内容简介
Succinctandclear,thislong-awaitedrepublicationoffersanexpositionoftheessentialfeaturesofthesystemoftechnicalviolininstructionpursuedbyJosephJoachim(1831-1907).Thegreatestviolinistandteacherofhisera,JoachimservedasinstructortoauthorKarlCourvoisier.Uponreviewingthisbook,JoachimwrotetoCourvoisier,"Iamrejoicedtolearnfromithowfaithfullyyouhaveheededmyinstructions,howfirmlyyouaregroundedonmyteachings,andhowskillfullyyouapplytheresultsofyourownexperienceasteacher."
Thetwo-partpresentationbeginswithsurveysofpostureandthemannerofholdingtheviolin,positionsofthearmandhand,positionsandactionofthefingers,andintonation.Thesecondpartdiscusseshowtoholdthebow,thepositionofthebowonthestrings,andbowingtechniques.Tenhelpfulillustrationscomplementthistext,whichwillprovevaluabletoallviolinplayers—teachers,students,andprofessionalsalike.,