Introduction to High-Position Shifting

“If we only played the broomstick, we would only need to use a piston shifting action. However, since we play the violin, we can only …read more

When you shift to a new position, shift to the whole-hand frame* in one action so that all fingers are available without the need for …read more

“Make sure that your elbow is free to move to the right while shifting up and to the left while shifting down. Try your octave …read more

The arm is generally comfortable with the elbow at a 6 o’clock position as Andrea shows here. Swinging the arm to the right from this …read more