Topics included are preparatory exercises, vibrato, the shake, the drop, upward gliss, legato tongue (the doodle), turns, ghosted notes, bent notes, phrasing and interpretation, daily routines, warm-ups, range, endurance, lyrical etudes, and more. 15 lyrical etudes are included by: Gossec, Leborne, Lemoine, Piccinni, Thome, Catel, Schuman, Scarlatti, Rodolphe. Maxwell provides detailed text throughout this book to provide historical reference to various techniques and to carefully guide the student.110 pages. -pc