Complete and Progressive Method for the Viol by Paolo Biordi and Vittorio Ghielmi - Volume 1.   Contents:   1. Open strings   2. Left hand first position   3. Bowing and barring   4. Slurring and bowing   5. String crossings   6. Slurring across two strings   7. Extension of the first finger   8. Half position   9. Horizontal fingering   10. Changing positions (first and half positions)   11. Advanced position   12.Review   13. More on string crossings   14. Exercises for the left hand and bowing strokes   15. Alto clef   16. Double stops   17. Review   18. Staccato and dotted notes   19. Exercises and bowing strokes   20. Fourth position   Appendix:   Scales and arpeggios   Progressions in each tonality