The Violin Lesson

The Violin Lesson offers players of all standards the opportunity to immediately — and dramatically — improve their technique and understanding of violin playing. Presented in twelve comprehensive and highly accessiblelessons filled with more than 500 music examples and over 350 photographs, it provides fresh approaches to neglected aspects of playing whilst covering all the major areas of violin technique, including:

• toneproduction


• intonation


• avoiding aches and pains


• changing position


• improving bow strokes


• vibrato

Whether outlining a basic concept or anadvancedtechnique, each topic is handled with the clarity and attention to detail for which Simon Fischer is so highly regarded. Fundamental exercises, principles and practice methods sit alongside case studies and practicalquestion-and-answer sections to present a truly rounded volume — essential reading for both students and teachers alike.