Catalog description:
A concentrated course encompassing a wide range of pedagogical approaches and materials with the objective being a better understanding of principles involved in teaching stringed instruments. Open to string performance majors and required of instrumental-emphasis music education majors. For students not enrolled in APST 273, a lab is required in addition to the class. Required for students wanting to participate as teachers in the string preparatory program.

Objectives:
The students will be able to:

• present an idea or teaching point in several different approaches demonstrating understanding of teaching principles.
  
• suggest appropriate solo and technical literature for private students based on annotated analysis done for class.
  
• relate the principles of string playing to all stringed instruments.
  
• discuss the evolution of string pedagogy.

Requirements:

• Punctual attendance at and participation in each class session.
• Attendance at three preparatory classes.
• Completion of assignments on schedule.
• A presentation and a teaching segment to be described further.
• Notebook including descriptions of teaching during observations including class teaching, notes, evaluations of presentation and teaching of a segment that is videotaped.

Grading:

Materials on reserve in the library:
Auer, Violin Playing as I Teach It
Barrett, The Viola
Flesch, The Art of Violin Playing
Galamian, Principles of Violin: Playing and Teaching
Geminiani, The Art of Playing on the Violin
Havas, A New Approach to Playing the Violin
Hodgson, Motion Studies for the Violin
Kendall, Suzuki Method in America
Menuhin, Six Lessons
Mozart, Violin Playing
Neumann, Violin: Left Hand Technique
Perkins, Comparison of Violin Teaching
Potter, Art of Cello Playing
Rolland, The Teaching of Action in String Playing
Starr, The Suzuki Violinist
Suzuki, S. Nurtured by Love
Szende-Nemesurri, Physiology of Violin Playing
Young, P. Playing the String Game

Class topics and assignments: