Principles of Violin Playing and TeachingA celebrated instructor explains his philosophy of teaching and practice methods, including the appropriate combination of technique and interpretation. Ivan Galamian, a longtime Juilliard professor, incorporates aspects of both the Russian and French schools in a system both ingenious and logical. His tutelage has produced astonishing results with students, many of whom rank among the world's most acclaimed concert artists and orchestral concertmasters. Suitable for violin teachers and students of all ages and levels, this guide presents general principles and offers practical suggestions related to posture, holding the instrument and bow, vibrato movements, intonation, tone production, bowing patterns, double stops, trills, and many other facets of playing and practice. This edition features a new Introduction by Sally Thomas, violin virtuoso and Galamian's former student. |
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accent action adjustments Allegro Allegro non troppo angle applied arm vibrato arpeggios attack Bach basic bow hand bow stroke bowing technique bridge change of strings chords collé combination Concerto contacts the string détaché double stops down-bow dynamic elbow especially execution exercise factors fast feeling finger motion finger vibrato fingerboard flexible forearm fourth finger frog glissando gradually hand and fingers hand vibrato horizontal index finger instrument interpretation intonation Ivan Galamian joint left hand legato lifting lower Lucien Capet martelé Meadowmount ment minor Second move movement measures musical natural neck passage performance pizzicato player position practice pressure problems quarter note rhythm Sally Thomas sautillé scales second finger shift shown in Example single note slide slightly slow slurred Sonata sounding point speed spiccato staccato stick stretched student teacher teaching technical tempo third finger thumb tion tone production trill type of vibrato up-bow vertical violin playing violinists wrist