Viola Exams
Junior Music Exam Viola
The JME is a CMS exam and is the first exam you will take with us, usually in the 1st or 2nd year of lessons. The assessment takes place in school, with your instrumental teacher.
All the Vamoosh and Fiddletime books which you received when you chose to continue after the whole class year came with CDs. However you may not be able to play them, or you may have lost them, the following backing tracks are the same as the ones on the CDs
For each exam, choose your favourite three pieces from the listed pieces (from the books you have) and play them the best you can, often.
Most of these backing tracks will work for Cello as well as Violin and Viola
Vamoosh backing tracks for JME Vamoosh Book 1
Two contrasting pieces from the following list (All from Vamoosh books 1 and 2)
A String Hoe Down
Rolling Hills
Fiery Fiddler
Ode to Joy
Theme and Variation
To played from memory
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Scales/Arpeggios
D and F majors 1 octave slurred in twos
C major 2 octaves
A minor 1 octave
Separate with or without long tonic
Fiery fiddler (slow practice speed)
Fiery fiddler (faster performance speed)
A String Howdown
Rolling Hills
Ode to Joy
Close
Senior Music Exam Viola
The SME is a CMS exam and is the second exam you will take with us, usually in the 2nd or 3rd year of lessons. Exams usually take place at the Music Centre with a senior teacher from the music service.
Vamoosh backing tracks for SME pieces from Vamoosh Book 2
Two contrasting pieces from the following list (Vamoosh book 2)
Prelude from Te Deum
Caribbean Sunshine
Gypsy Dance
Merrily Dance the Quaker’s Wife
Cornish May Song (Top part)
Scales/Arpeggios
All scales separate or
slurred
Arpeggios separate
B♭ major 1 octave
E♭ major 2 octaves
D major 2 octave
D minor 1 octave starting on C string
G min 1 octave starting on G string
