Some introductory thoughts:
Every teacher should be aware of his great responsibility, he takes on if somebody puts his trust and future in his hands. A teacher has great power and can decide over success and failure of somebody. He can waste his students time, lost forever, or he can guide the student to reach his greatest potential.
Teaching means sharing and learning. A good teacher is a good student in the first place and never stops learning from his students.
I hope that God will always keep me aware of the great honor to teach.
My teaching Method and Content:
The best way to discribe my teaching and learning method would be the term 'holistic teaching'.
With this I mean to show my students from begin on the whole picture and how every detail has an effect on the sound and interpretation.
Recipe for good performance: playing from heart, on pitch, in timing:
This seperates the men from the boys
(There is no seperation between all these listed skills. Everything is connected with everything.)
Music styles:
- Classical
- Texas Swing
- Bluegrass
Techniques:
- All bowing techniques used in classical music such as
* intermediate:
legato, martele, staccato, loure,
spiccato, hooked bowing
* advanced:
sautille, ricochet, tremolo, sul tasto (flautando),
sul ponticello, col legno, flying spiccato,
controlling dynamic tendencies of bow
- All positions left hand on all strings
- Double- and Triple stops
- Harmonics, single and double
- Appegios all keys
- Finding and development of your own 'Fingering'
Musicperformance influencing factors:
- Breathing-techniques and their influences on violin playing
The effects of breathing on the various bowing techniques,
Interaction between breath and bow.
- Differences and characteristics of the various composers (i.e. Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi... etc)
Understanding the old and modern masters,
Cultural changes and influences over time and how to play ‘authentic’
- Interpretation of music
- Expressing yourself through music
- Improvising
Leaving the safe harbor of sheet music and developing your own style
- Understanding of musical phrases
Fundamental structure of musical phrases,
their meanings and subtle effects on the emotions
- Philosophical aspects of violin playing
The violin and your life. The violin as a teacher and companion
