From janet griffiths Posted from 79.26.132.36 on July 28, 2008 at 6:09 AM (GMT)
FFF, the thre big F's, frustration and fear of failure ,thanks Drew for your book.I ordered from Italy on the 9th of July and it arrived on the 25th, I am impressed.Must be careful however not to get addicted to e.mail shopping.I was surprised when I opened the book because I found not as I had imagined lots of explanatory text as in the Fischer volumes but in fact lots of notes as in musical.In fact there are so many notes there is something for every stage and every student (even the 5 yr olds) and I can see a life without tons of Shradieck and Sevcick because its all there and musically much more fun to play.Using this volume I think it will be possible to eliminate those dreaded 3 F's.However maybe like Carl Flesch in the end you will have to produce a scale volume to cover your scale work out, I can't see my students making the effort to transpose through the keys, I think Flesch had the same problem.Thanks again for yor wonderful volume
From Drew Lecher Posted from 64.53.208.254 on July 29, 2008 at 2:22 AM (GMT)
Hi Janet, Thank you so very much. Yes, even though I write rather wordy blogs on V.com that was never the intent of the book. My original goal was 50 pages of music/studies and 5-10 pages of text…I tried… :-)
The book is intended for the “5 yr olds” to the Juilliard grads and that is literally how I adapt/apply it. “…life without tons of Schradieck and Sevcik” — I grew up on those and all the other studies, and haven’t used them in my teaching for over 30 years.
I simply use my book and the repertoire. So, I won’t be doing that book of endless scales you mention:-)
Try one of your students on the Bb Major scale, pg. 76, 1a. (2-8va is fine as they just work directly across the strings and add the 4th finger Tonic on E.) When they are comfortable with the varied patterns have them go into 1b. — it’s just the scale moved up one half step. Make sure they actually shift to a higher 1st position and then, of course, everything becomes the same. Then, I begin having them name and identify keys, know their notes (shifts first), intervals and Hand Groups.
I point out that in the given finger pattern, the D-string is identical to the high E-string with the extension added (also, it begins on the 4th or subdominant); the 1st shift down is to the Tonic (name of key/scale); shifts down are Perfect 4ths and shifts up are M3rd and 2 m3rds.
Piece by piece, as they are ready…piece of cake!
Also, freely cross-apply the studies as appropriate for the student’s needs. For more resonant and flexible tone, add Basics I “Pulsed legato” bowing in the area/range of the violin where needed.
It is much better to use the skills acquired and combine with imagination.
Thank you for your generous comments. Enjoy — Drew
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Posted from 79.26.132.36 on July 28, 2008 at 6:09 AM (GMT)
Posted from 64.53.208.254 on July 29, 2008 at 2:22 AM (GMT)
Thank you so very much.
Yes, even though I write rather wordy blogs on V.com that was never the intent of the book. My original goal was 50 pages of music/studies and 5-10 pages of text…I tried… :-)
The book is intended for the “5 yr olds” to the Juilliard grads and that is literally how I adapt/apply it. “…life without tons of Schradieck and Sevcik” — I grew up on those and all the other studies, and haven’t used them in my teaching for over 30 years.
I simply use my book and the repertoire. So, I won’t be doing that book of endless scales you mention:-)
Try one of your students on the Bb Major scale, pg. 76, 1a. (2-8va is fine as they just work directly across the strings and add the 4th finger Tonic on E.) When they are comfortable with the varied patterns have them go into 1b. — it’s just the scale moved up one half step. Make sure they actually shift to a higher 1st position and then, of course, everything becomes the same. Then, I begin having them name and identify keys, know their notes (shifts first), intervals and Hand Groups.
I point out that in the given finger pattern, the D-string is identical to the high E-string with the extension added (also, it begins on the 4th or subdominant); the 1st shift down is to the Tonic (name of key/scale); shifts down are Perfect 4ths and shifts up are M3rd and 2 m3rds.
Piece by piece, as they are ready…piece of cake!
Also, freely cross-apply the studies as appropriate for the student’s needs. For more resonant and flexible tone, add Basics I “Pulsed legato” bowing in the area/range of the violin where needed.
It is much better to use the skills acquired and combine with imagination.
Thank you for your generous comments.
Enjoy —
Drew