Guides to Improve Violin Technique

​​​Playing the Violin with Beautiful Tone
Learn about each aspect that affects your tone in violin playing. Find out how to play with captivating sound like the great violinists.
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Improve Your Violin Intonation
Learn to play the violin with good intonation, understand the different systems of tuning, and develop a solid left hand technique.

Finding Balance and Ease in Violin Posture
A guide to playing the violin with good posture by understanding the concepts of balance and ease and eliminating unnecessary tension in the body.
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​The Art and Science of Expressive Violin Vibrato
The vibrato is one of the most fascinating aspects of violin playing. To master vibrato, we need to understand its working mechanism.

A Study of Pizzicato on String Instruments
Find out how to improve your pizzicato, learn about extended pizzicato technique, and explore music that feature extensive use of pizzicato.

Pedagogy

Kato Havas' Violin Pedagogy
A brief summary to "The Twelve Lesson Course" in "A New Approach to Violin Playing" by renowned Hungarian violinist and pedagogue, Kato Havas.

The Violin Teachings of D.C. Dounis
​A brief survey on selected pedagogical publications of Greek violin teacher, Demetrius Constantine Dounis.​

A Glimpse into the Joachim Method
​​Based on the publication of Karl Courvoisier - a student of Joseph Joachim, "The Technique of Violin Playing" presents a set of comprehensive violin instructions as pursued by Joachim himself.

Yuri Yankelevich and The Russian Violin School
The writings of the great Soviet violin pedagogue - Yuri Yankelevich has for the first time been translated into English and published in the book "The Russian Violin School: The Legacy of Yuri Yankelevich". This article highlighted two of his original essays.