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Featured Stories | | Technique | Masterclass | Podcasts
Bowing | Left Hand | Intonation | Vibrato | Tone | Shifting | Pizzicato | Memorise | Performance Nerves
Technique: Thoughts on bowing
Charles Castleman explores a range of approaches to teaching bowing techniques
Technique: Sautillé
Tips to help you master a bow stroke vital for making a good impression at any orchestral audition
7 pointers for perfect pizzicato
Advice on plucking and strumming from 120 years of The Strad
Positive self-talk: a key to boosting musicians’ confidence
Cellist and researcher Joanna Latała shares methods for how to enhance your performance with affirming language, plus what musicians can learn from top athletes and sports psychology
Technique: Finding your voice on the viola
Susie Mészáros’s thoughts on shifting and articulation
Vibrato: three reminders from our online editor Davina Shum
Don’t overdo it and avoid slipping into auto-pilot mode, writes the cellist
Technique: Thoughts on bowing
Charles Castleman explores a range of approaches to teaching bowing techniques
Ask 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
Technique: Cellist Inbal Megiddo on removing tension in the left hand
The cellist shares tips on achieving a tension-free left-hand set-up
How to memorise earlier and smarter: Adam Hockman
The practice and performance consultant identifies what causes memory slips and gives tips on improving memorisation technique
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