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10 tips on maximising tone quality & projection

2022-08-09T23:32:00

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Advice on projecting your best sound from over 130 years of The Strad's archives

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You should be maintaining your full height when playing. You should also keep the full width of the shoulders and the free movement of the ribs in relation to the spine. Many string players are poor breathers, and this does much to limit technical and musical freedom and tone production – Mary McGovern, The Strad, July 1999

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