Favored Sound Production Exercises Of Selected Violin Viola Cello And Double Bass Pedagogues

Each studio teacher expressed personal beliefs about tone production and shared a variety of resources and activities used to teach students. Selected exercises from these private studios formed the basis for three pedagogical routines designed for use in middle and high school string classes: (1) developing right-hand finger flexibility; (2) focusing the tone; and (3) varying the bow's speed. Participating school orchestra directors believed the exercises improved the players' tone. They used the exercises as a warm-up activity and applied them to the music they were performing. They anticipated using the exercises in the future and indicated that they would recommend the exercises to others. They also would like to see additional, related exercises developed for heterogeneous string classes.