Finger dropping has two functions:

• Stop the old vibration
• Establish the new pitch

Finger lifting has two options:

• Lift straight up
• Use left hand pizzicato for more articulation.

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Drop and lift your finger very fast.

Speed up your exercises with the metronome.

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Drop each fingers fast, relax your left thumb, and speed up with the metronome!

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Drop the finger, rapidly release pressure to harmonic.

Drop the finger, release to minimum pressure, keep the sound.

Use pizzicato left hand for articulation.

Speed up exercises with the metronome.

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Practice speeding up various rhythms to very high speeds.

This will give you accuracy and tempo control.

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Violin, Tessa Lark

Piano, Ina Ham