Basics (for violin)

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Simon Fischer

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Simon Fischer

300 exe rcises and practice routin es for the violin

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G enera l index

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Index of m usic exampl es

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Basic technical exereion elllI be wed by

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1om oMobl«¢\~I catego";"". S<Jm" ~ ...

tbo ohifting

intended limply 10 ilIumin.te > particular tiJ)«1 of

Ihiftina from olle finger 10 ~[10Ih.".. On"" yuu llave

playing, C.,., ",,", I, 2, 6, 19, ~I, ". Thou oln lw

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",.urned 10 from .'me ro time. but do n'~ need In

""",rtQj.c you play aftc"""rd< feci.

,hem fm an ho",", or f.,..,en minu,ing .n
production n."" .... Til" iml'""1:mc"fl' in the

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amc ..I I.",,1 or pl"yins lbo, '",ul,. r""" .......-tini tl~ tbi, Can be." fel, fo, a long rime to como.

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oj' dnwinx • buw, .,ld 10 on. Most of Ihe<e ... '"ery shorr and .imple, and do ,,, ~ui'"

more 'hM ,i.,y or ni""ry kCondo, e.8.,

"..,.. J, 4, S, 9, 56, 89, 98, 128. They do nO. nCliw:J

"''''ry d.y••I,h"uj!h many pi")",..

IIlthugh /Ja,;';' is no> a boo:>k ,0 play ",,"Ough from CUVl."f to~,

on. approach " to pli
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to tho bow, SO th., the ,ip "fthel.f, , ide ,,{,he thumb (al .. en

from tho pi>}",,', ~-poinl);' on the stick ond the right 'ide i. again" the not .The thumb ohould .Iwa)l"l bend outwa,d •.

Thi. eUK',. oh ...... how much coum .... p"''"''n: the 'humb hOI to IIi"" in "wry port of the bow.

Uvht Ind .. I•• ed thumb de,pltt tho I>'"O"u" into tho: ...ing

.t the POint t he thuMb 1TCA.

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Arm .nd Hand

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Bow hind

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The thumb and second finger

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Tho th~",b and IICWruI fu tacr o.c 1M c.~t'" 0( 1M "''''. )",Id, TIt.; Ik:COItd r"'lI"r " .. d. (0 oil ""ry .IWn1y to tho left urthe thurnb (01 ..,en from the pll)"r'. vi~;n!; l'iB, 2). A bow IIDld with the thumb ~I"'W' ,h. JetomJ and u,;nffiltltl'l c~n c~u~ ,.nlWn in the b_ M the' th umb. ('((';thOU' ,ht 1>0... , h"ld the hond In bow-hold posi'ion. M""" (he thumb Yay IJowly lowonjJ ,h. fo"rth flll$«. TM closc:r the .humb 8« ' tu tho: f"".,h finger .h. ~rdcr the m" .de become> in Lhe b"t: of the thumb,) The thumb sho'J ld no. be pl>«d bt onl)' th~ f"'II0'0.' movina lround

!hi: thumb aod !.Ccood fin~r. hke lhe o:(n\N; of . 5«1' ..... Itcpt" Ihe mI,.'emcm >evcnl times, in • c,,",inw>u' ",ution. ~

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Rcpda. ond th., fin,troo..rd, " 'he", d,e bow ,,'iIl be """icr and dttpcr in the strinj'. Keep the nni"" .nd thumh rcla. cd ond fTCC. 4 Fin.lIy. " .. . k in i' ~ u~uoJ position .

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Holding the bow without gripping Tho fi"ien mu" .I""yo he uli",. on the bo:>w. Tiny odjus,mw hold h."" to he mod. oll '~ ,imconsci"", mc ....!I
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Kigll. Atm .nd Hind

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1I...~'itf fi,mly ,h. fina'" hold 'he bolo·. they .hO~ld be abk [0 m~ (reely and O""ibly. In ,hi. ,,...,d •• "'p the hand qui« "ill, with only 'he finSCr> mOl."ina. F~I ,ru, pad, " f .he firs, . nd 'hird ftngtt. 11, and 1:Ie .how th. finge .. cur ... d, reldy 10 .. raiaht~n for I down_bow. rig>. I3b .... d 1M show the linge," ""ight.r, ready , cu ..... for on up-bow,

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MR1"'IIIUN only tIM fingen mooIe Pllya fr:w CIpftI""ng>" th~ Md. hold!", ,he: righ' hInd ... ith ,II. Idl hand (F". I x ). Pia". 'he th~mb in tho !'11m of tho h3nd, and tit, fin, finller "" the back or 'he hond. Thi' help. to iloll,e .... 1InFr """",men, ,n ,h .. ,h. hond ;oKlf ",ml inI 11il1.

EuTcIK 3 _ V.rtlal ~nd horizont .1 com b itltd Mlk .....u ~1e'I by """,bini.., d•• nninll ......."."""

..c tho r........ ,...,tIt a \trtI~

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Iw>d mnwm ..... I),. .........

r""", ".,.,."men, u pouibIc, III IIlrk hand tnOW1I\tn, .. powbIe, and no orm

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Mlk I ~ by ,0ucllin3 tho I1nn, ., ,110 bottom ol the .u"'" (Fi,. 14 ). 1 Surt by lwIdinl the bow wi,h cutved fin,.n ,wo em,ime,m or III lboY< ,he llrin,. ll>c back of,lI. Iw>d ond tit. fin~ .. thould be in a .ltIi;h' Ii"., 1 tit. bow '0 the m;nl in I cin:u lor m...... "",nl . .. ",igh'.nitla the f"'i." dightlr I' loy tlte no, •. , lid lift olf h.ck ,0 ,II. IIOrton,pt line.l"en I""", the hind from the wrist, bel"", the 1....1 of tilt fo...ltrm. Thi! crent'S a 'hi~' wril l (Fia. Iba). ReTurn ' 0 the Slt"\llgtrllinc 3gl1 in, and rt1'U) oeveral ti",.,. in I continuous motion. lUi •• the hJnd .bO\.• the 10",1 of .he forearm. Thil c.. at .. a '1"",' wtill (Fi8. 16b). Rt. from One "ring to another, to .XIggcnot. the hand m,Wtment. M.inly use the hand, moving from tho wrist, and forearm ",,,rion (Ott paae 15).

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l'Iay only in the Uppt"f hllf.

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In uch bar, position the elbow in. middl~ position.., th .. lhe h i nd . I n ~.ch both outer itri"", CtlmfUflobl~,

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Use . higher wriot to pilY • higher sttine (Fill. 1M) , ond • wri" to plly I lowtt minll (FiS. Ibbl.

AI .., ploy E><erdse 4 Q in the uppc.. hOlf, chLnac $"in(p.

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Riiht Arm and Hand

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Bow II"'" ERrel ... )

A. in Exerc;" 17, use •• linle upp05.ible '" c"," [rom on~ "ring to ano!he" "" •• aAe,..,. 'he hand """'I"""n,. UK" hiih« wei" TO play. hish« "rini (Fia. 160), Ind .. Io> . ";~tanl'l hind (I'ill. 17;).

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SUppOrting Iht _iIIhl of lhe

Iht olbow

arm

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ollhe olbow ond

the poim of.1>o h.nd

... 11>0 'lint hond Inoel1. tho bow Into'ho pI.yol" hond

G,.dually I"ml. , a U 'hI WI";!"I

Inlo tI>e ling." In t!>t Iho hind

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Vlry .Iowly remove lhe left

h.nd. gradually ".n"o"lng oil tho _i\jh. ;n.o lh. fingers unde, the wfisl

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\.uppo0'.1he UPl'u l d~ •.

