Preparing the Performer is a 'must have' manual for all string players and instructors! Enjoyably readable, this volume is chock full of ideas, secrets, upgrades and inspiration from dealing with the practice blahs to tips for elegant bow technique. Hollander's delightfully light touch unites practicality with wisdom.
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Hollander's Preparing the Performer is full of practical tips for improving the performance of string players. She presents well-organized methods for learning difficult passages using a "streamlined" approach that saves time while it produces excellent results. I intend to use this book with all my students. It has already been very helpful with my own work. Practice techniques are described clearly but also with a welcome sense of humor. Preparing the Performer will have a permanent place in my 'cello studio.
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I was somewhat disappointed, even though I did pick up a few wonderful tips which I might not have otherwise. The cover definitely shows a violinist performing, yet the author Jane Firmunn Hollander is a cellist. Up through page 30, I can apply her teachings, but pages 31 through 34 are definitely written for the cellist, with the full page sheet music "Tarantella/Violoncello" on page 34 written for cello ~ that being the only written music in the book. On page 35 she states: "The examples utilizing cello literature are readily transferable to all string instruments....". Since I am a mature adult intermediate violinist, utilizing the cello music as written on page 34 is at this point, useless to me! I'd love to know why she didn't use a cellist on the cover instead of a violinist ~ I could have saved myself $15.00, but then again I would have missed out on those few wonderful tips! By the way, instruction actually began on page 8 and, for me, went through page 30 ~ a total of 23 pages!
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