Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 30

The violin : solo playing, soloists and solos, 1905

2 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 14. See the scan on archive.org.

1viz., that it appears slow improvement. This is a mistake and a great one. Some students are constitutionally subject to depressing feelings and impatience combined; but they must learn to know that slow, gradual, and certain improvement is far better than stopping at one degree of second rate proficiency year after year. Patience cannot be hurt by being serious at practice. One difficulty resisted and overcome will prove a cordial for depression.

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