Violin secrets
Subtitle: 101 strategies for the advanced violinist
By: Jo Nardolillo ; illustrations by T.M. Larsen
Contributors: Larsen, T. M., illustrator
Series: Music secrets for the advanced musician; Music secrets for the advanced musician
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780810886247; 9780810886254
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Violin; Instruction and study
Other titles: Violin secrets :
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Intonation. How to play in tune; title: Octave hand frame; title: Finger patterns; title: Fingerboard mapping; title: No fixing; title: Ševčik's paradox; title: Which intonation?; title: Using overtones; title: Using a tuner to improve intonation; title: Tuning fifths; title: Tuning octaves; title: Frog fingers; title: The left hand. Don't slap the puppy; title: Maximum velocity 1 (Take it easy); title: Maximum belocity 2 (Bursts); title: The right fingerings by pattern; title: The right fingerings by color; title: Clear false harmonics; title: Popping left-hand pizzicato; title: Reaching 10ths; title: Small-hand technique; title: Coordinating the bow and fingers; title: Shifting and playing high. Zen and the art of shifting; title: The right shift; title: Shifting to high positions; title: Reaching the end of the fingerboard without getting hurt; title: The Heifetz move; title: No pressure; title: Using the bow to help shifting; title: The best shift may be no shift; title: Vibrato strategies. Know your vibrato; title: Get control of your vibrato; title: Achieving continuous vibrato; title: Vibrato on double stops and chords; title: Vibrato tricks for the fourth finger; title: Electroshock vibrato; title: Shimmer vibrato; title: Cello vibrato; title: Vibrato sculpture; title: Tone and the bow. Know your bow hold; title: The bow as a lever; title: Default setting; title: Gravity is your friend; title: The hidden enemy; title: Crushing the sound; title: Hitting a moving target; title: Playing into the curve; title: How to make your bow longer; title: Pop and float; title: Mastering spiccato; title: Sizzling sautillé; title: Flying bow strokes; title: Fabulous flautando; title: Tremolo; title: Using the left hand to improve tone; title: The law of inertia; title: Don't be a slave to your bow; title: Practice strategies. Now practice; title: Practice concentrate; title: Never pay rent again; title: Divide and conquer; title: Skeletons; title: When slow practice isn't enough part 1 (Add-a-Note); title: When slow practice isn't enough part 2 (Looping); title: When slow practice isn't enough part 3 (Burst practice); title: When slow practice isn't enough part 4 (Rhythms); title: When slow practice isn't enough part 5 (Notching); title: Improving your technique in just fifteen minutes a day; title: Using etudes to prepare repertoire; title: Journaling; title: Building your practice haven; title: Team practice; title: Your best friend, the metronome; title: Artistry. Start from the music; title: Learning polyphonic Bach; title: It's all opera; title: Playing powerful chords; title: Brilliant passagework through lyrical preparation; title: Shaping the phrase in fast detaché; title: The climax; title: Cultivating your unique voice; title: Choosing the right edition; title: Performance strategies. Stage makeup; title: Practice performing; title: Firewalls; title: Overcoming stage fright; title: Connecting with the audience; title: Chamber music strategies. Groups who play together stay together; title: Successful rehearsals when no one is in charge; title: Playing blind; title: Keeping the score; title: No barriers; title: Orchestra strategies. Sharing a part; title: Being a team player; title: Concertmaster; title: Preparing orchestra music; title: Faking; title: Building your orchestral library; title: Mastering audition excerpts; title: Playing the auditions game; title: Bonus secret 101: Mirroring.