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The book includes a number of etudes including many succinct and efficient training pieces. Each etude comes with a high quality soundtrack played by the author Shenhua Hu. They are aiming at various technical aspects, such as rhythm, string crossing, syncopation, and so on, which took various opinions as references from a large number of students. The establishment of a good and solid foundation can not be overstated. Not only does a slight deviation of training cause a negative impact in the course of the development, but it is also more difficult and time-consuming to correct them. Some basic aspects such as intonation and rhythm require detailed instructions and strict disciplines. As other elements like fingers and bowing exercises are the necessary routine of the daily practice. All these factors aforementioned play a vital role in the violin performance. Just like a famous Russian piano educator, Negoz said: A teacher's responsibility is to educate children who are not geniuses to be artists.