Basic Principles of Violin Playing

Basic Principles of Violin Playing
Author: Paul Rolland
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781883026202

A must have for all string teachers! As a founding member of the American String Teachers Association, Paul Rolland is regarded by many as a seminal figure in the scholarship of string pedagogy. His insight into teaching violin fundamentals is supplemented by numerous illustrations, and his discussion of intermediate and advanced level playing will provide any teacher valuable tools to pass on to their students. 48 pages.

Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching

Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching
Author: Ivan Galamian
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2013-10-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0486320642

Celebrated instructor presents his philosophy of teaching and practice methods, including appropriate combination of technique and interpretation. Incorporates aspects of both the Russian and French schools in an ingenious and logical system.

A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing

A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing
Author: Leopold Mozart
Publisher: Early Music
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1985
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780193185135

Leopold Mozart's Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing was the major work of its period on the violin and comparable in importance to Quantz's treatise on the flute and P.E. Bach's on the piano. This translation by Editha Knocker was the first to appear in English and remains scholarly and eminently readable.

How Muscles Learn: Teaching the Violin with the Body in Mind

How Muscles Learn: Teaching the Violin with the Body in Mind
Author: Susan Kempter
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2003-02-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457438844

How Muscles Learn provides information useful in helping teachers find productive techniques in teaching based on how muscles learn movement patterns. Muscles and bodies can and should be thoroughly trained before concentrating exclusively on musical outcomes. Contents include: the importance of good posture, range of motion and movement, muscles have memory: how movement patterns are acquired, proactive interference: its issues and effects. Each chapter includes helpful photographs illustrating techniques, helpful hints, exercises to practice the principles in each section, and musical examples.

Teaching the Fundamentals of Violin Playing

Teaching the Fundamentals of Violin Playing
Author: Jack M. Pernecky
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 188
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457405068

Jack Pernecky, in collaboration with Lorraine Fink, presents a comprehensive volume on teaching violin. Teachers of beginners, college pedagogy teachers, and classroom and studio teachers will all find pertinent information to expand their tools for teaching. In addition to extensive coverage of aspects of technique, the book addresses note reading, musical form, relationships between repertoire and scales, practicing effectively, and many other topics.

The Teaching of Action in String Playing

The Teaching of Action in String Playing
Author: Paul Rolland
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781883026196

This book is a comprehensive guide for teaching basic violin and viola skills. It is also a detailed manual for the film series "The Teaching of Action in String Playing," produced by the University of Illinois String Research Project. The central issue of this four-year government grant was the hypothesis that movement training, designed to free the student from excessive tensions, can be introduced within an organized plan of string instruction, and that such a plan, in the long run, will result in faster learning and better performance in all facets of instruction. The research dealt primarily with the violin and viola. However, the principles and musical materials are also applicable (with minor adjustments) to the cello and double bass

Teaching Genius

Teaching Genius
Author: Barbara Lourie Sand
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781574671209

The secret of DeLay's success seems obvious to me now, but it was a long time before I saw it. DeLay is basically in the business of teaching her pupils how to think, and to trust their ability to do so effectively. This is a much more difficult undertaking than telling them to copy what she does, or to repeat a passage over and over until it -- at least in theory -- gets better. To DeLay, learning and thinking are inextricably connected, and the core of her philosophy lies in continually challenging her students to look for their own answers. - Publisher.

ViolinMind

ViolinMind
Author: Hans Jørgen Jensen
Publisher: Ovation Press, Ltd.
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2019-09-12
Genre: Music
ISBN:

ViolinMind is a pedagogical method book that focuses on intonation. It is a transcription for the violin of CelloMind published in 2017 by Ovation Press, Ltd. The co-authors of ViolinMind are Hans Jørgen Jensen, Professor of Cello at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University and Grigory Kalinovsky, Professor of Music (Violin) at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. The mystery of intonation is dissected by defining the scientific principles behind it, and providing easy, intuitive examples of the three main kinds of intonation systems used today: Equal Temperament, Just, and Pythagorean. Playing with exquisite intonation has mostly been reserved for those who possess a strong intuitive sense of pitch and harmonic color; however, ViolinMind breaks down this barrier using a highly detailed, systematic approach, making the process of acquiring a sophisticated sense of intonation similar to any other technical skill. Chapters in the book explore in great detail topics such as the harmonic overtone series, the scientific principles behind Cents, the syntonic comma, the just scales, the Pythagorean comma, the Pythagorean semitones, advanced sympathetic vibrations, Tartini tones, and double stops studies in tritones. All chapters in the book include numerous practical samples and listening exercises that bridge the gap between the theory and its application. The chapters on intonation conclude with practical examples from the following repertoire: intonation performance practice in the Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo (BWV 1001-1006), and intonation performance practice with piano. The appendices in the book provide detailed explanations about the Helmholtz intonation chart, the harmonic series, just intonation, the Schisma, as well as an illustration of two violin fingerboards from two method books from the 18th century showing pitch distribution for just intonation and Pythagorean intonation respectively.