Teaching Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART ONE: Violin and viola

Chapter 1: Historical treatises and approaches for violin

Essay 1: Prototype treatises: Geminiani, L. Mozart, L'abbe le fils, and their contemporaries

Essay 2: French violin school: Rode, Kreutzer, Baillot, and their disciples

Essay 3: Old German violin school: Spohr and David

Essay 4: Franco-Belgian violin school: De Beriot, Leonard, Massart, and the first modern virtuosi-composers

Essay 5: Berlin violin school: Joachim and Moser

Essay 6: Rational thinkers: Sevcik and Flesch

Essay 7: Lonely star: Lucien Capet

Essay 8: Toward artistic expertise: The Russian violin school

Essay 9: The Soviet violin school: Stolyarski, Yampol'sky, Mostras, and Yankelevich

Essay 10: The birth and rise of the American violin school: Galamian, DeLay, Gingold, and Bronstein

Essay 11: Holistic approaches: Menuhin and Havas

Essay 12: The science of expressive techniques: Demetrios Constantine Dounis

Essay 13: A synthesizing mind: Simon Fischer

Bibliography for Chapter 1

Chapter 2: Historical treatises and approaches for viola

Essay 14: Cinderella no more: Lionel Tertis

Essay 15: Virtuoso of the new solo instrument: William Primrose

Essay 16: Teaching the physicality of musicality: Karen Tuttle

Bibliography for Chapter 2

Chapter 3: Approaches and methods for beginning and intermediate students: Violin and Viola

Essay 17: Teaching as an art and science: Samuel Applebaum

Essay 18: Whole instrument approach: George Bornoff

Essay 19: Movement in action: Paul Rolland

Essay 20: Every Child Can: Shinichi Suzuki

Essay 21: Emerging string pedagogy approaches for beginning and intermediate students: Colourstrings, Milanov Method, Sassmannshaus Tradition, Wartberg, and Zweig

Bibliography for Chapter 3

Chapter 4: Applications to modern teaching: A summary of concepts and pedagogical practices

Essay 22: Teaching foundations

Essay 23: Teaching left-hand techniques

Essay 24: Teaching right-hand techniques:

Essay 25: Teaching musical expression and interpretation

Essay 26: Teaching how to practice

Bibliography for Chapter 4

PART TWO: Cello

Chapter 5: Historical treatises and approaches for cello

Essay 27: The Paris Conservatoire pedagogues: J. L. Duport, Breval, Levasseur, Baudiot, Hus-Desforges, Vaslin

Essay 28: The Dresden School pedagogues: Romberg, Dotzauer, Kummer, and Lee

Essay 29: The etude composers: Piatti, Gruetzmacher, and Popper

Essay 30: The first endpin pedagogues: Davidoff, de Swert, C. Schroeder, and van der Straeten

Essay 31: The influence of physiology: Krall, Becker, and Mantel

Essay 32: Paris Conservatoire pedagogues of the twentieth century: Feuillard, Bazelaire, and Tortelier

Essay 33: Disciples of Casals: Alexanian, Eisenberg, and Bunting

Essay 34: Beyond national schools: Stutschewsky, Silva, Matz, and Aronson

Essay 35: Mind-body approaches to cello pedagogy: Sazer, Mackie, Benedetti, and de Alcantara

Essay 36: Lonely stars-cello: Pleeth, Jensen, and Chung

Bibliography for Chapter 5

Chapter 6: Approaches and methods for beginning and intermediate students: Cello

Essay 37: Suzuki-based approaches for beginning and intermediate players: Carey and Devenport

Essay 38: American approaches for beginning and intermediate players: Rowell, Potter, Young, and Watkins

Bibliography for Chapter 6

Chapter 7: Applications to modern teaching: Cello

Essay 39: Teaching foundations

Essay 40: Teaching left-hand techniques

Essay 41: Teaching right-hand techniques

Essay 42: Teaching practicing

Bibliography for Chapter 7

PART THREE: Double Bass

Chapter 8: Historical treatises and approaches for double bass

Essay 43: Moving beyond fisticuffs: Asioli, Rossi, Hause, Franke, and Gouffe

Essay 44: Italian school: Montanari, Bottesini, Caimmi, and Bille

Essay 45: Prague school: Simandl, Warnecke, and Findeisen

Essay 46: Paris Conservatoire: Labro, Verrimst, and Nanny

Essay 47: English school: White, Lotter, and Cruft

Essay 48: New directions: Montag, Streicher, and Rabbath

Essay 49. American teaching: Influence of Bille and Simandl

Bibliography for Chapter 8

Chapter 9: Approaches and methods for beginning and intermediate students: Double bass

Chapter 10: Applications to modern teaching: Double bass

Essay 50: Teaching foundations

Essay 51: Teaching left-hand techniques

Essay 52: Teaching right-hand techniques

Essay 53: Teaching practicing

Bibliography for Chapter 10

Appendix A An Overview of Historic National Schools - Violin

Selected Readings: Hidden Gems - Violin

Selected Readings: Hidden Gems - Viola

An Overview of National Schools - Violin

Appendix B Selected Pedagogical Materials: Historical and Modern Approaches in Cello Pedagogy

Selected Pedagogical Materials for Cello - Historical and Modern Approaches in Cello Pedagogy

Selected Pedagogical Materials for Cello - Beginning and Intermediate Approaches in Cello Pedagogy

Appendix C

Selected Pedagogical Materials for Double Bass

Index