Playing the violin entails holding the instrument under the chin, supported by the left shoulder (see below for variations of this posture). The strings are sounded either by drawing the bow across them (arco), or sometimes by plucking them (pizzicato). The left hand regulates the sounding length of the strings by stopping them against the fingerboard with the fingers, producing different notes.
Read more about Playing The Violin: Posture, Left Hand: Producing Pitch, Right Hand and Tone Color, Mute, Tuning, See Also
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