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Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching

by Ivan Galamian

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A structured guide to violin technique and teaching

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A structured guide to violin technique and teaching

Ivan Galamian sets out a teaching-and-practice framework that connects technical work with musical interpretation. Drawing on elements associated with the Russian and French violin traditions, the book moves through core physical and musical concerns: posture, instrument and bow hold, vibrato, intonation, tone production, bowing, double stops, and trills. Its practical suggestions make the volume useful not only as a catalogue of skills but as an organized approach to building them in practice and instruction. This revised edition also includes a new introduction by Sally Thomas, identified here as a former student of Galamian.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Violin students seeking organized guidance on foundational and advanced playing skills
  • Violin teachers developing a technical and practice framework
  • Players interested in the Russian and French pedagogical traditions

Themes

Violin pedagogyPractice methodsTechnical developmentInterpretationBow technique

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Book overview

A 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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