Violin Playing as I Teach It
Researched Bibliographic Dossier
Verified edition data and a musicological research note prepared specifically for this work.
- Title
- Violin Playing as I Teach It
- Author
- Leopold Auer
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Company
- Place
- New York
- Year
- 1921
- Extent
- 225 pages
- Language
- English
- Type
- Violin pedagogy / memoir / performance practice
SCOPE & CONTENT
Auer discusses his own training and teaching approach, covering posture, practice, tone production, bowing, left-hand technique, double stops, trill, ornaments, pizzicato, harmonics, nuance, style, nerves and repertory. The volume also reflects the pedagogy behind pupils such as Heifetz, Elman and Zimbalist.
RESEARCH VALUE
It is one of the most important firsthand documents of the Russian violin school. Auer’s prescriptions are historically situated and sometimes differ from later standardized technique, making the book especially useful for comparison with recordings and recollections of his pupils.
CONTENTS AND DOCUMENTARY VALUE
Auer discusses his own training and teaching approach, covering posture, practice, tone production, bowing, left-hand technique, double stops, trill, ornaments, pizzicato, harmonics, nuance, style, nerves and repertory. The volume also reflects the pedagogy behind pupils such as Heifetz, Elman and Zimbalist.
HISTORIOGRAPHICAL USE
It is one of the most important firsthand documents of the Russian violin school. Auer’s prescriptions are historically situated and sometimes differ from later standardized technique, making the book especially useful for comparison with recordings and recollections of his pupils.
- Catalogue completeness
- 7 / 10 core bibliographic fields