The Kreutzer études are a well-worn rite of passage, but it's easy to grind through them without checking what they're actually teaching you.
In this free lesson segment, violinist Eszter Haffner uses Étude No. 1 to break down détaché, slurring, and martelé in plain terms.
One key insight: in martelé, the frame of the bow stays exactly where it is, no drifting backward or forward.
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