ILLUSTRATION 1 Many violinists lose balance through an uneven distribution of weight on their feet
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Over the course of the recent lockdowns I’ve been re-evaluating some of the fabulous body of violinistic exercises and methods – and how, possibly, we might use them more profitably These comprise, among others, the studies and methods of such luminaries as Auer, Capet, Dounis and Stolyarsky, as well as the publications of more recent pedagogues such as Galamian and Rolland – whose work, in particular, I have presented in workshops and masterclasses. Nowadays, we might also add excellent and deservedly popular resources such as Basics by Simon Fischer.