From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Computer

by Steve Maus

Hi everybody, unfortunately my old Apple G5 died this morning. Well, almost… Since I presently don’t have enough money to get a new one right now, I have to stop my posts for the next time. Please bear with me, if the updates don’t come as frequently as usual. Thanks very much!

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Shifting Techniques Part 3

by Steve Maus

In Part 2 we had a look at the theoretical aspects of shifts. Today we’ll see an example of how to perform a shift correctly.
Let’s start with some photos.
Here we have a picture of the left hand in the first position:

The thumb is more or less opposite to the first finger, the wrist forms a [...]

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Shifting Techniques Part 2

by Steve Maus

Let’s get a bit deeper into the mystery of shifting techniques on the violin. To fully understand what we are doing we have to ask first:
What does it mean to change positions?
Looking at a normal scale we start with the first finger, for instance and carry on up to the fourth finger. Then we change [...]

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I will survive

by Steve Maus

For all fans of Igudesman & Joo – here is a video I found on YouTube. You get more information on their Website.

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Shifting Techniques Part 1

by Steve Maus

Sooner or later every violin student will be confronted with the mystery of leaving the comfortable and cozy first position.
I often observe very basic mistakes, even from advanced students, that make changing positions much more difficult or even impossible. In my series about shifting techniques I’ll try to explain the basics and hopefully prevent making [...]

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The Shoulder Rest

by Steve Maus

In my article about the violin hold I mentioned the correct adjustment of the shoulder rest. Today we’ll have a look into the benefits of this accessory.
If you look at the photos in the article you can see how the violin hold should look like. More or less. The summary of this post was:

Your shoulders [...]

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Polls

by Steve Maus

To make things a bit easier for you I’ve implemented a poll widget in the side bar. You can chose from a few topics you’re interested in. It’s possible to select multiple answers – up to four.
Give it a try!
Thanks for your help – Steve

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The Violin Hold

by Steve Maus

Unfortunately I received only few comments via website or mail. But thanks very much for your input, guys! The majority favoured the basics, so let’s return to them and look into he violin hold.
The most important thing you should watch: Your shoulders. Normally, you would never walk through the streets with one shoulder up and [...]

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What do you want to read?

by Steve Maus

Alright folks, up to now I was sort of stumbling in the dark when I chose my topics for this blog.
What I want to know: What do you want me to write about? What articles are you interested in? Is it more the basics? Or the really sophisticated stuff? Or something in between?
Before you let [...]

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