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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1taking teacher, must follow exactly the course laid out for him, practicing scales, chords, exercises, etc., with the greatest patience, and allowing himself no deviation from the course prescribed by the master.
3In this connection it is impossible to recommend too strongly that the student affiliate himself wherever possible with an established conservatory or college of music where the courses of study are laid out by the directorate of the institution. This means that the student gets systematic training not only in the art of playing the violin itself, but also in harmony, composition, theory, musical history and other subjects in which it is necessary for the thorough musician to be grounded. The instruction in this type of institution is usually not only more thorough but also more systematic and more broadening. The student must take his lessons at regular hours, he is examined frequently by impartial persons as to his progress and he is also enabled to hear others play and to observe their progress at the concerts or recitals which are a feature at all such institutions.
5Furthermore, in the first and middle stages of violin study, class instruction, where two or three pupils are given their lessons within the hour period, all being at about the same stage of advancement, benefits the individual through the instruction given his fellow students, and after a time a spirit of friendly rivalry is established which leads him to give more thought and care to the preparation of his lessons.
7Last, but not least, conservatory courses of instruction are far less expensive in the long run. The individual violin teacher rarely undertakes to instruct in the theoretical branches, thus requiring the student to seek knowledge of these subjects from specialists through private lessons. The conservatory, which requires most of its students to take these courses in order to secure a diploma, is enabled to mass a number of pupils in theoretical classes at one time, which is naturally a more economical method for every one concerned.
9The student usually reaches a fairly advanced stage of study before he makes up his mind that he is going to pursue music as a profession, and it is at that time, that a decision must be made as to what branch of the profession—solo playing or teaching—is to be followed, as quite naturally the courses of study from this period on will be entirely different. If the student wishes to become a teacher it will be well for him to turn his attention to the more solid elements of violin playing and to instruction in normal courses which will teach him how to impart the knowledge which he has gained himself to others. If the ability shown by the student, and his success as a budding soloist on recital programs, etc., is sufficient for him to come to the conclusion that a virtuoso career may be safely sought, his course of study must be directed along lines of advanced technique and interpretation. In connection with the question of study for a virtuoso career there arises a question of the necessity of finishing one's education in the musical circles of Europe, and it is a question to which there are indeed many sides. Up to the time of the Great
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