Principles of violin playing & teaching / Ivan Galamian ; with a postscript by Elizabeth A.H. Green.

Author/creator Galamian, Ivan
Format Book
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoAnn Arbor, Mich. : Shar Products Co., [1999?]
Description144 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects
Violin--Instruction and study.

Variant title Principles of violin playing and teaching
Contents Concerning the 2nd edition -- Preface to the 1st edition -- Deficiencies of some present-day systems -- Technique and interpretation. Absolute and relative values ; Types of technique ; Technique and correlation ; Interpretation ; Acoustical elements in performance: "vowels" and "consonants" -- The left hand. Body and instrument posture ; Holding the instrument ; Left arm ; Wrist ; Hand ; Fingers and thumbs ; Movements of the left hand: vertical movement of the fingers ; Horizontal movement of the fingers ; Crossing of strings ; Sliding motion of fingers and hand ; Vibrato movements ; Intonation ; Timing ; Special technical problems ; Shifting ; Double stops ; Trills ; Left hand pizzicato ; Harmonics ; Chromatic glissando ; Fingerings ; Vibrato: types of vibrato ; Study of the vibrato ; Special problems in the vibrato -- The right hand. Fundamentals: the system of springs ; Holding the bow ; The physical motions ; Drawing the straight bow stroke ; Tone production: the three main factors, speed, pressure, sounding point ; The slightly slanted stroke ; Character and color of the tone and variations styles of tone production ; Faulty tone production ; Bowing patterns ; Legato ; Détaché ; Fouetté or whipped ; Martelé ; Collé ; Spiccato ; Sautillé ; Staccato ; Flying staccato and fldying spiccato ; Ricochet ; Special bowing problems: bow attack ; Change of Bow ; Alternating fast and slow bows ; Harmonics ; Chords -- On practicing. Mental alertness in practice ; Objectives in practice ; "Building time" ; "Interpreting time" ; Performing time ; The critical ear ; Basic exercises: scales, son filé, "spring" exercises -- A few words for the teacher -- Postscript: Galamian in the studio. The introduction to the Galamian method ; Other facets of Mr. Galamian's teaching ; Glossary of applied variations / by Elizabeth A. H. Green -- Ivan Galamian's vita and publications -- Index to musical examples.
Abstract Now back in print, this classic book of technique introduces the Galamian system of violin playing. The original edition has been preserved without changes. Galamian's philosophy, principles of teaching, and practice methods provide astonishing results with student after student, many of whom achieved world class status among the field of concert artists and orchestral concertmasters. Includes a postscript written by the late Professor Emeritus Elizabeth A.H. Green.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 135) and indexes.
LCCN 99062988
ISBN0962141631
ISBN9780962141638
ISBN0962141631 (hardcover)
ISBN096214164X (pbk.)
ISBN9780962141645 (pbk.)

Availability

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Music Music Stacks MT260.G34 P7 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold