Variation 10
This variation is one of many that develop your control while playing mixed bowings. Here… — Login to View —
Performances of Variations 10 to 19 with notes and analysis by Fintan Murphy
This variation is one of many that develop your control while playing mixed bowings. Here… — Login to View —
For variation 11 read Ševčík’s explanation of abbreviations markings, in particular about how the comma… — Login to View —
Variation 12 is an excellent exercise for developing control of the bow in the air… — Login to View —
Here Fintan plays bars 12-16. Notice how the bow stroke is either a whole bow… — Login to View —
When playing martelé we look for a clear ‘click’ at the beginning of the note… — Login to View —
Ševčík indicates that we can play this variation either loudly at the frog or softly… — Login to View —
This variation 13 with its many open strings is an ideal chance to practice placing… — Login to View —
So often coordination issues are caused by the left-hand finger placing the note slightly late… — Login to View —
To play Ševčík’s Variation 13 at the heel of the bow use just the hand… — Login to View —
Practice this variation at first with a slurred bowing on the string, to work on… — Login to View —
Practice your round bow on simple chords in G minor or G major or even… — Login to View —
Playing 3 separate bows per note on your arpeggio allows for more time on each… — Login to View —
This elegant variation needs musical thought and offers opportunities to take time and let the… — Login to View —
As with all bow strokes it is useful to practice this stroke on an open… — Login to View —
As with all technical challenges, separate out the different components and practice them one by… — Login to View —
After practicing the spiccato stroke on its own, add in the variable of string crossing.… — Login to View —
Notice how the technical impulse matches the musical line. Just as the first part of… — Login to View —
This variation uses sautillé with four bows per note, which allows time to make sure… — Login to View —
In variation 17 the sautillé is more complex than in variation 16. There are only… — Login to View —
This variation requires the bow to be lifted after the up bow, so when the… — Login to View —
Ševčík in his attention to detail often marks clearly when the bow is to be… — Login to View —
The whole technical unit can include many things. For the left hand here it means… — Login to View —