A Practical Guide to Violin-Playing

Wessely, Hans

ISBN 10: 144745796X / ISBN 13: 9781447457961

Published by Bronson Press, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Practical Guide to Violin-Playing
• Publisher: Bronson Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144745796X
• ISBN 13: 9781447457961
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This classic guide to playing the violin walks the reader through every step from buying and holding a violin to sliding, trills, and other more advanced techniques. With simple instructions, expert tips, and a wealth of useful illustrations and examples, "A Practical Guide to Violin-Playing" is highly recommended for novice players and absolute beginners. Contents include: "Introductory Remarks", "Choice of Violin-School and Mode of Practising", "Position of Left Hand and Fingers", "The Advantages to be Derived from Keeping the Fingers on the Strings", "Scales: Arpeggios", "On Puling Strings", "The Thumb", "Trill", "Bowing", "On Sliding--Portamento", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of the violin.