Table of Contents

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INTRODUCTION
..... 3
THE
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.. . . 3
Left Hand. Holding the Violin
..........
g
The Fingerboard
.. . . 4
Right Hand. Holding rhe Bow
.......... 5
The Fingerboard
Right Hand. Holding the Bow
L'H' (LBl*l'
HAND) Active lifting and dropping of the fingers on the strings .... ... T
RH. (RIGHT
HAND) Movement between first and second position
.. .. .. . . . T
[ L.H' Sliding the fingers along the string using a motion of the upper phalanx
-....... Z
R.H. Moving between second and third positions
..... z
III L.H. Free fall of the fingers in sequence
......... E
R.H. Second position at the end and at the beginning of the bow-stroke
.. . . . . .
g
IV L.H. Dexterity
in threnote combinations ....
.........
g
R-H. t'sing the whole bow by connecting the three positions
......
g
V
L.H. Dexterity
in four-note combinations .-..
.......... E
R'H' Smooth control of the bow while changing the sound volurne.
Breathing control ......
g
VI
L.H. Stretching
the fingers
..........
g
R.H. Bowings .
.........
g
vII
L.H. sliding the fingers by harf-steps of the chromatic scare .
.......
g
R.H. Changing strings .. .. .
VIII
L.H. Diatonic sequence
in every position
........
g
R.H. Several legato and dtach bowing variations
..........
g
IX
L.H. Diatonic
sequenceon each string
......... l0
R.H. Several
elementary
bowings
........ l0
X
L.H. Landing
on the orientation points
........ l0
R.H. Smooth
motion combined with a push .
.........
l0
XI L.H. Changing position
. . -
.. .. . . .. . l0
R.H. Smooth
movement of the bow .
.......
lz
XII
L.H. Fingerings
for scalelike patterns
... lz
R.H. Motion of the bow when changing the dynamic ....
XIII
L.H. oneposition
scale, going through the ciicre of fifths
......... 12
R.H. A series of basic bow-strokes ....
......... lz
XIV
L.H. Scales on each string
......... lg
RH. Free choice of bowings
....... la
XV
L.H. Arpeggios on each string
.... 13
R.H. Free cboice of bowings
....... 14
xvl L'H' Three- and four-octave scales, broken thirds, arpeggios,
in chromatic
order ... 14
R.H. Free choice of bowings
....... 14
xvII
L.H. Doublenote
scares and chords, in chromatic
order
.. .. L4
R.H. Movernent of the bow with double notes and chords
........ rb
xvlrl
L.H. Broken and arpeggiated
double notes and chords
..... lb
R.H. Bowings for broken and arpeggiated double notes and chords
..... 16
L.H. Dexterity in threnote combinations ....
R-H. tsing the whole bow by connecting the three positions
L.H. Dexterity in four-note combinations .-..
R'H' Smooth control of the bow while changing the sound volurne.
Breathing control ......
L.H. Stretching the fingers
R.H. Bowings .