All Focus articles – Page 29
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FocusScales and exercises are essential for all string players
Not all players regard exercises as important, but without a sound technical basis you cannot achieve your expressive potential, writes the cellist
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FocusHow to encourage instrumental practice at home
Parents and teachers alike need to encourage pupils to practise their instruments at home, and there are many ways of going about it, says Royal Northern College of Music senior lecturer in education Philippa Bunting
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Focus6 ways to control bow pressure
How to use bow pressure to produce a fine, even tone, to vary texture and dynamics and to produce smooth bow changes from The Strad archive
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Focus'Asking a student to listen is the most difficult task for any teacher,' says violinist Natasha Boyarsky
The veteran Yehudi Menuhin School and Royal College of Music professor, who counts among her former pupils Alina Ibragimova, Nicola Benedetti and Chloë Hanslip, shares five views on string teaching
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FocusMasterclass: Augustin Hadelich on Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Part 1
In the first of a two-part article, Hadelich discusses timing, tradition and character in the acrobatic first movement. From the December 2016 issue
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FocusHow to put on a successful children's Christmas concert
Children’s Christmas concerts demand organisation, preparation and sensitivity, but get them right and your young pupils will be exhilarated by their achievement – as will their parents, says Philippa Bunting
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FocusI prioritise sound over virtuosity,' says cellist Truls Mørk
The Norwegian cellist offers a glimpse into his inner musical world in an interview with Paul Cutts
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FocusHow to use 'flow' to make the most of your practice
Andreas Burzik offers four principles that will minimise the effort and maximise the effects of practising
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FocusHow much should instrumental teachers push genuinely talented youngsters?
For Royal Northern College of Music senior lecturer in education Philippa Bunting, there’s a delicate balance to be struck
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FocusHow to develop expressive technique, by violist Pauline Sachse
The professor of viola at the Carl Maria von Weber School of Music, Dresden, explains how to give meaning to every note by training independence of the hands
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FocusViolinist Hilary Hahn on practice and interpretation
In June 2012 violinist Hilary Hahn was guest editor of The Strad's ‘Conversations' special. The following five quotations on performance and interpretation are extracted from that issue.
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FocusMusic teachers must learn to correctly respond to student mistakes
Students learn most from making mistakes in their playing, and it’s up to the teacher to find the right way of dealing with them
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FocusPostcard from Cremona: 'Messiah' Study Day 2016
John Dilworth was among the participants at a special full-day session presenting the latest finding on possibly the best-known Stradivari instrument
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FocusHow to keep teenage instrumental students motivated
Three string teaching experts answer a reader’s question for The Strad’s Teacher Talk series
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Focus'Classical music has become separated from contemporary culture,' says violinist Jennifer Koh
The artist speaks to Gavin Dixon about returning to the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and how her approach is informed by collaborations with living composers
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FocusAsk the Experts: how to choose the right violin rosin
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to our experts
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FocusHow do violin making students learn to assess an instrument's sound?
For lutherie students assessing the sound of a newly-made instrument is a crucial part of becoming a maker. Peter Somerford discovers how making schools incorporate tonal testing into their courses
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FocusHow long should a music student practise a piece?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts
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FocusShould violin students take a long summer break without practising?
Top string teachers Mimi Zweig and Géza Szilvay answer a reader's question for The Strad's Teacher Talk section
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FocusMany cello students need to develop a better grip on the string, says Hillel Zori
The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music cello professor, soloist and chamber musician discusses how to improve students' bow technique
