String Methods for Beginners

Contents

• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Lesson 1
• Introduction
• Address to Non-Majors
• Address to Majors
• Some Qualities of an Accomplished String Teacher
• Fundamentals of String Instruments
• Building Practice Skills
• Course Outline
• Course Requirements
• Parts of String Instruments
• Parts of the Bow
• Motions of the Bow
• Course Timeline for Bow Application
• Items to Receive a Quote, and if Necessary, Purchase
• Lesson 2
• Instrument Overview and Care
• Heterogeneous String Classroom Setup
• Instrument Assignment
• Review of Parts of String Instruments
• Posture and Instrument Hold
• Five-Step Instrument Posture
• A Pizzicato Exercise
• Preparatory Bow Exercises
• Lesson 3
• Review of Five Steps to Instrument Posture and Left-Hand Position
• Tuning
• "Pendulum" Exercise
• Preparatory Bow Exercises (continued)
• A Brief History of the String Instruments
• Tone Production
• Lesson 4
• Review of Five Steps to Instrument Posture and Left-Hand Position
• "Pendulum" Exercise (continued)
• Preparatory Bow Exercises (continued)
• Finger Patterns
• Rosining the Bow
• The Bow Hold and Arco Playing
• Lesson 5
• Preparatory Bow Exercises (continued)
• The Bow Hold and Arco Playing
• History of the Bow
• Tuning Strategies
• Tuning with Pegs
• Lesson 6
• Arco Tuning
• Bow Exercises
• Accessories
• Lesson 7
• Arco Tuning
• Bow Exercises
• Arco Playing
• String Ensemble Playing Traditions
• Lesson 8
• Videotaping of First Playing Test
• Lesson 9
• A Bow Placement Exercise
• Bow Management and String Crossings
• Selection and Maintenance of String Instruments, Bows, and Strings
• Lesson 10
• Conducting Strings: Error Detection and Rehearsal Techniques
• Incorporating Good Teaching Habits in Strings: The Teaching Cycle
• Lesson 11
• Colle Bowing Exercise
• Classroom and String Orchestra Setup
• Lesson 12
• A) Left-Hand Techniques
• B) Performance Practices Specific to Orchestra
• Lesson 13
• Principal Schools of Bow: German, Franco-Belgian, Russian; French
• vs. German bow holds
• Bow Strokes and Expressions
• Lesson 14
• Common Technical Problems and their Remedies
• Lesson 15
• Videotaping of Second Playing Test
• Lesson 16
• Studio Teaching
• Teaching the Violin
• Teaching the Viola
• Teaching the Cello
• Teaching the Bass
• Lesson 17
• Pedagogical Understanding of String Teaching
• Moving Students Between Instruments
• Lesson 18
• A Presentation and a Discussion on the Secondary-School String
• Program Observation
• Legato Playing and its Exercises
• Lesson 19
• Shifting, Vibrato, and Trill Exercises
• Lesson 20
• Videotaping of Third Playing Test
• Lesson 21
• Extended Left-Hand and Bow Techniques
• A Discussion on Heterogeneous String Class Method Books.
• Lesson 22
• Selection of Repertoire: A Discussion on Graded Orchestra Repertoire
• How to Avoid the Dreaded Over-Programming
• Spiccato Exercises
• Lesson 23
• A Brief Discussion on First Year of Teaching and Contest Preparation
• Writing a Lesson Plan for Individual and Classroom Teaching
• Lesson 24
• Videotaping of Fourth Playing Test
• Lesson 25
• Videotaping of Individual Lesson
• Videotaping of Classroom Teaching
• Conclusion
• Appendix A
• Instrument Sizing Chart
• Appendix B
• One and Two Octave Scales in D Major, G Major, and C Major
• for a String Ensemble
• Bibliography
• Index