All Focus articles – Page 76
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FocusDegrees: Chan Lee
Violinist, undergraduate student on the bachelor of music – major performance (orchestral instruments) programme at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University, in Montreal, Canada
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FocusDegrees: Alex Marshall
Cellist and pop vocals, alumnus of a ‘combined pathway’ bachelor of arts degree in classical cello and pop vocals at Leeds College of Music, UK
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FocusConductors are both a blessing and a curse - violinist Chaim Taub
The former Israel Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster shares his thoughts on working with good and bad conductors, and learning to listen to listen
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FocusHow often should you change your strings?
Violinist Augustin Hadelich tells Pauline Harding why he finds it essential to keep changing the strings on his instrument
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FocusViolinist Rachel Podger on the physical demands of scordatura
The Baroque musician speaks to Philip Clark about recording Biber's Rosary Sonatas
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FocusAsk the Experts: selecting the right tonewood
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to a panel of experts
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Focus5 views on playing the perfect harmonic
Learning how to do harmonics properly is invaluable to a player’s left hand, bow arm and intonation – as the following tips from The Strad's archive demonstrate.
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FocusMost early American violin makers had no formal training
An astonishing number of early US makers approached the craft with nothing other than skill with woodworking tools, writes Philip Kass
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FocusAsk the Experts: how to cure a locked left-hand fourth finger
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to a panel of experts
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FocusEvery violinist must develop an individual voice, says Aaron Rosand
The American maestro discusses the importance of developing a distinctive tone
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FocusThe wisdom of Galamian: 'You do it my way and then you can do it how you want'
Former Guildhall School of Music and Drama violin teacher Pauline Scott remembers her lessons with the great pedagogue
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FocusWe do not believe in a Czech tradition of playing, says the Pavel Haas Quartet
Despite specialising in the music of their homeland, the quartet’s members believe there is more to understanding this repertoire than a shared language and culture
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FocusAsk the Experts: how to combat unravelling strings
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to a panel of experts
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FocusLeft-hand pivots and the crab fingering system with bassist François Rabbath
The French soloist and teacher advises on how to improve intonation and dexterity on the double bass. From the October 2015 issue
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FocusUsing harmonics as a violin teaching and practice tool
Although harmonics are most often used for musical effect, in the search for a perfectly pure sound they can be a wonderful aid to learning and practice, argues Laura Reed
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FocusTop tips for travelling musicians
Before you bookMake sure you check the airline’s policy on musical instruments before you fly. You might have used the airline previously or received a recommendation from a fellow musician, but the airline may have recently changed its policy. Steve Gelfand, director of touring and travel at ...
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Focus6 ways to develop a smooth legato
Tips from The Strad’s Archive on producing a fluid and beautiful tone
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Focus'Violin making has much further yet to go' - Peter Prier
Paul Prier's tribute to his father, the late Peter Paul Prier, founder of the Violin Making School of America
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FocusAsk the Experts: playing in cello thumb position
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to a panel of experts
