PREFACE

   Ševčík's works for the study of violin playing have
been used the world over for more than half a century
as an unsurpassed standard work.  However, it has
become apparent that many violinists do not realise
how best to allocate the practising material and also
do not perceive the  required  sequence  of bodily
motions correctly.  In such cases study is fruitless,
a waste of time and labour.  These facts induced the
Publishers to provide instructions how best to study
in Ševčík's work the material itself, as well as the
required sequence of movements, so as to achieve a
sound and reliable technic in a comparatively short
time.
  Author of these instructions is Prof. A. Mingotti,
the Munich violinist and outstanding teacher who, as
a former master-pupil and Prof. Ševčík's deputy is
best qualified to issue them.

The Publisher.