All left-hand articles – Page 3

Focus

Ask the Experts: how to cure a locked left-hand fourth finger

2015-10-22T00:00:00Z

Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to a panel of experts

Focus

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

Focus

Ask the Experts: how to help a student with a short fourth finger

2015-04-23T00:00:00Z

Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to our experts

Article

Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs the Devil's Trill Sonata

2014-12-16T00:00:00Z

Violinist Itzhak Perlman demonstrates impressive ornamenting skills in Giuseppe Tartini's Devil's Trill Sonata. Discover 7 ways to improve your trills from The Strad's archive. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.

Blogs

I never practise scales and studies from books, says violinist James Ehnes

2014-10-28T00:00:00Z

The Strad’s November issue cover star on why pieces contain almost all the technical components necessary for practice

Blogs

Russian violin teacher Yuri Yankelevich on how to achieve quick reflexes in your playing

2014-04-03T00:00:00Z

Yankelevich believed that violin playing is based on key physiological principles. In preparing the English translation of his works, Masha Lankovsky takes a look at some of his suggestions