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Movement in the bow hand and wrist, by violin professor Boris Kuschnir
Kuschnir explains how to master control of your sound through correct use of the bow
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5 experts on what every string teacher should know when starting out
We asked five enormously experienced string pedagogues what advice they would give to an instrumental teacher at the beginning of their career
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How to keep teenage instrumental students motivated
Three string teaching experts answer a reader’s question for The Strad’s Teacher Talk series
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Should etudes and studies be performed with attention to musicality?
Three string teaching experts answer a reader's question for The Strad's Teacher Talk series
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5 reasons to develop your own musical ideas
Violin professor Boris Kuschnir gives five reasons why students should avoid copying others' phrasing and interpretation
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How long should a music student practise a piece?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts
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Tips for playing a concerto for the first time with orchestra
Top teachers Boris Kuschnir, Mimi Zweig and Géza Szilvay answer a reader's question for The Strad's Teacher Talk section
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Is it healthy to arch your back and raise your violin when playing up high, as top soloists often do?
Top teachers Boris Kuschnir and Mimi Zweig answer a reader's question for The Strad's Teacher Talk section
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Video: Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Mozart's Violin Concerto no.3
Conductor and early music pioneer Nikolaus Harnoncourt, who announced his retirement on Saturday 5 December, conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Mozart's Violin Concerto no.3 in G major K216, with soloist Gidon Kremer. Violinist Ray Chen will give a Masterclass on the first movement of this concerto in ...
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Violinist Boris Kuschnir gives Mozart masterclass
I need to hear the head, body and legs of each note...'Celebrated violin professor Boris Kuschnir gives a masterclass on Mozart's Fourth Violin Concerto at the Verbier Festival.The full 48-minute video is available to buy as a download or DVD through the Masterclass Media Foundation.Read Kuschnir's advice on ...
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How do you encourage students to develop their own musical ideas?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts