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Violin technique
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<p>Playing the violin entails holding the instrument between the jaw and the collar bone (see below for variations of this posture). The strings are sounded either by drawing the <a href="/facts/Bow_(music)/YeljX6SM">bow</a> across them (<i><a href="/facts/Bow_(music)/YeljX6SM">arco</a></i>), or by plucking them (<i><a href="/facts/Pizzicato/LxXnCHn2">pizzicato</a></i>). The left hand regulates the sounding length of the strings by stopping them against the fingerboard with the fingers, producing different pitches. </p>