I ask the matured violinist to recall how, in private, day in, day out, for hours at a time, his bow has glided over the strings — how a perfect rendering of even the simplest passage was attained only as a result of arduous struggle. The first object of this little volume is to shorten these nerve-racking practice-hours and to allow for a freer development of the student 5 ability. In addition, it aims to do away with much unnecessary practice on the part of the advanced violinist and 'cellist by means of right hand studies (see p. A few minutes de voted to them daily keeping the right hand fit and ready for its task.
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