The practice of open strings is an important exercise in creating good tone – for a focus on this, see the previous posting on tone production. Besides this, other exercises for dynamics and articulation in bow use can be done… Read More »Open Strings
The topic of discussion is tone production (the quality of sound) – specifically the muscles and focus points of the right arm in producing warm, open and “big” sound. Not necessarily loud – but rather in terms of projection. Original… Read More »Tone Production
An Example of Good Violin Posture This is Bring, one of the students at a camp/workshop in Pattaya. This shows the most commonly accepted violin posture, and there are of course variations. Also, with the down-panning camera angle, the position… Read More »Good Violin Posture
The following is an exercise to point out mistakes in posture that can lead to difficulties in playing, and in many cases, physical discomfort and even injury. Please note if there are many errors in someone’s posture, it is better… Read More »Basic Posture
Welcome to the Main Page for String Postings. These were constructed from 2004 to 2006 for the 30-Violin Club in Bangkok. Photo credit: Jonathan Yee Photography. Basic Posture: an exercise for students to think about how many common mistakes there… Read More »STRING POSTINGS
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