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A Practical Guide to Violin-Playing, 1913
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1It is impossible to emphasize too strongly that the teacher must carefully consider what music will be the most suitable, lesson by lesson, for the peculiar difficulties of each individual pupil. Long experience facilitates matters greatly, but what is the unpractised teacher to do in the way of making a good choice in regard to books of studies and pieces? In offering his help the Author sincerely hopes that his suggestions on this matter, limited as they naturally must be, may prove beneficial.
3After a student has gone through a 'violin school' (page ), and is fairly well grounded in the rudiments of music and is able to play some scales from memory, Wohlfahrt's Etüden Op. 45 (two books) can be thoroughly recommended. After Wohlfahrt, the 36 Exercises by Kayser, Op. 20 (Three Books for Solo Violin or with the accompaniment of a second violin, Augener Edition) are among the best material for a beginner. Should the pupil have encountered some difficulties in mastering the last named studies, Gustav Holländer's recently published 24 easy Melodische Studien, all in the first position and in different keys, are a praiseworthy enrichment to the violin literature. Dancla's 46 Etudes mélodiques et progressives, Op. 12, (two books) can also be recommended.
5Since everybody agrees that Kreutzer's 42 Etudes* are the very best studies of their kind, they may be called the "daily bread" of the violinist. Numerous exercises have appeared, entitled "Preparatory Studies to the famous 42." These publications are, however, nothing of the kind and the title is really 'quite misleading'. However, we happily possess two Books of Dont which are quite chef d'oeuvres, and capitally conceived to further the pupil in such a way as to enable him to tackle the Kreutzer Etudes. Book I (20 Studies) is easier than Book II (24 Studies) and they are both published in the Augener Edition. These exercises are a marvel of musical structure, absolutely to the point as to teaching legato, staccato, leggiero bowing, and intonation, as well as ingenuous double stoppings. Book II affords the very material to help the pupil's musical taste and technique, so that he may safely start on the "42," the difficulties of which are, in most cases, greatly underrated.
7A very good foundation of technique is required in order to play any of the Kreutzer exercises correctly; possibly the first ten studies may not be found very hard and may be rattled through after a fashion, yet the correct execution of any trill study (Nos.: 1-23-27-28-29-31), and all those for double stopping, need a fairly well-cultured violinist to do them justice.
9* Kreutzer's 42 Etudes (edited with the accompaniment of a second violin by Hans Wessely) Two Books: (Avison-Novello).
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