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............ . . . - .... Play In front of I mim>r. To .. ~ "fI' bow), m"ch more .hln ",""1. Repoa. "" toch >!rin,. J S.,...I\nd!he rotm;I ...... of the vilitioct" ,II the 10....« ho.l(ofth. bow ( ..... inl durina the upbow, Iowo-rina: durirq the down. bow). """., .'" .dvan'lJn in botlI ..... Itoth Ind "'any pllyn-o IHC • _ _ _ _ of the I ...... tkpmd~ on ...·ha. they.", p loyinc.

tOIl and "",,,m@. However, l1liin, like I lun.. ridi"ll ,,&,In.. I .... n of WI ....

At Hdt bow . peed, r..,ltho ... oct

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Mo •• the bow in the a ir ju" ab",,, the ",.;~, "",,,r actually 'o""hinll': il .

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Holdin@,hI;:bowhalf a ~'n tlmc\rc aoo.c the $Irina, '"""" as Ilowly"S poniblc {wm l~ hed 10 'hr I\w hand r",m hould move 05 "roigh, o. In Or"",,,'. K the bovo' .ng l~ in ' During lbe d"..'n·tow, .... bow m",,'., to" ,.rd, the fingerboard. Du rinll the ..... bow. it rnovel toward. m. bridlo. I~g. 25b N>""" ,he bow anakd Out . Ourina the duwn . bow, the 00.. mO\'e. 'O .... rdl the bridie . Durina the up-buw, i, n"""" toward, the r"'actbo.rd . You con ,ngl.me bow delib."ueiy to m",.. furmcr from, or oloscr to, 'he bridie. tn (I), angling the_' in mok• • the hair autom aticaUy move '"..'ard, the finicrb.: a,d, In (b), anglinslbe how OUt mlk •• the hli: au,oma,ito")' m",.. ,,,.... rd. ,h. bridge.'

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Right Arm and Hand

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Tho bow "'SIt.d ...,.

P'nctosIna onsIed bowin& ~ ,..... ability '0 mak 1M.ln.......... adj"",... nu ... hil< p~, i ,..oo •• b«d •.

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Arm lnd Hand

FoISt whole bows in the

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In I " ..11""'"""'1o;>td bow ann .he ...~. ......., ("dl 1_ on< linJk ac.ion. "'" a $nin of >malin" ....,... mm •• ;O'""" .~. In .1111 ~ 0.. bow it mow
UK I m tm)r 10 d>«" th .. tho bow ............ p1ra1l..,~ frum 1>«1 pooition (rona"" oJi&blly """" ..... 'iaol, (ourlh r...,' "" and """'." rIO oidc>o...,. """""mon ...

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U.I", ~ry "nJ" bow, pilY (II' ,h'rty-second ·no'''' on OM 1IQ10

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·AJI.omt:"h· &om Panio. in D ...-, B'II'V 1004 /. S, Bod>

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f'\oQcq io on oumpIc oIl«1InkaI timin.a lNl io •• rI .... lhon !hi: m.. licltl;m;"': Tbc ",_in, rn<Wm>m1 ba!. till be IJmod ... IN' !he finl ".,.. on the _ > th. bow d in the ",inll, with the hair close 10 both ",intrl. Makows f.lclmpl. I pl.)'¢
E.. ,~ .al. or ,un ito 0"'" polt","" "'hen ",du<ed 10 open IInnp. The "udy Mlow ( "'.... ~ry !>".. 'billly, including III'''' I
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Pivo,"ng and u,jng """ing

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RiM! Arm .nd H.nd

Genera l contact txerclS8

About the tilt a nd the angl. of the violin to the floor

"ll>t n.n •• th~ viQlin 0. "tid , ,he ""'" """,,{or.. ble ;, it I" play on .... E WU\II. nw.. it a rcfl"" l "'" bow ""un, on tho E ......, IOhoch ... ppom iL The mCOmfonal>k il ;" '" play on .... G .. nne. Th< righ, I" be held unno'"rlJly hlah, and the lef, uppe. arm.,..,. h ...., '" I:>t pulled in 10)0 far ' 0 !he riahl for .... f""rlh tina« ,o......,h .... G 'lfinl ~.,ily ~n"ugh. Thil ;" a common ~ UK of ,.n';';'n.

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a. m hal

thc ... forc, the bes, _;bl. 'ill of Ih~ violin i. one who ... ,h. E Il r;nllll;'''' ."lliei./1' ,uPP" '0 ,I>< bow, ",'hU... the ~m. 'Une ,h. riih' a.", and ("u"h fin",. ~an ... ily .... oh ,lit G " rin,. In oo"ain pa,ulln k " p<MIbIe '" ult .... \'ioIin kst wt>en playin. on tho Il .. rilll. and """" wlltn ployi", 1)11 \110 0 win,. 'I'bm !he body l .... oolin iI 1>0101 parallel'" .... 6000, .... . - . of 1M violin sI • cood .,.,"', of COII,tCI not ..,., f . from ,he bridIC , ThO. """nl th., ,he KrOll hal; ,,, be ~ ronoidcnbl)·. Many vi"hnil.. (and partiouiarly ...,lillI, b«o_ of .... OOla" pm Ifflath and btavirH.-t&) play with tho IChlIl of tho inm""",n, "'" low, w'hioh "",an. ,h., the bow hi, '" . 11 on a >harp doom ...... "ope,

Bow t ensions "'mllOI' r.Clor In usilli .be bow iI .1Ie ,prilllinru oOIle Vo'OOI! .00 hair. A vioIinit.. doe 00110 mUCh pia)' ""b the bow ".df... wi,h !.hit. Iorot 'N .... bow.n.e fttlin& of plO)'Ull: in ............. h>.lf'" d,rr"'ffl' from P'ol"'" in tho upper h>.tf, bca._ .... amown of ',;w' in .... hi .. and .... wood "",,,,,,,. A' .... b_ I,'hc h>. .. ~ and ,he ........... nit"" bow;" tip;! .

A,.he poin . ........'1>< bow i. drawn too q"ickly ur li"'lly th.'" i. o "'hi"ling sound 1>«1"'e Ihe hli, ,kid, " , .. , the l uri••• of Ihe ,lf ing wi,h"", " .. ching it.·Jbo much PI",""'" pt"Oduc.. a tom, ..,raped ""und I>«ou," Ihe ' tring c.nn", mO\.. freoly from . ide to , ide underneath th, hair.

