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Chats to violin students on how to study the violin, 1895
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1studied with the scales and arpeggios and are of equal importance in the early days of study—any really practical and correctly fingered and bowed exercises are beneficial. All the best violin schools (which of course also take the pupils on to the very advanced stages) have finger exercises attached. I should recommend Kreutzer's and David's and the First Book of Schradieck's Technical Violin School.
3They should also be practised slowly at first and with attention to all marks of bowing, expression, and fingering, repeating each phrase over and over again to strengthen the fingers and give equality and firmness of tone.
5I have often been asked what is the best time in the day to practise—I am quite sure the best work can generally be done in the morning when the student is fresh—although, personally, I can work with equal comfort and advantage in the evening. It is well to divide the work and vary it as much as possible, and after working at scales and arpeggios to take some concerto or solo and then return to exercises, etc. It is well to bear in mind that good results can only be obtained from intelligent and earnest work, and when physically and mentally fatigued no good result can be obtained, and a long walk, ride or other healthy diversion is desirable as a refresher. It is impossible to lay down an arbitrary law as to length of daily practice, it depends so much on the student himself and on the stage of his advance. I find it difficult to put on paper my system of teaching; but I am sure one of the best
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