Technique and Repertoire Development - 6 Week Unit 

 
Arpeggios 
1. Preparation Sequence 2. Tempo Alternation (3:1, 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3) 3. Accents/Ghosting 
4. Soft-Loud-Crescendo-Decrescendo 5. Rhythmic Variations  
 
Cycle  Day 1  Day 2 

  1. P-I  1. P-AMI 
2. P-M  2. P-MI 
3. P-A  3. P-AM 
4. P-IA 

1  8/16  8/20 

2  8/22  8/26 

3  8/28  8/30 

4  9/4  9/6 

5  9/10  9/12 

 
Left Hand Finger Independence (Quarter Note = 50 - 80 bpm) 
 
Cycle  Day 1  Day 2 

  1. 2-3  1. 3-4 
2. 3-2  2. 4-3 

1  8/16  8/20 

2  8/22  8/26 

3  8/28  8/30 

4  9/4  9/6 

5  9/10  9/12 
Slurs (Segovia #1) 

 
 
Cycle  Day 1  Day 2 

  1. 1st String  1. 2nd String 

2. 3rd String  2. 4th String 
3. 5th String  3. 6th String 

1  8/16  8/20 

2  8/22  8/26 

3  8/28  8/30 

4  9/4  9/6 

5  9/10  9/12 

Scales (Aaron Shearer Pgs. 71 - 73) - C Major 

 
*Practice every day, we will add a new exercise every 3 classes, maintain old patterns until the end of the 
6 week unit.  
 
Exercises  Dates  Recording Assignment 

Exercise 1  8/14, 8/16, 8/20  8/20 

Exercise 1 & 2  8/22, 8/26, 8/28  8/28 

Exercise 1, 2 & 3  8/30, 9/4, 9/6  9/6 

Exercise 1, 2, 3, & 4  9/10, 9/12, 9/16  9/16 

Exercise 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5  9/18, 9/20, 9/24  9/24