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STAGE FIVE SHIFTING

Continue working through Sevcik, Op. 8 as set-up in the previous stages.

At some time in the future, The Artistry of Violin Playing by Dounis can be very helpful for expanding the shifting vocabulary particularly with long shifts.

• Shifting practice is omnipresent in repertoire and etudes.

• Isolate the shifts and give them infinite care and innumerable repetitions.

• Repetition is necessary but never mindless.

• Maintaining awareness of the journey, the path of the finger over the fingerboard, as well as the arrival, ensures the security of beautiful playing.

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