All tips articles
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FeatureProfessor Ševčík addresses Strad readers
The Czech violinist and influential teacher passes on words of wisdom to readers of The Strad in February 1912
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Focus8 ways to improve Baroque performance
Tips from The Strad’s archive on the use of vibrato, bow strokes and rhythmic hierarchy
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Focus5 views on playing the perfect harmonic
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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Premium ❘ FocusFrom the Archive: conducting tips for players
In The Strad’s March 1930 issue, G.W. Johnstone gave tips for players thinking of taking up the conductor’s baton – drawn from years of witnessing less-than-exceptional conducting as an orchestral musician
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FocusFrom the Archive: 20 violin don’ts
Geo Brayley put together a list of things for violinists to avoid in The Strad’s January 1892 issue