All teaching articles – Page 2
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FocusCan bowing-wrist suppleness improve intonation?
John Krakenberger has made a number of interesting connections between good tuning and loosening the bowing wrist in his teaching
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Premium ❘ FeatureHarnessing breathing to improve your string playing
Breathing naturally is one of the first principles of Alexander teaching - and it's a must for anyone who suffers from stage fright, says Joseph Sanders
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Premium ❘ FeatureViolist Cynthia Phelps on studying with William Primrose and Donald McInnes
For some players, only the viola sound will do. But to bring out its full power, the New York Philharmonic violist sought help from a number of teachers, writes Ariane Todes
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Premium ❘ FeatureHow to develop left-hand finger strength
Up and down movement is the basis of left-hand technique and many pedagogues have invented fiendish exercises to improve it. Rok Klopčič takes a look at some of them
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Focus10 tips on maximising tone quality & projection
Advice on projecting your best sound from over 130 years of The Strad's archives
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ArticleCellist David Finckel on vibrato
Cellist David Finckel introduces the subject of vibrato as part of a series of video demonstrations on cello technique. Vibrato, he says, 'connects the listener to the player's innermost feelings about the music. It should be something that reinforces the music, not something that is painted on top ...
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FocusHow to make scales enjoyable
Encouraging students to practise scales needn't be an uphill struggle, says Paul Harris - in fact, it can even be fun!
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Focus6 ways to improve shifting for string players
Advice on how to shift smoothly and cleanly from The Strad archives
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Focus8 ways to teach cello students how to shift confidently
Top teachers speak to Laurinel Owen about their methods in The Strad’s September 2001 issue
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ReviewBook review: Top Banana
Alex Laing reviews the latest series of pieces for young players, from string pedagogues and authors Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell
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Premium ❘ DebateHow should string teachers approach an advanced adult pupil?
Understanding the physique and psyche of a new adult pupil should not be taken lightly, writes Pauline Harding
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ReviewBook review: Have Violin, Will Travel: The Louis Persinger Story
Tully Potter reviews a biography of the US violinist and pedagogue who taught Menuhin, Ricci and Stern among others
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NewsAnalysis: Brain training
Can learning a musical instrument have a positive effect on a child’s mental health? Players and teachers give their thoughts on the psychological benefits for young people, as Peter Somerford finds out
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ReviewBook review: London College of Music Violin Handbooks
Celia Cobb casts her eye over the newly released, and completely overhauled, volumes by the LCM
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ReviewBook review: Unconditional Teaching
Celia Cobb reviews the latest in Paul Harris’s illuminating series of books on music education
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ReviewBook review: Stringtastic Beginners
Alex Laing reviews the latest teaching method from Faber, for violin, viola, cello and double bass
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Premium ❘ FeatureWhere should string players look when performing from memory on stage?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts. From October 2011
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FocusDouble bass beginners should play in all left-hand positions
Thomas Martin pinpoints some common technical problems for young bassists and insists that beginners shouldn't be restricted to playing in the lower positions. From the May 2014 issue
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ReviewBook review: 1 Teaches 2 Learn: Private music teaching and you
Celia Cobb reviews a book (and e-book) filled with interviews and advice from a lifetime of string teaching
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FocusViolinist Josef Gingold on studying with the great Eugène Ysaÿe
Gingold spoke about his period of training with the Belgian master in The Strad's April 1983 issue
