G, A
The fingerings for these notes are: 
D=open
E=1
F#=3
G=4
A=open