Teaching – Page 22
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FocusThe teaching wisdom of violinist Joseph Szigeti
The great violinist's former student Arnold Steinhardt recalls lessons from the master
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ArticleCellist Frans Helmerson on bringing out the separate colour of each string
I love the specific colour of each string - it's not always about making the sound as equalised as possible. Each string has a different voice.'Kronberg Academy professor Frans Helmerson gives a cello masterclass on Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata, recorded at the International Musicians' Seminar, Prussia Cove. The student ...
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FocusIntroducing the bow to beginner violin students
American pedagogue Mimi Zweig explains how she engages new pupils
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FocusAsk the Experts: how to teach a group of violin students
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to our experts
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FocusElectric instruments can be helpful tools for group string teaching
Julie Lyonn Lieberman describes ways that electric instruments can inject energy into group learning sessions
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ArticleAlisa Weilerstein gives cello masterclass at Prague's Rudolfinum
You play much better in tune when you don't stare at the fingerboard. The brain should tell the fingers what to do. If you look at your fingers before your brain has had a chance to direct, you will reverse the process' Alisa Weilerstein gives a cello ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureHis master's pupil: how Erick Friedman struggled in the shadow of Jascha Heifetz
Erick Friedman, Heifetz's first student and a virtuoso in his own right, was frustrated by continual comparisons to his teacher. Dennis Rooney looks back at his life
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BlogsPostcard from European String Teachers Association conference 2016
Tartini, folk music, improvisation and puppetry: Pauline Harding reports on the 2016 ESTA conference, this year in Slovenia
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FocusEast vs West: differences in string teaching approaches
Having spent his formative years in the US, cellist Dong-Oo Lee speaks of the distinct teaching style he discovered on his return to Korea
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DebateString players should give credit where credit is due
Philippa Bunting asks why string teachers and players are so reluctant to acknowledge the people who have influenced them
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DebateAre US instrumental teachers failing in their duties by being too nice?
String teachers in America are accentuating the positive at the expense of the negative, argues Stephen Shipps
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Premium ❘ FocusCellist Timothy Eddy on the teaching styles of Bernard Greenhouse and Pablo Casals
The Orion String Quartet founder learnt the importance of the link between language and music from the two legendary cellists
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DebateBickering over the 'correct' string teaching method helps no one
It's in everyone's interests for string teachers to be generous about each other rather than arguing over whose method is best, argues Laurie Niles
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FocusCellist Mischa Maisky on studying with Piatigorsky and Rostropovich
Both great musicians taught Maisky that the cello is merely a means to an end
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FocusViolist Tabea Zimmermann on technique, teaching and competitions
The German violist talks to Carlos María Solare about her teaching philosophies and the role of competitions in the development of young musicians
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FocusElements of Alexander Technique: discovering a natural approach to string playing
Dr Tomas Cotik gives an introduction to the method and demonstrates techniques and exercises
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Focus‘As a musician you never finish learning,’ says cellist Gautier Capuçon
The Strad’s February 2016 cover star speaks about studying with Philippe Muller and Heinrich Schiff, and about his own cello classes for post-college students
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ArticleViolinist Isaac Stern gives Bach masterclass
Vibrato is like a human voice - we never speak without a degree of natural vibration. But if you use just one type of vibrato in your playing, it is the same as speaking in a monotone voice' Isaac Stern gives a clear and detailed masterclass on ...
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ArticleTwo years of violin progress in just under five minutes
An adult violin beginner from Norway records her progress on the instrument over two years - an inspiration for all adult learners. During this period she was mostly self-taught, but now has a teacher and weekly lessons.Read: How to teach adult string studentsRead: How should string teachers approach ...
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FocusTeaching tips: students switching instruments
How do you spot when a young student has chosen the wrong instrument, and how do you find out which would suit them better? Pedagogue and author Mimi Butler takes a look at the issues involved