This classic guide to playing the violin walks the reader through every step from buying and holding a violin to sliding, trills, and other more advanced techniques. With simple instructions, expert tips, and a wealth of useful illustrations and examples, "A Practical Guide to Violin-Playing" is highly recommended for novice players and absolute beginners. Contents include: "Introductory Remarks", "Choice of Violin-School and Mode of Practising", "Position of Left Hand and Fingers", "The Advantages to be Derived from Keeping the Fingers on the Strings", "Scales: Arpeggios", "On Puling Strings", "The Thumb", "Trill", "Bowing", "On Sliding-Portamento", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of the violin.