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In this excrc;'" the hoi' c.",h.s, pull, .nd ",loa",. the stTing one< . , • lime, whleh producn I 'clic k' ""und. Thil '.Iick' ilthe "",nd at tht ....1)' l>cginninR o f ~tro~ ... l"",h 'l c ...... nolO pI.yed 1onJt1" ohould NIl: die ""'c, ...... II '" .f.n lhe...,.c "0pS, T""" prod ...""" is enhanced ..'ben Il>c pll)'O' ".. tn •• \ rn ... h .0 Ihc In'lri...·. n..n li' ,en (u. ' he .. me rinl in 'M Wynd "n,1< ployonl,he nul, ,,·i th the.,.,..,

Eu",1M 1

Withou, ........ , 0, ploy I.....,. ",,,, • • ukc •• the """. (ba. I ) . Uft the bow ,rnmod'Uety (inJlC"ltcd by ' 1 11nd b"tn KI Ihe ..... nd ""''''' on for • r....· _ d •• rr ........rd ... Find Itoow '0 play the norc .., tIIII il has 1M: lungclt, pguibil: fin&. Mi14 )u ... '''''' lhe D b pmmty irI .\UIC ..ith 11K 0fIttl n

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(ontin~ •• roIt .. withou'liftinl the bow (bar 9). Ut,"n ' " lhe Ihftt difkrcnt ..... >' ,..ill :noko the "$On.n"" 1..1 lo"l!o,. Play on •• eh Stri~g in low, middl. and high ~i'ions. Thi' i, 01'0' from lhe p,,,1
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1'10)' one .ihed- flO! combination in I OOW (bIn 1- 2).

divi~i"l!

the

oow exactly into halvcs:

o..wn _bow Low.:. half lilt.d, urPollkl be enlirely _Ill. Ind !lIo< ""rtkal fin~ .."ionf oIMJuli "'" ofl«t 'M horiu.."a] 00... • tt(Jiu:. f .... dlC I PlIY "'hul~ bo.>wo "" ,he opcn . .. ",£,

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and solidI}',

I Suit " Ioy.ltt opm ,Iring. ond ti t.."1l'1}' On~.r Ill. odjaa:n' .. rin, (wrin.n •• x-no',,,). ,\\,,,,,, , lie: On.en ..."b a f... and d.:o.;,.., ,cnon, told w,1lI vibnt, ... Kttp lilt f«1lnI (otId .."",d) ,"lilt ~ utili. bIUV II ~....n from utin. ,,, otrin,:

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lnng. Tho ""ry beginning of the IINI«: should sound .....,\y the .. m... the ",und ,h., rnU""....

• n Ut, ' '''''ulot< ,lrinS befo", bt"nn"" m~ '1101«:. 6

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'he bei;;nnin, of thc "l' pI>Oltion" the ,",,,ndpoints ha", ,u Ix sq",,~ tlC>licr and close.,. to .. ""hing, making it pouible." callout 'l}m:,," 'Two', ond '" On ""hil. the "udem i, playina.

In krw """it ion., ,h . 0 Ind 0 min£!' at. ,00
,·""rei•.,.

' ' ..... hen playing ""'e nn 011. not., 'MY ri"i .ully onywoy. JktI.n "ith resonan, no,t.Iy >1(JW
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Soundpoint exerdse: whole bows In ...... pooo,rion.;ht M"", it bani, .... inlklriblc nn. the ~ •• nd ,h~bow hal '" be .x..,·n lIowlyand hnvil,. N_ "'" r....,""",rd ,be "tint Iiwt 10 tho ...., ... , pre!oIln, .nd Ih< bow hal '" be dnwn quickly and 1,,*,,1)'. f.n<MlJl> 1m 10 be ..-I m rngap Ih1"";",. Only • link u ' ''' p"",,,n: mil)' mli, ",10m< "'" hI'''' 1(1 _ u do,,",

t" w~. A"'" pllY doublf 5((1",.

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"'hnI< ."in~ ";b",,~ k .., '" bow jll" • liul" los. I"""'U'" (or """" bow) moy make it "'' II llw: pgIf.

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• I'IIy ..'hole booor> d"",n.nd "I' nn one rorulnuolOt 1I'ink utiwd back at .h. fit\icrbo&l'd ., lbe rnd ol the d",.'n-bo;>v.', kttp .h. 00..' ~ ' In' ( ~.~ 28«'d Iy;~,-

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on b1lI """"n· Ind up-bow i. f,JJ,

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Tilt thl 1>000.

nulK

on lOundp"n,

',.nd

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(Fi,. 2RI).

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ploy tiM barr on 1OUIId",,;,,, 2

rho pm.utC PlU""

flnge,tx>.rcI-bridge-flnge ,bo.Ird twlct t nd rnor.ln ncb bow

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I~"", ,he I:>c>w Qv,' wi,I>c>w.

• Th,n m on OOlJodpoin. 2, .. me apcrd. Vcry 1> .. !~. u " ,d.ly IS poulbl •.

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l Rope" on .;m 2. Inc",'u "'e bow spo;-ed by u, in8 ""'~ bow. S,.y "" """"dpcin, 2, adju"in¥ Ihe .PCN (i.e., I.",th bow) umll 'he ming osoin "'b. OI" IS ,,~d"y .~ """.ibl• .

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M~ 10 lOundpoinl 3, u.i"ll II m""b bow •• n kcq> the ",und !'rom brc.kin~, bu, " ill withou. .y ,h. am~ po fl .. er nur tho finll"rboord. sl........ , neu the bridle. \Vho'~~ .. r th. dynam k . coundpomt or longlh o( b
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Speed exercise

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Thil .oem.., u"'" I"w " IOk ... _ 'trukci Ill •• begin "u~kIy sod m Ir",,1t 1M ,m'", "i/!rut""., ",t:11 ., 1;".";"11 (10\0' ""d k .. prnsun' f.,.. lite: , ~ ..... plf .. 1["".,... , uk~. liltle .Xl.. p,.u"re . S ponibl. durin, 'he foSt Po" of lit. IU'Qk< : only", much IS ~ ... ry 'u keq> in good .onuot with thc . ... ing _ ·fko.. ' lit. bow Ilong the ,,';nl hori1oot. Uy, .. \her than diallina in , .. "ie.lIy.

pl.yinll o ne f..,-.I"" ;n .ho I"",:. half, .nd un. in the Upptl". fa" and IMn a slow bow - . och f...... I""· is one action. nOlIW\,

3 1Mn di,id. the bow Into twO hal...."

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4 ·I;""n play three f..t-Slow d;v;,;""1 in neh bow, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12,16,20, 24, 2R and 12. 1"h< • .amp/< .bao.... h".... up ,,, 4 f."-sl ...... ' in • bow. From 12 on..... rd" play and count in Kroul" of four. Th" •• =;5< sound. like a ... i.. nf ,hrbo "';thin """ onbmk,."n, "on,inoo", ntd ., the flll3crboord. PI'y not., on noh .trin& in dif!'.... n. potirionl, . nd .Iso double "opo. Tem pa The mo« r..,..,l""" m< ....... in " bow. lit.. fut .... he '.m~ F" ••• Impl •• ploy ,1>0 firM hor or the •• " the r... -slow

C"o"CO

.ttom.

• Then play ,II
(! i, "",,,"UOU,"

. . , ,

i

I lWn "'II> ..... bnd3c and

JtI thot

F

w' . I n III ClCh _ . 0I!e f-.t...t- un cKh ooundpoinr .

bridaown-bow f - diminucndo-, Up-bow p -c,..,..,cndo-f • AnsJc 'he""'" oli,hdy 'in' lhroUjhom ,he "er Ind 24 f•• ' .... I"'" In I bow, i, • Jood CJl.",i $C fu r "&«"0.)

lQnc Production

UMv."bow~s

....... , H- bod

P'O,H. - poont~

,..., thinit.'.,... thirdltwo Iblnk' i. I buooo" dMoion rOO" P'W1'f o r thrff .ttt>kcs,...ro rOO" ......~lIina to a ........... kN'n rlK~ in the buw "";\b.,,,,, pllyin,lC,m ...

