Intonation
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FeatureAsk the Experts: how to encourage students to trust their ears
A reader asks what can be done to help young students who rely on learning finger placement rather than trusting their ears. Three teachers give their views
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From the Archive: the difficulties of playing in tune
The Strad writer E. Polonaski bemoans the number of string players with suspect intonation in our March 1893 issue
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Focus
Can bowing-wrist suppleness improve intonation?
John Krakenberger has made a number of interesting connections between good tuning and loosening the bowing wrist in his teaching
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Debate
Young students must learn to listen if they are to practise effectively
String students who struggle in the early stages of learning often don't know how to listen. Patiently help them to train their ears, says Peter Quantrill, and practice sessions will become ever more fulfilling
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Blogs
Rachel Barton Pine: 10 tips for practice and performance
The Strad attended a masterclass with the American violinist in 2015 and took down these practical pointers
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8 ways to improve your intonation
Tips and tricks for playing in tune – or giving the impression of playing in tune
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8 views on intonation
Tips on playing in tune – or giving the impression of it – from 100 years of The Strad
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Cellist Pablo Casals on expressive intonation
The great artist believed that 50 per cent of a player's total dramatic power lay in exaggerated intonation, writes former pupil Pamela Hind O'Malley
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Review
Mastering intonation, by cello professor Antonio Lysy
Antonio Lysy is head of strings at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and a teacher at the Heifetz International Music Institute, US. Here he provides exercises to help you play in tune every time you put your finger on the string
