The eleventh line requires some contrast between the staccato and legato. Very short slurred notes should be played near the point of the bow. (Play single notes spiccato.)
Now we come to one of the most difficult things in violin playing, string-transfers, skipping one string. (For the development of the bow-arm at this point, Sevcik’s 4000 Bowings, Part II, Sections III and IV, are very useful.) The arm moves freely from the shoulder, the motion being away from the side. The bow remains on its edge as much as possible. Accents, even when a note falls as a second one in a slurred passage, must be observed. The fingers should seek their places simultaneously. Keep near the upper part of the bow, the wrist moving freely, not being under the plane of the elbow; the fingers are relaxed, the fourth being on the bow-stick. As an example of staccato bowing and the running legato combined, this étude is very useful.
No. 11