\a dIt foll....u..; ."n",IH, no. I .......... 10"... Y'''' II .t the poinl utlnl \I.-II, -¥,. 1.1"", III" bow divioion m.kc1 it •• 10 play duu In tlMftnt~ attmI..

'A\l<maIIII. ' !rnm I'.m.. in 0 ......... , IIWV 1(l()4

Violin Conoo:no ia 0 _ _ , . ', . ,

1'.0 .11.

,,~,-,,""""I_-

II '

..........

_ ....... _

•

Play Ihc rolh",';"g pO»>8 S2

,nt. Make

Eu .... w)

For tho ~ ofth< ~unSK, u'" 1M .. m orbow "" each 6moon-""" up-bow - do no! UK ..... bow for 110",.. no,~ Ind ..... bow for I ihonor M«!. TIl ......10>$ "'.. (1'0< tutllpIc) the qui" .... DOl .. (rrotel",,,) hi .... double d,. bow ",,"un: in .. u,;"" to
..... tw. ....... ......

ono ...... """ ..... ..

,h.

•

Up to about th ..... l -p-onco-',*,uina; KttnIS ..i thin 1M kplo IIcmo in I! _ . "Po

H . " -. I

•

Pressure exerp«d, ",,","'" ltId ooundpoin"" prod,," !he fullac wn~ depends ",,!he Ionpb, Ihit:knnI Ind .m';"" of ~xh ......... PIIY."" nc'""'M ...."" IV>'O-OCU'", IoCIln In one pOti,ion KNII the: min,., "",;0.. " . m"",,",.n the: followmj kximatc ooundp<JinlS "

C

I

II

•

sa

Tooe I'TodUClion

"

II

•

..

MI..-'"

SI .... pl" d~" :JH' Simple: is """"'h .nd n'' dnwn '00 early, (>I" drifi on 1"1" the place ,,'her. you "'''''tcd h,) IIOp

The no'", in L'tc example below wund like onc, unbroken h.lf·n"l< (minim), Th •• led .ix!eemb·no ,. (.. miquo,...) rq>n:..,nIl1h. ["" «milt,,, .. of (h~ mol«:.

1 Play ",pea'od down- . " d up-bo""" on one no,o, .;cpI'OIcd by ,Ucnc •. Pla~ v -f , ",inllll>lopping mUst no. be .udden, nOr take (00 Ions. and mU$' be ~miroOt any ...1• ...., ofpr... u"" .., thot th.", i, no break "r di",;~,....Ju

be," 'o~. ,o· ..."h 'he bow. "Ithou", " IS ........... ally ..........-holf ......... ""ularly ~ alii; in 011 parIS ol tho: _ p_ty improm. ION prducboD in JCf>Cnl.

Colle One co/U strok.:

1 Mace II,. bow un th< >!rine.' ....... t tho: """"..o(.bal ........ Cut,,, !he fin,," and k..... th< MlICidn (Fit. 29.). ·CaI,h.· tho< ",inl.· 2 Moltt.he tkN."Tl-bol· llrob by Itnl,lncn i", the fin~rJ ql>i f Mo."U Ilro)... or. ..... a ' bQ('.

....

"'~. """ , " p!~)..,d

with hUry- li,h, bow p.eoou ... and rall-.I.,,,, boow o""ed , belinn,n,

$hor, ... ,,,.~U: ShorI, quick "rot• ."di", wi'" oilentt.

5,",.10", ..".rfeU: Ana th. initial .uack .... bow op«d it """ hardly In)' "p.'01ion

sI~r,

Ind ,ho: prnsu", rnon: IUllIin
becaUK

oJf the diffe.. nt .',

,It.

OowD- bow: (I) Inner edge of hair; (2) lo"'er elbow; (3) angle ,lte pc anllk of the p,,,,,"un: for kes in elch bolo', mllte 10",,, m"""men" be''''''.n ,he lw" 'tring •. tu mol'l' 01'1
. U",

!he ann, Or U'l
EIl~ ... ple

Alte rn. tive I'lay the .. me rh)'thms without pou. ing on the half·no •• (,,,;nim ), usina continuous down · and up-bow

""':tI'O"

Kreutzer Etude

•

no. 4

A OJaditional pr.lcti"" method for "ace",o "'.. Kr':irde. ",i,h the bow, jy, • .,.«hi"l!. th,. "ringo, the wry bollom of the """... ,\IIi« P"'Il""siwly imalltr ~nd .maller .. micird ... movinl .Iong!h. ming a little longer each time. unlillh. ocmicircln .re ""I'}' ,maU .nd prod""" I deln .pk~110,

Spkcato

Natural bounce The bo..' ..... n" co bo"n«. 1'be idel thlt pl.yin~ on the !Irina il .a,y. and liflN bc",;nlll . ... man: d,fficllh, i. "01 ClIrm:, _ ... ,hcr i, ;, ,11..: o!h~ ""y round, To ,,,,,.in .he ""und .tqyi,., .:.1 n,,,,,,,,,,en,, Do !hi! 50 gradually that the itroke chlnges impc.-.ep,ibly. A, mOK and mo.e I. ngth i. added, the stroke gradually chlnge, in.o a dun .piccoto. 1

Con,in"".o . dd Itngth lQ th .. the .piccato I>ccornn me ... I lld mo ... rounded ('Iong .pi"",to'). Arter I while the h.ir bca;:i". tn on the "ring while !he ,.."od of the bow con,;nu •• to bounce. ut thil finally d.,..:op into a ',hol'1 dt,,,,I/J', ,I>
"" (Ontin ....... ~""",o "'roUt "n """ nC*. IkIin • ~ of ~ tx ...... the middIc:. ~ ""'"

. ""'"

r_ .......... Kttp

tho bow door ""

I II'llhoo "l\'1pina .h~ .. mk ....1...·ly m"", ~r d"",n ,he bow. Gradually m.1t.. the "",kellkro...,r ~ Ion;< hait, pl~yina: ,h. 'pi«.,o on ' on .....i,'.

lle

note. Ikgin wi,h !h. buw

• Staying jun bel"", !h" m;ddle, wi,houl llOpping the Sll'< ,llIcktwM of the ' \fillp. [n "'.. c::xerciK, .... ind,\'1dUlI _me.lI•• '" ptoiormed ocpanlely, and .'" thnI pUt tOSeUter in the ..... " pIc«:d stroke. Ploy ron'''' .......

"",riJ/J ..NIl.. on one not• . May 1M o""rei.., on 0",,11 .m",.

I Fin. play _he "'~tiJU mo";n, only"'" j>mJ''''' i,.""".

f.~ ...

the bounce. " " """" bow, .he hi",., and .10>0.. , th.

"",hou.

A, ~ll .. pll)i", with. normll bow 00Id. i. may be helpful '0 plly .l1oHc: cure;"'" 1M f".,., ("'[1t l\I.ir hi, lb. win, a•• anll< ond «d down-bow

boo"",.

,,,,I
'

< ""'I'J • • ~. 1"bc bow .... """ .... Ihc mOlt baoi< p:mC'n\l from wh .. h o.h AIUl ploy • ..,und tho point-of-balance, Ulinll h.lf-bounl, ,nlO the .., ....

• Belln exh pmem up-bow II .."II .. """,,,,-bow.

F.xr...,lw 1 • Play II !he heel, moddk:.nd """,c. Keep the bow Imlaint
Exerd.~

•

9

rlay . Ich

p."....n four rimes, "'ina: the chord <equtncc.

