Basics: 300 exercises and practice routines for the violin

"Basics" is a collection of practice methods and exercices, and belongs on the music stand, not on the bookshelf itself. It can be used by players of all standards, from concert violinists to students. Much of the material is also suitable for teaching elementary players.

Each exercice is designed to achieve the maximum possible result in the least possible time. Some are very short and need to be done only once or twice to explore a particular aspect of technique. Others are practice routines or warm-up exercices that can be returned to regularity.

"Basics" is not a book to play through from cover to cover (though, for easy reference, the exercices are numbered sequentially throughout). Everybody's need's are different, and there is little point in practising anything that does not need to be practised. The book is invaluable, however, in its presentation of the most effective technical work in a single volume, making it possible to work directly on any aspect of technique that needs attention.

CONTENIDO

-Introduction
A. Right Arm and Hand
B. Tone Production
C. Key Strokes
D. Left Hand
E. Shifting
F. Intonation
G. Vibrato
-General Index
-Index of music examples