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violinistgal
Dec 18 2007, 02:14 AM
When I shift my finger a wide leap when doing legato, I tend to end up sounding glissando.

How can I avoid this?
cellocase
Dec 18 2007, 10:23 AM
QUOTE(violinistgal @ Dec 18 2007, 02:14 AM) *

When I shift my finger a wide leap when doing legato, I tend to end up sounding glissando.

How can I avoid this?

You need to practice lightening the bow as you move so the slide doesn't sound. Experiment with bow speed, bow weight and finger speed smile.gif
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