by Christine Draeger and Rosamund Plummer
This is a book for students who already know their scales and now want to develop their technique to a higher level.
-The first section consists of fingering warm-ups in all major and minor keys, using a variety of patterns.
-In the second section difficult passages from standard repertoire are transposed into all twelve keys.
-The
third section deals with intervals and their related tonalities.
Exercises are based on orchestral and solo repertoire written after
1900.
-The final section covers other essential
technical issues, harmonics, vibrato, tonguing, intonation, alternate
fingerings, multiphonics and other extended techniques.