• I'IIY It lhe h«l, middle and poln' u~in& Wurl "TOUt. I'1' Y in the 10.....,' half, middle h.lf and uppc! lulf u.;ng half-Ieng'" Ilrok ••. PI . y deeply ;n.o the "rina , .u".ining the oound ",·.nly.

•

e

Rc,in neh I""orn up.bow I. _11 I. down-bow.

E><er< linglo mo• • imron>n. po.rto of ,uee... ful chord pla)ina ;s .0 plaox .he f,lIgtn .m .he •• rinll qukkly on on 'he !)c,,",', )

Repeat with qu.rtcr bow. (A ~ H , IJ-C, ctc.), .nd thCIl balf bow. (A-C, lJ-D , etc.). !'inolly pl.y wltok 1>0...... , .u".ininS .11 th"'" 'Irilli"'
Rnt tho ocroIl opim. II>< wail ' 0 ...,;"s hlvina '0 1'..... on the chin..,.. for lon, period •.

90

Left Hand

•

Thumb independence •

M",~ Ih~ !humb b.od"',,,,b and ~'lInI' a. sbown in !he firo, 5ition. wi.h. pau •• hc"'~n ••eh no'.,

PI.)'. ,..

• Silently

ptIC~ !h~

notc!n tunc. wj~h.1«' flnlle. in its normal , ""u"'l~d ,h.p" Wig. 34.).

Z Thcn roIllb0 harmonic. I'll)' the ... ercisc Ipin bu. only"""", the thumb di....... IlI)· up.... rd. the ..... lllqt ''''''''"', ju" .no~ 1 be vil ibl • . Mon: 1I"lIer Inion itt "",",' ....:....1')' I Itup the luin • .

3 Rtpelt ,,,!h the thumb Ipin in it< nOt"ml1 !"< up plal" ...

'UR, m~, np,' indica'H 1M IW' oIw rill..,."!> tho. o.bolild tuch 1M otrint (.. -.. by .... playoT). • "~nd; ....; ~t.y on urn ""IllI" R.~ • • lion

All..,. nell bar, tau 1M Moo ow.)' &om Ilw violin and ",1.. " rompkt.ly. Irtheft ;1 any £ttl;", of ........ in .... tw.d ond t."II,mb do 1M .urciK without !he bow. "'hilt .... ,... tile: ,nul! opill., the ,,~. W ith)'(loId • ",-, 11"91' ba
For.'" pUl'JlO'l'l or ,ho escrcU.., it the ...".,....""'. is .......... fin"'" poo.ode If ..... "'hle-nOle iI • hilM< fin"" , pOIIIK>n il mun: on Ih. ';p' lid< .... 1... cop, ,,"h Ih. oIod,nl f"""" lo""hinl ,... ""onl "'U... "" Ihe kfr . ode,

I 1'o0"" joint. Do no,

",~.

I Krtt> .h. 0100-. in ill "".mll pooilion while Ilid'n, Ih. (onger up u. d",,'n - do .... "ihl.h. n U1U.1.

96

Loll Hind

1\0. pull" (Urlh ... ,o

,

•

,

•

Extensions s..hlb_'~ ' 40

• lIold the "'lIol•• n,,,. (t.cm,b~,·.) dOVo"n witho". pJ.yi", it, ond pl.~ only the cigl"l\.n()," (qua,,,..). lfyour hind ;' tOO , m.ll, lcO\'< any bars ,h., . "" lW difficult.u ",.eh. • C"",;nuIUy .. lax the hI nd and n.~ (0":< the mu""Ic... 'iI'ha .. joinll 01000«'0 "'. k>wI:. -Irina: (F~. >l0c And " Od).

.,i"".

R".., hh., b llCk from .h" fourth flrtJer, I....... handt or $mall. " is ""portan •• h .. you bri .... !he 8"..., "'"" tlw: OOI.n bt JPft"ad"" \he hand _ i.e., widcni", I. tlw: b,a,. joinll ( I:;'. 40.) _ .. the. tItln .. mchq up from • posi ...... only favourin. tIw: fi ... Ii...... (Fil. -101). It is .,.U"
• At ueh 'I'«d. drop fi'W' ... on '0 ,h • • lring..., /;". ," "",,;/>/t, (.he finger let;"n . hould be/a" rod." ,han h"'''Yj. Uft off II lot" a. I""',;blc. • Wh ......... I""liblc, ligluly h"ld fiJllI"rt

in

time wict
the lhirJ r'"BeI" on the " " ",. l'\)o"in the hand to ",,"Our tbe third n",er.., ,h.t i, i. "",ndc:I .nd r~l.xo:d, without h.vina '" ""'ch up '" the nut~. Keep the .plce "Pded and ........ ed.

•

Ite_ back ,,;th ohc second r...,.,. .....1t.M < '" w J-dt fi..- - play tho doubI< .."" _ ,ake ohc _and fincer oIf ......, )c"'; ... the: binh on thor: llri", in ilf rt>UI"Idcd

,

Shir, "I' '0 the new third Ii......, Ind coni",,,,, In me sarno ""1.

r",,.,

"'"pIord: < maIn sen..""" ,""oold .. ma,n onc of playing on Iht 'bounc' __ ' of 'M strinv;. "'" r.~ 'bmdinf the .. . m, luOi cno.,.tl for tM _ . H, "",nd pmpHly.

Exen:i.., I 1 ' )fop 'ht r.",CT qui
5000" ""_,,

104

Loft "and

'"

I'

!'«>I>lnnp, thon pu'hi11$: "'e . lring a qu • .,e,..."..yd"".", lind so on.

Releasing between notes To ...,,,d 'cnsion, "'ere mu.t 01",.)"0 be o. mony the hond to ",I. .", in bct-won not ...

lrin. lightly. 1I to """"k L'" nn,.rs from "'" middlt iou>l (the ' elbow' of I.... (.,..,..), or droppo ... doem po.l1y '" moIi'" the ,,'bole hand from the "Ttl., badly toduces .... of """......n' Ind II • "'"it>< "'uU nilmlioa.

(In,.,..,

"',tho,,,

Three warm-up exercises Ex....,I.., !

Hold the left h.nd in front of )"(I~ in Ihe ,h.pc ~f a l.IDl "f tho kf. h.nd Ha, og.1 in" ,h. >huuldor ofth. ,;.,lin (Fi,.H).

,

Pluck tho optn H .. ring luudly wi,h one fing.r ., . time, pullins t.h~ Flng" bK~ 01 fOil i> p!»lible. M ol''' the lin~ rh}Vlmkally: 1'11« ,h. fi n,"r - pl""k-plac.-pl""k, el~.

1 lOp the fing.r up ond down on Ih< E '''ing, lightly.nd quicl1~. Tap rh)1hmiclllr in ""ups of fou,., mOliina the fin~ .. 'd",,'11_ d""·n_d",,·n-d,,.,n', not ·up- ur-up- up'. Tho h and will ""cd to be posilioned ditTerenlly f()( each fmger, 10 th .. II nch .. used i'l bu. joinl cln sil jUil ot>
-~ _" 1
(ZJ ) 10 ~'1
1«:1< finge rs.

I'bj. the .. m~ .. quence on 'he G - D .nd A E >InnS'.

E..... I . ~ 4 Kttp the hond .,i11 and mo,.. OtIly ,I>< fln,ers.

