Prep Sheet: Viva La Vida (Coldplay)

If your string orchestra is studying Viva La Vida by Coldplay, this Prep Sheet will help guide your rehearsal warm ups!

Complete with featured scales with half steps and optional staggered entrances for harmony building pre-marked, this Prep Sheet will help students get accustomed to exploring key signatures, scales, as well as new articulations, bowings, and dynamics.

See complete features below:

• 1-octave scale, arpeggio, and thirds in the key of the piece (including scales for any key changes) with half steps pre-marked for convenience
• Optional staggered entrances (Groups 1, 2, and 3) for building harmony during exercises for scale and thirds (e.g. Group 1 starts first at beginning, Group 2 starts at beginning when Group 1 gets to the note labeled "2," etc.)
• Rhythm, dynamic, and articulation practice featured in featured rhythms at bottom of the prep sheet. Rhythms are labeled with measure numbers where each rhythm is featured in the piece for quick reference. These rhythms can be applied to the scale, arpeggio, and thirds to practice all aspects of the piece in one warm up activity!
• Music symbols and terms featured in the piece are identified and defined for quick reference
• Historical & Cultural Information about each piece, including information on the composer to fulfill educational standards
• String Dynamics Chart displaying different dynamics, bowing lanes, and definitions for all dynamics included on every Prep Sheet