Violin teaching methodology

Abstract

What are the challenges and most important duties of a teacher when teaching the violin? What is the significance of the first meeting between the teacher and the student? How do you teach the technical skills of the left and the right hand systematically and correctly, and what is the importance of scales and études? How can you avoid physical and psychological stress during lessons? How do you train the ear and, consequently, intonation? How can you make sensible repertoire choices at different levels of studies and prepare students for performances? And finally, how can you support the growth of a young student in becoming a genuinely inspired and expressive musician?

In this book, Russian violin pedagogue Tatyana Pogozheva answers these and many other fundamental questions of violin teaching in her in-depth style. Although Violin Teaching Methodology was written in Moscow in 1966, its content is largely timeless and serves as a tool for 21st-century violin teachers and pedagogue students.

“Your violin must sing!” That is what Tatyana often said to her young students at the Oulu Music Institute and music camps in Finland. The pages of this book provide practical tips and techniques to make this wish a reality.