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Strings Techniques

How to practice music on this page will be about violin techniques, etudes, exercises. All these exercises can be adapted for viola,cello and other instruments.

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String Crossing Exercises

(Improve Spiccato)

Spiccato Exercise

Tapping note D, gradually add note length, lower bow bounce to on string then reverse to tapping

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Finger Dexterity

(Improve Finger Speed)

Schradieck Exercise 1 (use 1 slur per 4, 8, 12 notes) use up each bow, keep finger down after you use it, keep finger low if you have to lift it, stay calm, think longer line, make good phrase, and breath naturally

Recommended Etude

School Of Violin Technics - Book 1 For Violin

by Henry Schradieck

Vibrato Exercises

(Improve Flawless Vibrato)

Note for violin, viola:

Play note D use the same finger roll to C#
Practice with every finger
Use every position possible
Use different combinations of fingers, wrist, arm for vibrato for expressive playing! Feel knocking motion toward the scroll.

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Vibrato Different Rhythm B

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Vibrato Different Rhythms D

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Vibrato Different Rhythms E

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Vibrato Different Rhythm C

Vibrato 1

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Vibrato 2

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Vibrato 3

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Vibrato 4

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Vibrato 5

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Vibrato 6

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Scales

Vibrato 7

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Vibrato 8

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Combined Level 1

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Combined Level 2

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Variable Tempo Duple

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Variable Tempo Triple

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Etudes

More violin techniques are on the way!

Howto practice fast passages, trills, shifting, detache, martele, staccato, sautille, recochet, string crossing, bow distribution,chord are on the way.

You should have a private teacher by now to prevent learning the wrong way. That is hard to undo. The private teacher should be able to guide you to practice the right way with ease.

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Texas All-State Violin Audition Excerpts

Fiorillo: 36 Etudes or Caprices #35 (Adagio)

Violin Audition Excerpt 1

Rode: 24 Caprices No 11:

Violin Audition Excerpt 2

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