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The gift of studying with Josef Gingold

2018-09-13T15:47:00Z

Josef Gingold was as big-hearted a teacher as he was a violinist according to his former student Gwen Thompson-Robinow
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The darker side of Heifetz the autocratic teacher

2018-08-24T16:29:00Z

The great violinist was an inspirational teacher but not always kind or reasonable, remembers former student Gwen Thompson-Robinow
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Independence and flexibility in the left-hand thumb

2018-06-13T14:22:00Z

The first in a two-part article on techniques and tricks to loosen your hands and free up your instrument hold by Gwen Thompson-Robinow

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The gift of studying with Josef Gingold

The darker side of Heifetz the autocratic teacher

Independence and flexibility in the left-hand thumb