SKU: GI.G-9735
Composed by Michael
Hopkins. Music Education.
GIA Publications #9735.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9735).
ISBN
9781622773381.
Mich
ael Hopkins brought this
massive compendium of
information into an
organized setting useful
for collegiate string
methods, performance and
pedagogy classes,
in-service and convention
settings, individuals in
the field, and for the
studio teacher.
—Robert Culver,
from the Foreword The Art
of String
Teaching—a hybrid
of written text and
high-quality online
videos—is a
comprehensive string
pedagogy resource
covering everything from
the origins and history
of the string family to
advanced-level string
techniques. This
one-of-a-kind resource
has been divided into two
parts. In Part I, Michael
Hopkins offers an
orientation to string
education, outlines his
philosophical approach to
string education, and
provides four chapters on
the foundational aspects
of string playing for
beginning string players.
Part 2 focuses on
intermediate- and
advanced-level
instruction, touching on
such topics as left-hand
shifting, vibrato, bowing
techniques, tuning
skills, improvisation and
composition, and music
listening, among others.
The two concluding
chapters offer insight
into the string rehearsal
and how to run a
successful orchestra
program. The appendices
contain an abundance of
practical and
convenient teacher
resources, including
worksheets, flashcards,
string repertoire, scales
and arpeggios, a template
for method book analysis,
and sample assessments
and rubrics. QR codes
throughout the book
link to online video
demonstrations of string
techniques, and the
spiral binding is ideal
for playing the included
string repertoire from a
music stand. This book
serves as a useful
reference guide for
professional orchestra
conductors, teachers of
group string classes, and
private studio teachers.
It also addresses the
needs of students whose
primary instrument is not
strings and is suited for
use in a string
techniques or pedagogy
course at the college
level. Michael Hopkins is
Associate Professor of
Music Education at the
University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor. In addition to
serving as a guest
conductor at string
festivals across the
country, he has given
many presentations at
state and national
conferences on various
topics related to string
education and music
technology. He has also
published articles in a
number of the most
notable music and
education journals.
Arboreal Suite
