3(String Method). This excellent scale book for beginning and intermediate violinists covers all keys up to three sharps/flats and their relative minors. Exercises are made interesting (and effective) with the use of numerous formats, including: *Slurred, staccato, detached and detache bowings *Rhythmic exercises in all time signatures for both scales and arpeggios *Long tone scales for tone study *Scales in broken thirds and broken sixths Also includes a full page each of daily scale exercises and chromatic exercises.