Left Hond

... . . ~

otn.t h

~.

erti_

1M !rin, unlillllt bqinning Mth. fiflh "r
S"O~I,

Fast fingers

hom mer-like r.".a IItlion i, ",melim.. n«'inlt Hn,e .., bc
",,,,,,,,n'

s,..ophoo.e ~.op . 21, """'. 1

"'>n.

Tho d,if.r< 0 slrin • • l'loy nnly On. lin. al. lime, the bonum. &"ou~!h" fo ng.. lUI, so for to ''''I'd. ;, h~,.o m.,.." .'"tn r..,cr:

r. ...1 ,h. lP lin. and oII.n

AIoo pl.y on oIIe G and A ... rings.

Left H""d

123

•

I ;":~ rd. ~

3

Pl. y v~r y fa" ,""",10t"pping on. sbarply .ol u~ lho f",g •• Ita. Ii for 10 WI'''), it has '" m~ ~~n r."cr:

AI", plly u,in. 'he E and

•

n 111'"11'1.

Rhythms • 1'1.y the rhylhm, cnctl)', with po:rfc« bow and fing.

ba,. joIn,. w,th",,, in,,,lvin, ,h. h. nd .

",,/ill, lin. from tho .Ibow '0 tho block of the hind .

I Drop Ind 11ft 'ht flnll"'" 1110 Ind

It quickly .. pouibl • .

I Iflh. fourth Ii",... cotlal'Rl at it> middle join" ploy _

on the ' ip oflh. ro~.th fmgcr than the

~.

"''''"' ""'..... I.e.,.. oul on)' W
To opm 'IK b_ jom" wid ... be .......... the !hin! 000 IOunh lin ...... ploy 'IK ,hin! fill&"" "i&lnly morr ... the "'" Ude of ' he flf'l&ertip, ond the fourth finJdottle., h. Thi, applies to the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th not .. of nch !>ar. • !i.ton to the ' pins'.' the ftnll'" It'""" or I..' .... Ihe mina.

Rhythm variation.

PLay the .. mo '«Iuon« on 'he other mings " a"ing in I.. position.

Left Hand

1l.H ..doc S

• Hold !he Ii... linltt dolo" Ihroua:t>uu< • • Whe"",..". roaible, hold d...." ,hot Io«UIId Ii"..,.

PI.,. !he..",. . cqucnce on !he OIho:r..uinp in 7111, 4111 and lit poIi""" ..

10 many !I ,h~ m,nl In in".n, btfOft the bow Irri,n on th~ A "ring.11>c nin'h nOte (IC tJu '";"1 alliu ",,,,n on lilt

'Pmbination, 0 and iIf"Odu.Uy ,peeding up 10 .bou. SO,

•

Drop I nd lift Ihe f'O£I.- n lI l~I' I nd •• f.m I. I'ouible, ml kinill C!eln beginning . nd end 10 uch """'.

•

Play

•

M Iirnttdy I ""aieln line ..~th !he forurrn, withou. puihina i. for.... rd .. tht e .. endin, f.nger 1'I:1e"'" upward •. (Se.: Via. 39, pli< 91. )

• 1'1... the .humb ... 11 f()r'o\.. rd, ()peruna the op... betWCt"J1 the baSe, posl llonJ PI.y the .. me not.,. on ,h. o,her I1ri:,&1' in ...... iou. Cllves :

•

•

• A..,cndin,

Hold the lowcerci"" 1

• AIe.....:!ln. • o...cendh.,

1 movina!rum the ,,'not, wilh .1.......

~.

lot Ihltllna from II"" or middl< poIi'ion> 10 kw "",Ilion., the elbow mull mowc 10 the I higher: the

thumb some,imes .liglu!y

pl'\:o:d~..

'hc hond,

Jrd, 4th or 5th "",i.ion to 111: .hc thumb pr«odes .he hi nd .

•

6.h position and higher d"".., .0 1": ,h. ,humb, hand and arm t""elher in one single m"'.. mrnt. posili ~n

n..... "",i!ion .

Shiftillll

and hind lo&wral uk of the thumh "ill",u, h."inll 'u ,hint ~oou, ',ul.,' is to pl.y wi1l>ou, . should", ""t , The thumb I. then forced." mau ...ctly the righ, m",,,men ... t the 'ight time, Wbtn Ihe ,hould.r ...... ' i. PUt bock on, ,h. thumb 'T"m""'~' the .ome m",,,me"' •.

• With"u, • • huulde, rcot, pl.y 'rpblf find ,h., man)' p....S•• h.1'< .U be pla)'ed _low ly.

"pe"'.

".,AM,

,,,'y

f ingers leading Tho impul", for .he .t.if, oft~n romw ,~. a,";'.,u .wit, and 'hen '0 cnn,inue mO .. slowly inl ~ the Irrival n",,, i,,,,,lf. Singer' 'yp;':llIy ...ch 001,.. in lh. lime ""'y. ,he key point ~ thot y
Slow .rriv.1 speed

•

""""'

pl.,

,-

Frs. coch l«lion chl'OuJl! •• ""u... (oce elIlmple bcklw). I'll' f ,,; th I n = nl, ."".inth r"" .tUfu tho, !-low

_'II in,,,

II>< omVll nott.

DlMr flngerl ,00 positlom ~r

cII.r ..qUOM
\II

van"u.

"""veI, con,in"in.

up tho llrin,M hiJl! u pouible.

i~';'~~~",,;::::::::

'... "*""', _ ,os SM\i...

1 l'int play through the ... hole ..que""e . .... nncn, ptl),n, all !h. IIOt" with equal 10"" (~ •• ,.mrlc bel"w), Shift." the .igl"h_not~ (qu",,,rs) quHly, shift to the dotted <ju",.c,_nu.eo (cro!Ch« in one po$i,ion. In !h. lo\t .trini. I'I.y,., !ha, tOnlebody li"ening but no, o«ing )'0'" loft hand -.oold nOl rcalir.c thai )"Ou Uo"l:fC changing the fingering. In the$< lWO c.WIN with. mOt"m.nl from ,h. h .nd, Mlh Ih, oIP\l;njj - ,h. firs, nO'. of lopping. In this ... mple count: 4_1_2_ }-4- 1 (the '4 ' bein; 'he C=, which i. ,11.: IICcQnd no'e of 'he run). ~i1,ondQ,

r,..-..

H....'ing found lho ,pc
"''P

i. '0 . lide in ... geo _ still wi,hou\ the indi,;du.1

AIrUI.' ""oft quickly,,, ju" be""" !he Irri,·.1 n",., and "'en 11".... do...n in,.

oil. I\(Itt, Th;, hH !>Hn bu,1I into 1M oxnMt .h, .ixt«nth_not •. pl.yinll it a. a groce nOle.

1 Ploy with""t the middle nOll>ill>

Shift ing be low the note '

• M",,, Ihe h.nd d''''"11 on .he finger mot i. playing m< upprk in tbe .. me " .. ~ I I rombin.lion 'hif": the ,hifl b
~nd.

I Ghoo, ,Iw ,,,,,", middle """OS bor'~n d•• *hift. The ,humb, "'n", uPI"" .,m.nd neck mu" romain n:lued .

•

~ndi"i'

m...." me thumb bock b
• M!l'Okco (I« "-til.< 229).

Also ploy;n ,h. foll"".-;ng keY':

I'Ily the ..... " pIllernl on th" ",lIor IIrinal.

