KATHY JUDD - VIOLIN, MUSIC & COMMON SENSE
a down-to-earth approach for stellar music-making
We all know that clean trilling requires moving a finger quickly up and down. Sometimes, with a long series of trills, especially if there is a turn on the end of each, it works to let your hand do a wide vibrato to get your hand to the 2nd note. Try it. It may serve as a good trick to keep for occasional use. It isn't really cheating.
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