Handbook Of Violin Playing - Online tutorial

A Tutorial For Classical Style Violin, full online instruction.

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	CONTENTS.
	PART I. The instrument.
	Origin of the violin The oldest violins I I Development and perfecting of the violin 2 Prominent makers of the present day 3 Attempts at improving the violin 4 Search for the discovery of the old Italian makers' secrets 6 Distinguishing features of the old Italian violins 7 Imitations of the old Italian violins Constituent parts of the violin IO IO Function of the soundpost and bass bar Position of the bridge 12 12 Amount of pressure on the upper table 13	Dimensions of the violin The wood 13 The varnish The strings 14 Strings pure in fifths The string guage 15 Preservation of the strings . The bow 16 Different parts of the bow . 17 Resin Violin cases 18 Price of violins Price of violin cases Price of bows Preservation of the instrument 19 Cleaning the hair of the bow Names of the strings, and tuning 20 Compass of the violin 21
	PART II. The technique of violin playing.
	Position of the playei Holding the violin 22 Position of left hand and arm 23 Holding the bow Position of right hand and arm Examining the manner of holding Bowing . 25 Principal signs used for the left hand and for bowing 27 Employment of up and down bows 28 The first exercises 29	Placing the fingers 30 Exercise in intervals 33 Chords in arpeggio 35 Stretching the 4'h finger . . Various styles of bowing and 36 their signs 37 Arpeggi 41 The close shake (vibrato) The open shake 42 The mordent The double shake 44 Scale playing 45 Fingering of scales 46