Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intonation. How to play in tune ; Octave hand frame ; Finger patterns ; Fingerboard mapping ; No fixing ; Ševcik's paradox ; Which intonation? ; Using overtones ; Using a tuner to improve intonation ; Tuning fifths ; Tuning octaves ; Frog fingers -- The left hand. Don't slap the puppy ; Maximum velocity 1 (Take it easy) ; Maximum belocity 2 (Bursts) ; The right fingerings by pattern ; The right fingerings by color ; Clear false harmonics ; Popping left-hand pizzicato ; Reaching 10ths ; Small-hand technique -- Coordinating the bow and fingers -- Shifting and playing high. Zen and the art of shifting ; The right shift ; Shifting to high positions ; Reaching the end of the fingerboard without getting hurt ; The Heifetz move ; No pressure ; Using the bow to help shifting ; The best shift may be no shift -- Vibrato strategies. Know your vibrato ; Get control of your vibrato ; Achieving continuous vibrato ; Vibrato on double stops and chords ; Vibrato tricks for the fourth finger ; Electroshock vibrato ; Shimmer vibrato ; Cello vibrato ; Vibrato sculpture -- Tone and the bow. Know your bow hold ; The bow as a lever ; Default setting ; Gravity is your friend ; The hidden enemy ; Crushing the sound ; Hitting a moving target ; Playing into the curve ; How to make your bow longer ; Pop and float ; Mastering spiccato ; Sizzling sautill�e ; Flying bow strokes ; Fabulous flautando ; Tremolo ; Using the left hand to improve tone ; The law of inertia ; Don't be a slave to your bow -- Practice strategies. Now practice ; Practice concentrate ; Never pay rent again ; Divide and conquer ; Skeletons ; When slow practice isn't enough part 1 (Add-a-Note) ; When slow practice isn't enough part 2 (Looping) ; When slow practice isn't enough part 3 (Burst practice) ; When slow practice isn't enough part 4 (Rhythms) ; When slow practice isn't enough part 5 (Notching) ; Improving your technique in just fifteen minutes a day ; Using etudes to prepare repertoire ; Journaling ; Building your practice haven ; Team practice ; Your best friend, the metronome -- Artistry. Start from the music ; Learning polyphonic Bach ; It's all opera ; Playing powerful chords ; Brilliant passagework through lyrical preparation ; Shaping the phrase in fast detach�e´ ; The climax ; Cultivating your unique voice ; Choosing the right edition -- Performance strategies. Stage makeup ; Practice performing ; Firewalls ; Overcoming stage fright ; Connecting with the audience -- Chamber music strategies. Groups who play together stay together ; Successful rehearsals when no one is in charge ; Playing blind ; Keeping the score ; No barriers -- Orchestra strategies. Sharing a part ; Being a team player ; Concertmaster ; Preparing orchestra music ; Faking ; Building your orchestral library ; Mastering audition excerpts ; Playing the auditions game ; Bonus secret 101: Mirroring.