All Focus articles – Page 71
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FocusMasterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Part 2
In the second of a two-part article, Hadelich discusses Auer’s amendments, the cadenza and applause. From the January 2017 issue
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Focus12 inspiring quotes about string playing 2016
2016: twelve great issues of The Strad. Here are some pieces of inspiring wisdom from the artists featured in The Strad this year...'If you ask me how many times I've played the Sibelius Concerto, I don't know, but it's definitely in the hundreds. So what does that mean ...
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Focus7 ways to play perfect chords
Advice on unforced and resonant chord playing from The Strad's archives
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FocusHow to use the back muscles while playing, by cellist Hillel Zori
The senior faculty member at the Buchmann–Mehta School of Music, Tel Aviv University, Israel gives tips for maximising power and control with minimum effort
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FocusThe wisest thing anyone ever told me: violinist Julian Rachlin
The violinist shares an important lesson taught to him by cellist Mstislav Rostropovich
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FocusLeila Josefowicz on performing 21st-century violin concertos
When playing a new concerto 'you have to take on its personality completely in order to make it convincing', says the violinist
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Focus7 ways to improve your trills
Tips from The Strad’s archive for improving trill speed and clarity, and for varying ornamental style according to musical period
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FocusInstrumental teachers should focus more on choosing the right repertoire for students
When it comes to firing pupils’ imagination and enthusiasm, choosing what to play is as critical as explaining how to play it, says Royal Northern College of Music senior lecturer in music education Philippa Bunting
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Focus9 opinions on performance and career by cellist Yo-Yo Ma
The cellist revealed his thoughts and ideas on performing, practice, technique and musicianship to David Blum in The Strad’s January 1988 issue
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FocusScales and exercises are essential for all string players
Not all players regard exercises as important, but without a sound technical basis you cannot achieve your expressive potential, writes the cellist
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FocusHow to encourage instrumental practice at home
Parents and teachers alike need to encourage pupils to practise their instruments at home, and there are many ways of going about it, says Royal Northern College of Music senior lecturer in education Philippa Bunting
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Focus6 ways to control bow pressure
How to use bow pressure to produce a fine, even tone, to vary texture and dynamics and to produce smooth bow changes from The Strad archive
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Focus'Asking a student to listen is the most difficult task for any teacher,' says violinist Natasha Boyarsky
The veteran Yehudi Menuhin School and Royal College of Music professor, who counts among her former pupils Alina Ibragimova, Nicola Benedetti and Chloë Hanslip, shares five views on string teaching
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FocusMasterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Part 1
In the first of a two-part article, Hadelich discusses timing, tradition and character in the acrobatic first movement. From the December 2016 issue
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FocusHow to put on a successful children's Christmas concert
Children’s Christmas concerts demand organisation, preparation and sensitivity, but get them right and your young pupils will be exhilarated by their achievement – as will their parents, says Philippa Bunting
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FocusI prioritise sound over virtuosity,' says cellist Truls Mørk
The Norwegian cellist offers a glimpse into his inner musical world in an interview with Paul Cutts
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FocusHow to use 'flow' to make the most of your practice
Andreas Burzik offers four principles that will minimise the effort and maximise the effects of practising
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FocusHow much should instrumental teachers push genuinely talented youngsters?
For Royal Northern College of Music senior lecturer in education Philippa Bunting, there’s a delicate balance to be struck
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FocusHow to develop expressive technique, by violist Pauline Sachse
The professor of viola at the Carl Maria von Weber School of Music, Dresden, explains how to give meaning to every note by training independence of the hands
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FocusViolinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation
In June 2012 violinist Hilary Hahn was guest editor of The Strad's ‘Conversations' special. The following five quotations on performance and interpretation are extracted from that issue.