INsnnrro DE ARTES

"..,"'"

'u ' no'e

Excrdoc

~

• I'll)' ~(e ...,.."S, .nd ohio olur four or eith' _ .. Ke

•

,t>. """',

""''eO' 0( tl>e 110'0 r........ "" the m;"I "'h",, plori", tl>e UP!'«lmplc:, Il>< fifth _" or Il>t fin! har), .~,.nd ,he finp INck Ind follolo' with (~h.nd, nt,h.r thIn 1I11n11 rompltlf Ihi!t

• Ascendine

" W

112

,

,o,Jw, pl.y in 'he ("lIolri",,". f"U."...:

80 .... lng ['lay 'he ICquence using "'"ttlapping bowing·

AIs .Iur with "". or.wo bowl '0. bar, and ploy 118

Shilling

"J)..... bav....

","ow:, and then

Ooublestops

f""".

''«'!he hand br.... nad ..i&l" 1y II>Of'C on !hot "pprt II",n on 11>< .......,. fi~, and ruch bact: ",'1lb tIM! ........ fIn&rr. Du noc booincc then )'011 hi,.. ttl 't... '~h \he "ppr' fuw;r (""''I,d.

Eurdsc ,

...........

f'II1 the un>< pattern, Ul the (oIloon...... p"".......:

Shd'tirl,

179

o

,

Fin, play .hrouih . , ... tittrn (ff' cumpl. bol",,'). Ploy / wi. b In .'''nly , u!u,ncd '"" ••• 00. lig!" oo..'in. ,i.....he « >fT«1 C<M>I'din.""" for "p.,,"~-bow .hifa.

left h. nd . The I""""

2 'Ghos,' tiK .i:JI!«nth·"",n (.. mlqlm~").

l

Noy"';,hou. the: ....... n.h.nOln,

join,,,, the double: stcps '0I
Ii", nOle, the "".nod note, 'he ,him m)", and the fo".d,

IlU'C.

VI< the u rn. i>owinS' and rh)'1hmlll E"",dw 242.

Shifting

Excrdoe 6

Keep the hand pooi,j"" b.sed on the four,h finser, and ","ol, back with the: rO r"'t';!" O"~ t>,o, ., • lim< .. foil""", pl aying with 'hRl W r~ HUIOd Ii"""

ha,,, '"

r""".

Ilrin,_""""

(A limplt ""'!III) dcmonltratc how Imp"".nl Ihll ...: hold dov.... fin, B on th" A 1M second f"'I~' dolo... b)/'hc >ide of ,ho: neck nf the violin.., 'h" fi .... rtip ,ouch ... the polm of)'<M hand _ kccpinl 'ho "",on
,ha,

Thi. i. un, ","",n why fi"i"l1 ,ha, .... not boin, uK:d in ,lie pllyinl by h.lp;n, to ........ n d;OIancu O "" qutdly, in .bupa«! of .... lh SW)nd oU". tbM it fC
__ "'5_.... '"'-, "" "'" .,'"'' .....

_5--.......--._........ ..... . .. -...._ . _._....--. _ n - ......

....

1b

~w

linlt pl)y 1:11... 1,6 ond 7 only.

Play Qn ~.ell strin~. Add shorpt aDd

n.." .0 ,lie .rrival note 10 OO¥er """" possibUnin.

S ",.: l b 1P«d liP th~ ...... k pnt.i.. SwN",,,rimu {PI'" 110),.m.cc ......,. pidN."'CI .... wm .

.....

--,'........, "'- ....

In,,,,,"ion

,

"

~ ,

-.,,:

2nd position

ltd position

tit! position

II

I t, • ,

ith position

I

II

INST1T\TfO DE ARlES

In,onlti.on

6th position

7th position

Sthposition

'1'1'y;ng in ,une' mo,n. Ih01 lbo", .. . delin,,. IlruelU'. 10 lb. in'on.,ion, Uniform ;nll", . ,ion e><er'lO'n ' 0 A i •• p'lO'n ' 0 E i• • Itu' pne rn,m t:C

(I

" •

Tunc to Ih. Th"e from

QIlCn [)

9-

'!Un. from E Thn.

'0 ,h. I'' of eleh nole I"

the lurroundinll nol .., il i. ,hen "",'ibl" 10 pl.y lhe sam. lett« n' mes, whicbe>w """'-' Ihey occur in, tuC~y

in .un.: with e.cb

OIh< C .. C .... I.)', and won. U.. lIlY lin"'....... • Comwltly ch«k .... _ .... deI.aibnt .~. For ...... pk, if)'OU "'" , ....1ntI all the II\, I"' lilt . 10JIPftl """.. by pill"" opotI A'J In be ....'"". Ir,..., an .un;'" "'" Iocq> tht.:1wI& the p~dI by pII)i", third Ii"l" G on 1M I) " n "l foI~ by I«Ond ("'I/O' I". •

Eu..,pI.

II!!A£ f-"~n:I..,

,,

It.

D OD

1

Connn ... clCh olthn.! 1>&" up .... ft""" T he eumpk bck>w lh.,.., bar 2 wrin ... "'" in fu U. • Tho pi,ch of the Kwnd and the fourlh noc .. Uwuld "" idonlic.1.

• UK "'Pl ..... bows, m.lUng ;1 loOund

E....,pli (usina bar 2)

In.onl'''''''

'"

."

~,

if rJwr ...... "" 'hifr~ AI ... pll YsJurrod.

Un,IOflfl ""ONt,oor

f ..crdH J

• ConI"'''' the exc1'C\1oC '''' S, C,
,h.o,

."..., tho 2nd io plo«d bnwcm tho II, and 3rd,.1td tho 6,h be, ....... 'M "h and "h. If ' M JI~r io ~ I ~ }n:I In
Alt ...." ly. note orde r

1

1 , ~ , ', 8.

1 1, 4, 1 - S, 8, 7.ThIl order malon il ~ ...y ' 0 menu.. the)rd from the "til and til . 71lt from tlw 8th.

) 1. 4,),2, J - 5, 8, 7, 6, 5."ThH onkr makes it ... y ' 0 pIac
I 111m play Ihc complriI ." " ,ruup m.rU
A. $1\"".... in ,h. oxampk bo'''''', play ..eh II""'P of (mo, ""'.. ,,;(11 four finlJCrinlP (",-h""".." pooliblc): ()
oequmcc it "Tit' ... "u, r.~ Ii"",", I ",mi".... h;gher nch timr. Con,in"" hiaMr up the

if "",tiblo.

s-.lIqonnp ...

I"""

AI", play Iht II....

Kqllm«

on 1M 0-0 llnd A- E ..riI'IlI' .

•

Hold d",,·n (he firs. fin~r (hrouJlloY •. K«p (he hind in 0"" pIi.in, ,,·iWM ctwlllinli II IQ IIIi1 each iMil"ldual fir1iCf. K«p alllht fi~ ....... 111. lIn..,. rudy to drop, .......". ilion pullm, th.m block .....}. from the .. ';nas-

I Otop ond lof, n",... quic:ltJy, .. IIle •• poo,iblc. l.Alm to 'he ·pin.' II ,h. flnlle .. ,,,,,,II o. I.., .. the ... inl . • ' 'Top .... lovo... fin"," lip.tly on ~

« finll"n. Tlw:n "';.. 'M playinll f"'II< •• Do "'" pi"". "m: and !hen III. ml>< •.

• J>lIY .lo.... ly, bu. drop the finl"" on.o Ih. , ,,ina q"kkly Mnd dodlWtly. •

II;' 1'10< """tSll, ily Ill. pOUAly, in IWIJ'f!U1&. ~.! 1fOUpl, '" punouJar of doubl< " ...... 10 marty tomco H n« "1'1 to .,.! !hem pcrlcctJy in ,...... ......yu\I r"",Ill$, ..... ke ....... hal the ·thlrd .one· " ex.:tly in lUtIC, !"ll CICIO,," the top ""'. of !he intt string in iI...... mll, cur....J .... IW (!Ii&. 491). Straip .. n .... r..... ' from 1M moddk juln, '" 'M tip (F,.. 4~b); bend .pin, .... ish •• n Ip;n. ",c. M.~ the """...... nl quie tly

.not k>oocly.

bead..,.

rn'''''

• IkJu> ..,th

the finccr 'i#1'1y on the: ""rf"" 01" the win,. Whik and ,uo'''''.Pin&. lfl'luaUy 1>"1' hJ.rd(T un'~ prrnt (...;nll ,he a,m or hand), and n:« ,he dos,ana Ind u.lIy. MQ>'"tmc.,1 or ,h. vibra,o, ,",'hich ilwuld "OJ! be hc.n!. Keep lhe join, "".k l idt"'")" turning m",..,menl,

fu •• d"" 1

Withou, the " jolin, hold the left h.M ,n plo)'inll pofition, k""1 with the .hould«, t

Th", 'he foru.m a"tidockw;", $0 tho,lhe palm 10 .iolin pofttion ,

r...

• A.!'ibnl .. bock»1II"Ib.

n.. ....,....men,

io "" "ish' II to bo 11m.... invioible, but If i, n bk>ckcd the vib ... to may become It io jUl' .. """,h I PI" ,,( I rm >ibr1o.o .. o(hond ,ilmto.'

""'--,. ". ..._ _ ........... .... ... _..... .......... . ................... _--...... -.. _ .... _ ...... _"* _...

__ ..... _ ----_ .. -_ . .. -_ ... _ .... _ __ ... _(>to._......._.--........ -""-_...._---.. •

The

-""' --~­

.-_eo

I"CflreKn\

!he back»...-d """,.. mem o f ,he >ibn., .... ..·hich """'Id "'" be hurd .

,, ,,

T1IVMB, S

'ense.

,, ,,

,, ,,

,,

-...,

...........

Iot . . _ _ _ ..

....

... ... .. .....

'

1l1li "'" _ . ~

_

..

.........

I i ....

-~­

.......

............

'100-.. ....... _

... _,-,Jlj

. _.........-... -_ '-"'-_........-_.... """

........--.. ""'

,----_ .,., IIw I"'QI< fini:J, and you ha,...o work much h.rd.r tha" n« ..... y. In "'m "ibn,,, i. is !>O",iblo to CemU " "3'1 ~rf"'t1y &liII.

""cd

1 Gradually inc ....., ,h •• .00 ...idlh of ,h. "ibra,,, If ,h • ..,mll besin. [0 $nodually d«r •• .., the .peed and width "",in untll the Kroll;. Olin. •

"'ov >2,

Vib",'o

Note the or-n .paca bIt_n ",. upr-' orm .nd ,,,"11

•

Vibrating at any speed Like tone productk>n •• erei",. on one notc, thi. ke)' e. «
Div iding semitones

"g,1dth

Thill ntrciw -=o:U>n \he .... and tho< r...,... '" the ilich''h•• Ind

$0

on .. fir I. """,ibk ,

Flngartip and pad VibralO is nl",,",,'" "'hen the fo"ftt ;. placed ''tty upri&ht on th" Itrina, '" thlt th. tip of til< r"'fI
• Al cach mcrronome , peed bqin ""th the nlt"fUWelt pSlibic vibrato. v"ty .,-.dully ... iden It, !tUIe by littlo, 10 til< ..·idtst poMiblc vibralQ. Thc:" ...duilly .... ,row it 00...... to the ",,"Inl .,sin. •

AIwo)"I pia, ro.tr wibn... 011 cach be .. , '" thol the YibnIO opud Ind fully IIOC-, !be ilrin• •

Ufllng fingers

• Lift the f,n. ... ofT very, very slowly. viM1inil .U,h. ,;me.. A •• he fin, • • Mlinl W .. I•••• !he "rina lh~ .. In ;n-be''''"" II~~ whe .. neh bM:kwanl mo-... menl of ,h. "bnCD Clu>« ,he IOUnd to break, and then finilly the fina" i • .,,,,"pl.ttlf do .. of the ,e. OJ tho: "PI'"'" r..".. aIowIJ Lifu.

l'by the oam¢ p"",n,. on tho: other """II.

•

Pulsing

• Plf,y wi~h the m,,'''''''"''", " •• ~mi II 60. Speed up gradu.oUy '"

.boo. so.

• Fim ~!lY ~ 1;lmuo ' P\!!W' on ~"h bu., .hen '....0 on t l.h Mil, Ind .hm four on ~Kh

be.,.

• When m",in!: from • Jowcr r>O" . " • hiatt.r r>O'c (e .•. , from the fourth !)Qle or .h. firl' boor It, .IM: flf,h nOle), oII~ finiCr m,," drop in ,~., on .he hiah.' no •• ar.d oIIm roll back. In Other ""'rth, the ftl1' .ibos.u 'pulse' it ",lIy l imply Ih. bc-ginning "f oil .. in· .unc noto, mid< '"ttl' .Iiih' for ,he no,es nm '" become 'wobbly', bu, the .. ;, still .n import.m n thi, 'Iiah' vibn", and no vibra,n II IU .) diff... ncc

be,,,...

Son.o .. no. I 1ft (l min"" IIWI.' 1001. mo>. IV

J.

5 . Ronoto

•

Comparing fingers

Equ.t vibrato on

dltt. em Ii

• Vibn,,, ncb {"'p, on_ ... tirn
"""lei

as

brirJa:

Co.," the fulJoo.oi na: ",,",MltJeI: , Skrw, wide ";bn", wi,h . _ r",.1'1PI'

tOO,

...... "m....

!Int
1(10,

"

:0:

."'OJ

I~. II) .. ,H 1l1li II 106 oM d""""". 110

,....,... ,... "'.,...........

~

--,~~,

' .. "'1*1

'" 9'" ,U ,~

.""hod

'"

I!> ......... 11>, •• _

~

.00

9J 10(1,107. 11M!. 13.'1

iefllu."$It,

,." ,." ,.11 ,." ,.,. , ", ',.

J'OI'd <X0

I I H.'I» II». Ill. ", ",.....

"k

, ·. 8.1"','''''.1 .. m",,,,",, 14"

~"'''.Ik
••111"'" "'~u .... , mllun. " pI)l~ib'" to ""n: d'rKtly on ""Y"1>«1 of Icchn"l'" that need. ,n...""", , IIasctl on !he lud,or'. """c..,ful munlhly .. ra on :n.. Sm.J

....""IIIt, ~ .. !he ......, comp«hm..,., roIItnoon of pnc""< ....,.nal ....olabIc for today', .....

1"'".,.

Simon Fischer S.mon

F~hc.

!ludIC
,,·It" n",h

:'kaman and

In

1'1.... York

,,"h 1"Nroth). lXl-0t 1h. 1'1'1'''' ."'"... wid •• p.n, frum pl'l'"' rotlt.U", "-,,II or lood'n, ,h. "'."" 1I,,",h .ymphony 0",1