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        !             3: <title>Left Hand Page</title>
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        !             6: <table width="100%" border=0 bgcolor="#cccccc" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
        !             7: <tr><td width=3%>&nbsp;</td><td>LON-CAPA demonstration resource.  Some
        !             8: of the information for this resource quotes from and summarizes content in
        !             9: <br /><b>Principles of Violin Playing</b> by Ivan Galamian.
        !            10: Second Edition (1985) Prentice-Hall, Inc. New Jersey </td></tr>
        !            11: </table>
        !            12: <h1>Oak Spring Studios</h1>
        !            13: <h3><font color="#aa5555">Left Hand</font></h3>
        !            14: <p>
        !            15: The left hand serves two purposes:
        !            16: </p>
        !            17: <ul>
        !            18: <li>fingering of notes</li>
        !            19: <li>vibrato</li>
        !            20: </ul>
        !            21: <p>
        !            22: The categories of fingerings and vibratoes can work to
        !            23: generate highly complex sound.  Careful attention must
        !            24: given to the proper form of the left hand.  While quick
        !            25: actions, glissandos, harmonics, trills, shifts,
        !            26: and double stops add great embellishment, improper execution
        !            27: can lead to a mediocre sound.
        !            28: </p>
        !            29: <p>
        !            30: Here is a brief glossary of left hand activities:
        !            31: </p>
        !            32: <ul>
        !            33: <li>double stops: two fingers are creating separate intonations on
        !            34: two different strings</li>
        !            35: <li>glissando: the quick ascension or descension of notes</li>
        !            36: <li>trills: quick oscillatory actions by a left finger</li>
        !            37: <li>harmonics: reduced pressure by intonating fingers to allow for alternative pitches
        !            38: due to adjusted string vibrations</li>
        !            39: <li>shifts: movement of the left hand <i>in toto</i> relative to the violin scroll</li>
        !            40: </ul>
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