Teaching – Page 15
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Premium ❘ FeaturePerfect 5ths
British violinist Rodney Friend has spent many years formulating his method for achieving a relaxed left-hand position. Here, he shares his voyage of discovery with Charlotte Smith
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe 4 types of difficult parents and tips for dealing with them
Sometimes parents can be more of a handful than their sons and daughters. Catherine Nelson provides essential tips for dealing with misguided parent power
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Mapping out the fingerboard
Exercises to train your brain and fingers, to help you become a more fluent performer and improviser
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Blogs5 reasons why I love playing viola transcriptions
To tie in with the release of The Tale of Two Violas, Peter Mallinson, one of the disc’s two violists, shares his insights into the advantages of playing transcriptions
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Premium ❘ FeatureA teacher for all
Kató Havas, the celebrated and much-loved Hungarian violinist and pedagogue, died on 31 December 2018 aged 98. Five former colleagues and students remember her important and generous influence on their own playing and teaching
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Focus5 views on teaching and performance from William Pleeth
The late British cellist and teacher of Jacqueline du Pré spoke to The Strad in June 1996 at the age of 80
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Premium ❘ FeatureTaste the Difference
Burgundy’s Musique & Vin festival has quickly grown from its humble origins to encompass a rich diversity of elements, not least first-rate performances from international artists and an instrument loan scheme for young musicians. Charlotte Gardner spoke to those involved in this unique project
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FocusThomas Demenga on studying with Grimmer, Janigro, Rose and Rostropovich
The Swiss cellist compares himself to a quattro stagioni pizza of the combined influence of his teachers. From September 2008
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Premium ❘ FeatureQuick exercises to improve string playing technique
Bruno Giuranna, Mimi Zweig, Bonnie Hampton and Boris Kuschnir reveal their secret teaching weapons
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Premium ❘ FeatureThe 4 stages of memorising music for performance
With the right concepts and skills, any musician can successfully learn music by heart, as Gerald Klickstein explains
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Premium ❘ FeatureViolist Roger Chase on studying with Bernard Shore
Lessons with Shore at the Royal College of Music in London emphasised enjoyment and gave valuable technical insights, remembers the Chicago College of Performing Arts professor
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News10,000 hours of practice doesn’t buy you talent, new study says
Researchers suggest that elite violinists don’t necessarily practice more than others to reach their standard
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Premium ❘ DebateSound quality should be the main focus of string teaching
Young students improve when they learn to listen to themselves, says Royal Northern College of Music senior lecturer in music education Philippa Bunting
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Premium ❘ Feature6 tips for launching a music career after graduation
As hundreds of young string players leave college in a few months, music careers expert Angela Myles Beeching hands on advice for life after graduation
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NewsMaxim Vengerov takes a teaching post
The violinist has been appointed professor at the Salzburg Mozarteum University
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Premium ❘ FeatureMe and my teacher: violist Toby Appel and Max Aronoff
A year spent studying nothing but technique with Curtis Institute teacher Aronoff gave future Juilliard School viola professor Appel total musical freedom
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Premium ❘ Feature8 ways to make music lessons interesting
Violinist Sid G Hedges gives advice to teachers on how to inspire enthusiasm in The Strad's June 1923 issue
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: the importance of practising in 5ths
How the ability to play in perfect 5ths can help you to hone your position, intonation and vibrato
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DebateYoung students must learn to listen if they are to practise effectively
String students who struggle in the early stages of learning often don't know how to listen. Patiently help them to train their ears, says Peter Quantrill, and practice sessions will become ever more fulfilling
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Premium ❘ DebateShould music tuition revolve around passing exams?
Toby Deller argues that young players should be inspired by fulfilling experiences