Sharpen your technique!
Subtitle: teen strings shows you how--
By: edited by Megan Westberg.
Contributors: Westberg, Megan, 1980-
Publisher: String Letter Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Anselmo, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781890490638
Subjects: Bowed stringed instruments -- Instruction and study.
Table of contents: title: Get started. Teaching yourself : sharpen your pencil and take some tips for developing good practice habits / David Finckel ; Mission possible : finding time to practice isn't as hard as you might think / Shelley Beard Schleigh ; Trust your instincts : learn to devise your own musical interpretations / David Finckel ; Warming up : find out how other players warm up, and what works for you / James Reel ; Love at first sight : learning to sight-read may not be as tough as you think / James Reel; title: Break it down. Twice as nice : a primer in executing double-stops on the violin / Bobbi Shern Nikles ; Good vibrations : Phyllis Young offers tips on developing beautiful vibrato / Greg Cahill ; Rapid fire : mastering spiccato is an absolute necessity / by James Reel ; Battle of the bridge : how to develop a full range of sound on the cello / by James Reel ; Crossing guard : brush up on a little geometry to sharpen your crossing technique / by James Reel ; World of possibilities : learn to devise the best cello fingerings / Benjamin Whitcomb; title: Bow like a pro. Up a wall : Jonathan Swartz on arm weight and developing a support system / by James Reel ; Bowing with style : an exploration of the use of the stick for a uniform orchestral sound / by James Reel ; Stay the course : learn to steady that bouncing bow / Paul Stein ; Keep on dancing : learning the fine art of rhythmizing the bow / by James Reel; title: Move beyond the basics. Vertical climb : violin duos that can help you learn harmony / by James Reel ; Jumping off a clef : for a violinist, the transition to viola is more than an effort of the left hand / by James Reel ; The inner viola : learn to shine as an accompanying violist / by James Reel ; Freedom song : mastering the fine art of cello accompaniment in alternative styles / by James Reel ; Walk the line : with a few tools, bassists can spice it up with original bass lines / by James Reel ; Express yourself : improv made easy or 30 days to making music your own / James Reel ; Groove thang : it's only rock 'n' roll, but a lot of string players like it / by James Reel.