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“Geminiani Grip”: Enduring Legacy and Practical Application

“Geminiani Grip”: Enduring Legacy and Practical Application 1197635 STA AMERICAN STRING TEACHERWWW.ASTAWEB.COM Feature “GEMINIANI GRIP”: ENduRING LEGAcy ANd PRActIcAL APPLIcA tIoN By Dijana Ihas In 1751, Italian violinist, composer, teacher, and author Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762) published a treatise called The Art of Playing on the Violin. In it, he proposed an exercise While some of Geminiani’s for establishing a proper left-hand shape in first position on pedagogical practices belong the violin, now known as the Geminiani Chord or Geminiani Grip (hereafter Geminiani Grip). Many historical and to the past, many are forward- modern violin pedagogues—from Leopold Mozart to Simon thinking and have stood the Fischer—have admired the effectiveness of Geminiani Grip test of time. and used it in their teaching. However, despite its firm place in historically informed pedagogy, the underlying reasons for its pertinence and its use in everyday teaching are not widely understood. This article aims to explain the historical context and summarize the content of Geminiani’s treatise, trace the development of Geminiani Grip to the present, and offer a Preface) interest in the role of emotional expression in music sequence of rote exercises aimed at preparing the left hand for is captured in the first sentence of his book, “The intention of the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American String Teacher SAGE

“Geminiani Grip”: Enduring Legacy and Practical Application

Ihas, Dijana
American String Teacher , Volume 73 (4): 7 – Nov 1, 2023
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1197635 STA AMERICAN STRING TEACHERWWW.ASTAWEB.COM Feature “GEMINIANI GRIP”: ENduRING LEGAcy ANd PRActIcAL APPLIcA tIoN By Dijana Ihas In 1751, Italian violinist, composer, teacher, and author Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762) published a treatise called The Art of Playing on the Violin. In it, he proposed an exercise While some of Geminiani’s for establishing a proper left-hand shape in first position on pedagogical practices belong the violin, now known as the Geminiani Chord or Geminiani Grip (hereafter Geminiani Grip). Many historical and to the past, many are forward- modern violin pedagogues—from Leopold Mozart to Simon thinking and have stood the Fischer—have admired the effectiveness of Geminiani Grip test of time. and used it in their teaching. However, despite its firm place in historically informed pedagogy, the underlying reasons for its pertinence and its use in everyday teaching are not widely understood. This article aims to explain the historical context and summarize the content of Geminiani’s treatise, trace the development of Geminiani Grip to the present, and offer a Preface) interest in the role of emotional expression in music sequence of rote exercises aimed at preparing the left hand for is captured in the first sentence of his book, “The intention of the

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