All Yuri Yankelevich articles
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BlogsChoosing violin repertoire: perspectives from Leopold Mozart, Ivan Galamian and Yuri Yankelevich
Should teachers choose repertoire that plays to a student’s strengths or addresses their shortcomings? Javier García Aranda finds answers in the writings of three influential violin pedagogues
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BlogsIntermediary notes are unnecessary for shifting
One the great pedagogical minds of the 20th Century, Yuri Yankelevich (1909-1973) wrote an extremely detailed treatise on shifting that has now been published in English by Oxford University Press. Translator Masha Lankovsky takes a look at one of his conclusions
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BlogsRussian violin teacher Yuri Yankelevich on how to achieve quick reflexes in your playing
Yankelevich believed that violin playing is based on key physiological principles. In preparing the English translation of his works, Masha Lankovsky takes a look at some of his suggestions
