Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Violin and Viola -- 1 Historical Treatises and Approaches for Violin -- Prototype Treatises -- French Violin School -- Old German Violin School -- Franco-Belgian Violin School -- Berlin Violin School -- Rational Thinkers -- Lonely Star -- Toward Artistic Expertise -- The Soviet Violin School -- The birth and Rise of the American Violin School -- Holistic Approaches -- The Science of Expressive Techniques -- A Synthesizing Mind -- Bibliography for Chapter 1
2 Historical Treatises and Approaches for Viola -- Cinderella no More -- Virtuoso of the new Solo Instrument -- Teaching the Physicality of Musicality -- Bibliography for Chapter 2 -- 3 Approaches and Methods for Beginning and Intermediate Students: Violin and viola -- Teaching as an art and Science -- Whole Instrument Approach -- Movement in Action -- Every Child Can -- Emerging String Pedagogy Approaches for Beginning and Intermediate Students -- Bibliography for Chapter 3 -- 4 Applications to modern teaching: A summary of concepts and pedagogical practices -- Teaching Foundations
Teaching Left-Hand Techniques -- Teaching Right-Hand Techniques -- Teaching Musical Expression and Interpretation -- Teaching how to Practice -- Bibliography for Chapter 4 -- Part II: Cello -- 5 Historical Treatises and Approaches for Cello -- The Paris Conservatoire Pedagogues -- The Dresden School Pedagogues -- The Etude Composers -- The First Endpin Pedagogues -- The Influence of Physiology -- Paris Conservatoire Pedagogues of the Twentieth Century -- Disciples of Casals -- Beyond National Schools -- Mind-Body Approaches to Cello Pedagogy -- Lonely Stars-Cello -- Bibliography for Chapter 5
6 Approaches and Methods for Beginning and Intermediate Students: Cello -- Suzuki-Based Approaches for Beginning and Intermediate Players -- American Approaches for Beginning and Intermediate Players -- Bibliography for Chapter 6 -- 7 Applications to Modern Teaching: Cello -- Teaching Foundations -- Teaching Left-Hand Techniques -- Teaching Right-Hand Techniques -- Teaching Practicing -- Bibliography for Chapter 7 -- Part III: Double Bass -- 8 Historical Treatises and Approaches for Double Bass -- Moving Beyond Fisticuffs -- Italian School -- Prague School -- Paris Conservatoire -- English School
New Directions -- American Teaching -- Bibliography for Chapter 8 -- 9 Approaches and Methods for Beginning and Intermediate Students: Double bass -- Annotated Bibliography of Materials for Beginning and Intermediate Students -- 10 Applications to Modern Teaching: Double bass -- Teaching Foundations -- Teaching Left-Hand Techniques -- Teaching Right-Hand Techniques -- Teaching Practicing -- Bibliography for Chapter 10 -- Selected Readings: Hidden gems-violin -- Selected Readings: Hidden gems-viola -- An Overview of Historic National Schools-Violin -- Selected Pedagogical Materials
