Musical Challenges | Examples in Mozart | Examples in Ševčík Variations |
| Developing an overall understanding of musical character | Sonata in E minor, K.304, Minuet | Variation 9, Sicilienne |
| Concerto in D, K.218, 1st movement, opening | variation-9 |
| Sonata in Bb, K.454, Largo, opening | Variation 26, is a march |
| | variation-26 |
| | Variation 17, characterisation of unusual bowing style |
| | variation-17 |
| | Variation 24, Technical challenges cannot be solved without understanding the musical character |
| | variation-24 |
| Examining common patterns in phrasing, eg. the A,B,C or short, short, long phrase structure | Sonata in E minor, K.304, 1st movt, bars 8-12 | Variation 9, 2 bars, 2 bars, 4 bars phrasing structure |
| Sonata in G, K.301, 2nd movt, bars 75-90 | variation-9 |
| | Variation 2, 4 bars, 4 bars, 8 bars |
| | variation-2 |
| Momentum and breath in musical structure: when to move forward & when to take time | Concerto in A, K.219, 2nd movt, bars 23-36 | Variation 1, bars 1-4, 2-8, 9-16 |
| | variation-1 |
| | Variation 15, bars 1-4, 5-8, 9-16 |
| | variation-15 |
| | Variation 24, bars 9-16 |
| | variation-24 |
Stroke or Bow Skill | Examples in Mozart | Examples in Ševčík Variations |
| Collé, rebound & down-bow retakes | Concerto in G, K.216, opening | Variation 4, for down & up-bow retakes |
| Sonata in Bb, K.454, 1st movt, bar 26 | variation-4 |
| | Variation 1, for collé & rebound in collé |
| | variation-1 |
| | Collé development, teaching point for collé |
| | collé-stroke |
| Spiccato | Concerto in G, K.216, 1st movt, bar 44 | Variation 2 |
| Sonata in Bb, K.454, 1st movt, bar 15 | variation-2 |
| Sonata in E minor, K.304, 1st movt, bar 36 | Teaching point spiccato |
| Concerto in D, K.218, 1st movt, opening | free-ringing-spiccato |
| Concerto in D, K.218, 3rd movt, opening | Variation 13 |
| | variation-13 |
| Brush Stroke | Concerto in Bb, K.207, 1st movt, bar 78 | Variation 22 |
| Sonata in D, K.218, string crossing & brush stroke, bar 74 | variation-22 |
| | Variation 34 |
| Concerto in D, 3rd movt, opening & bar 14 | variation-34 |
| | Variation 16, practice sautille/brush stroke & slower speed of string crossing for brush stroke |
| | |
| | variation-16 |
| | Variation 17 |
| | variation-17 |
Mixed Bowings | Examples in Mozart | Examples in Ševčík Variations |
| Changing between on & off the string | Sonata in Bb, K.454, 3rd movt, bar 50 | Variation 19 |
| | variation-19 |
| | Variation 28, bow lifts after slurs, |
| | variation-28 |
| Lifted spiccato quavers with brush stroke/sautille semiquavers | Concerto in A, K.219, 1st movt, bar 74, bar 84 | Variation 8, opening |
| | variation-8 |
| | Variation 11, bar 9 |
| | variation-11 |
| | Variation 18, difference between bars 1 & 2 |
| | variation-18 |
| 2 slurred + 2 separate | Concerto in A, K.219, 1st movt, bar 49 | Variation 10, to show saving bow |
| | variation-10 |
| 2 slurred + 2 separate with complex string crossing | Concerto in A, K.219, 1st movt, bar 98 | Variation 34, practice 2 slurred 1 separate starting down & then up bow |
| | variation-34 |
| | … then Variation 34, with variant no.2 to develop flexibility in differing string cross patterns |
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| Planning technical impulse, rebound strokes with Spiccato | Concerto in G, K.216, 1st movt, bar 64 | Variation 15 |
| | variation-15 |
| Bow division | Sonata in E minor, K.304, 2nd movt, bar 53 | Variations 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30 |
| Concerto in A, K.219, 1st movt, bars 63 & 118 | bow+division |
| | Variation 26, moving through the bow |
| | variation-26 |
| | variation-23-excerpt-active-elbow |
| | variation-30 |