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Concepts of Solo Playing
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Section One
01. Course Overview (2:55)
02. Standard or Solo Strings? (6:16)
03. Understanding the Composer (4:59)
04. Six Steps to Learning a New Piece
05. Step One: Listening to a Piece
06. Step Two, Part 1: Decide Fingerings (5:56)
07. Step 2, Part 2: Common Patterns (8:01)
08. Step 2, Part 3: Specific Choices (6:12)
09. Step 2, Part 4: Slower Passages (6:39)
10. Step 2, Part 5: Crossing Strings (5:28)
11. Step 3, Part 1: Choosing Bowings (6:42)
12. Step 3, Part 2: Choosing Bowings (5:30)
13. Step 4: Identifying the Big Sections (6:24)
14. Step 5: Dividing the Piece Into Small Sections (4:24)
15. Step 6: Planning Your Practice (4:48)
16 - Review of Section 1 (2:59)
Section Two
17. Overview of Section Two (0:45)
18. Tempo Markings (8:11)
19. Deciding the Correct Tempo, Part 1 (6:04)
20. Deciding the Correct Tempo, Part 2 (1:57)
21. Deciding the Correct Tempo, Part 3 (4:35)
22. Deciding the Correct Tempo, Part 4 (3:23)
23. Dynamics, Part 1 (4:50)
24. Crescendos/Decrescendos (5:08)
25. Written Markings, Part 1 (3:51)
26. Written Markings, Part 2: Accents (5:14)
27. Written Markings, Part 3: Interpreting the Markings (6:08)
28. Written Markings, Part 4: Playing Accurately for the Composer (5:14)
29. Interpreting When There Are No Clues (6:31)
30. Dynamics, Part 2: Proper Bow Technique (7:18)
31. Clarity in Fast Passages (6:12)
32. How to Practice Interpretations (6:16)
33. Overview of Section Two (0:54)
Section Three
34. Introduction to Section Three (1:26)
35. Vibrato (5:41)
36. Tone Quality, Part 1: Technical Considerations (6:27)
37. Tone Quality, Part 2 - Sounds of Different Strings (1:57)
38. Tone Quality, Part 3 - Arpeggione Sonata (7:44)
38a. Schubert Arpeggione Performance (2:46)
39. Tone Quality, Part 4 (3:44)
40. Recapitulations (6:37)
41. Repeated Sections (6:14)
42. Phrasing: High and Low Points (6:17)
43. Phrase Mapping, Part 1 (5:40)
44. Phrase Mapping, Part 2 (4:47)
45. Phrase Mapping, Part 3 (7:16)
46. Using Stories for Phrasing (6:26)
47. Practicing Phrasing (5:34)
48. Analyzing Other Performers
49. Exaggerating Phrasing (5:56)
50. Review of Section Three (0:46)
Section Four
51. Overview of Section 4 (1:08)
52. Practice Method #1: Slow Practice (8:44)
53. Practice Method #2: Up 10, Down 5 (8:31)
54. Practice Method #3: Rhythms (8:33)
55. Practice Method #4: Phrase by Phrase (9:30)
56. Practice Method #5: Recording and Analyzing (6:05)
57. Playing the Whole Piece (4:33)
58. Section Four Review (3:21)
Section Five
59. Introduction to Section Five (1:06)
60. Rehearsing (5:10)
61. Cueing (3:46)
62. Communicating Changes in Tempo (2:25)
63. Listening and Reacting (5:43)
64. Creating an Enjoyable Performance (3:10)
65. Overview of the Course (9:12)
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Performance Videos
Giovanni Bottesini - 'Elegy' (4:18)
Giovanni Bottesini - 'Concerto Mvt 1' (1:43)
Astor Piazzolla - 'Le Grand Tango' (1:55)
Franz Schubert - 'Arpeggione Sonata' (2:46)
52. Practice Method #1: Slow Practice
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