As with the C major scale exercises in Lesson Nine, practice the A melodic minor scale with both rest and free strokes, remembering to alternate.
The following two octave A melodic minor scale introduces a new note, A, on the 5th fret on the first string. (bar 4.) Take special note of the fingering used in this bar. For the F#, G# and A notes your hand has moved to the 2nd position (i.e. covering the 2nd to 5th frets). This shift from first to second position is necessary to accomodate the top A comfortably.