Scan 43
Chats to violin students on how to study the violin, 1895
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1details cannot be too strongly impressed. I have sometimes tied my pupils' arms together with a piece of tape, so as to prevent the position being too extended. Difficulties are lessened considerably later on if this is adhered to when starting the study of the violin.
3In playing on the two upper strings, the bow arm elbow should remain in the position above described; however in playing on the D string it must be slightly raised, and for the G string it is also necessary the violin should be slightly raised towards the face of the player.
5When double notes are to be played equal pressure on both strings is necessary, so that neither string should overpower the other.
7I should like once more to impress students with the great necessity of earnest, patient work and care to obtain perfect intonation. Every interval played has to be "created," and a hair's breadth of incorrectness in placing the finger on the string is fatal to true intonation.
9When a boy studying under Molique I practised eight and nine hours a day, and my father, who was a passionate lover of music himself and an amateur violinist of excellence, would allow of no games or recreations until my full time had been accomplished. Some of my old schoolfellows remind me that in those days they would come and call for me to go out, I used to explain to them (on my violin, so they say) "Father says I am not to come to-night." This was before I was nine years old, at which date I made my "first
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