Below you will find fingering chart documents to print out for you instrument to help with Shifting and where the different positions fall on your instrument and in reading music.
Violin Fingering chart
Viola Fingering Chart
Cello Fingering Chart

In this presentation you will find different styles and types of bow strokes to play orchestral music.

HS Orchestra – Work on the following pieces of music and the excerpts listed next to them. Be prepared for class on Monday of next week with these sections.
Dance of the Hallows: Beginning of the piece up to measure 55
Dark Catacombs: Beginning of the piece up to measure 33
Farewell Symphony: Beginning [...]

In the following power point you will view the ways of tuning and types of warm-ups used by string players.

This Power Point lists the different uses of bowings and the different types of bowings in relation to how the bow is used with the music.

Below you will find the power point presentations for orchestra class and string technique – on the concert music and bowing items. Please view the power points for reference of information discussed in class. At the bottom of this posting you will find the String Technique Ensemble Piece to Download and Print.
String Technique – [...]

The power point will provide you with information to work on and think about for each piece of music for your spring concert. Use the presentation as a reference along with the listening activity for the music on the website.