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FocusViolin professor Maya Glezarova turns 90: former students pay tribute
Mikhail Kopelman, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Liana Gourdjia recall their studies with the doyenne of the Russian School of violin playing
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BlogsHow to teach growing string students
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point viola teacher Barbara Beechey on making sure growing students don't get into bad physical habits
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Premium ❘ FeatureJoseph Silverstein on studying with Gingold, Zimbalist, Primrose and Mischakoff
A varied diet of technical problem-solving and focus on nuance from his teachers gave the former Boston Symphony concertmaster a rounded approach to playing
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Premium ❘ FeatureHow to use bowing angle to vary articulation by cellist Colin Carr
How to vary the attack and timbre of a note by modifying the angle of the bow to the string
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ArticleViolinist Hilary Hahn on the best advice she ever had
Balance between technique and musicality is so important. Good technique is necessary to bring the music across, but you also need sound musical ability for the technique to be free enough to work' Violinist Hilary Hahn talks about the most valuable lessons she learned from her teachers ...
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NewsElectric guitar overtakes violin on list of students' most popular musical instruments
A comprehensive study undertaken by the UK's ABRSM finds shifting trends from traditional to pop instruments
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ArticleGreat teachers on film: Bernard Greenhouse
Do you know what happens when a person is frightened? He pulls back, and shrinks . This destroys the sense of beauty' Cellist Bernard Greenhouse gives a masterclass on the first movement of Haydn's Second Cello Concerto in Kronberg. Buy the August 2011 issue, featuring tributes to ...
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BlogsRecording your performance can be more of a hindrance than a help
Israeli cellist and teacher Hillel Zori on the importance of listening in the present
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ArticleMstislav Rostropovich gives Dvorák Cello Concerto masterclass
You must play the opening for your public, not for yourself' Legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich gives a masterclass on Dvorák's Cello Concerto at the Kronberg Academy. Read about other leading string players as tutors in the Strad's September issue education special, out now. Subscribe to The Strad ...
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BlogsOvertones and resonance: why stringed instruments allow you to feel the music
When physicist and engineer Keith Williams began learning the cello, he was able to feel for the first time theoretical sound waves and vibrations
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ArticleViolinist Maxim Vengerov on achieving different tonal colours
Virtuoso violinist Maxim Vengerov demonstrates to a student how to achieve different tonal colours in the opening of Sibelius's Violin Concerto.Read about other leading string tutors in the Strad's September issue education special, out now.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day ...
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ArticleSteven Isserlis on using the right amount of vibrato
You do need vibrato to emphasise phrasing and emotion, but not as an automatic part of your sound'Cellist Steven Isserlis puts former BBC Young Musician of the Year winner Guy Johnston through his paces in Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata at the International Musicians' Seminar Prussia Cove, and talks about ...
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Blogs12 words of wisdom on practice and performance by Burton Kaplan
The Manhattan School of Music pedagogue offered the following guidance to violinist Ariane Todes when she attended his Magic Mountain Music Farm Practice Marathon Retreat in upstate New York this summer
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NewsViolinist and teacher Simon Fischer joins Edition Peters Artist Management
The long-time contributor to The Strad has several books published through Edition Peters
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ArticleViolinist Philippe Quint tells a story about Dorothy DeLay
'What in the world was that?!' 'You didn't like that Ms DeLay?' Violinist Philippe Quint tells a story about legendary Juilliard School teacher Dorothy DeLay and her teaching methods. In The Strad's September issue, out now, some of today's leading performers speak about their most influential ...
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ArticleJascha Heifetz gives violin masterclass
You're playing it too safe. Let's do it more dangerous' Violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz gives a masterclass for students at the University of Southern California. First up to perform is Varoujan Kodjian in Wieniawski's Polonaise Brillante no.2. Read Sherry Kloss's account on what it was like to ...
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FocusHow to phrase feedback get the best from your student
Are the words teachers use helping or harming their students? Femke Colborne learns from psychologists and string instructors that the way feedback is phrased can dramatically affect a student's progress
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BlogsPlaying with less emotion can create more beautiful music
Putting in more effort does not necessarily mean greater improvement, writes violin professor and soloist Andrej Bielow
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Premium ❘ Feature6 insights into teaching the double bass by Mary Condliffe
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama professor shares her methods for teaching bass students
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NewsBBC launches Ten Pieces primary school classical music initiative
The ten chosen works will introduce children to classical music and encourage creativity