All harmonics articles

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    Ray Chen teaches Harmonics

    2017-08-08T16:18:00Z

    In the latest in Ray Chen’s ‘Masterclass Monday’ YouTube series, he looks at natural and artificial harmonics and offers some hard-won tips on getting them right

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    5 views on playing the perfect harmonic

    2015-11-15T17:00:00Z

    Learning how to do harmonics properly is invaluable to a player’s left hand, bow arm and intonation – as the following tips from The Strad's archive demonstrate.

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    Using harmonics as a violin teaching and practice tool

    2015-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Although harmonics are most often used for musical effect, in the search for a perfectly pure sound they can be a wonderful aid to learning and practice, argues Laura Reed