An Eclectic Approach in the Beginning String Class

Choksy Lois , The Kodály Method: Comprehensive Music Education from Infant to Adult, (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1974), 15.

The Teaching of Action in String Playing, by Rolland , and Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching, by Galamian.

Rolland Paul , Colwell Richard , Mason Kelvin , and Mutschler Marla , “Principles of Movement in String Playing,” film No. 2, from The Teaching of Action in String Playing, Motion Picture Service, University of Illinois.

Galamian Ivan , Principles of Violin Playing and Teaching, 3rd ed., (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1985), 51–52.

Rolland Paul , Colwell Richard , Masson Kelvin , and Mutschler Marla , “Violin Playing at the Middle of the Bow,” film No. 5, from The Teaching of Action in String Playing, Motion Picture Service, University of Illinois, 1974.

Gordon Edwin E. , “Music Learning Theory: Audiation.” The Gordon Institute for Music Learning, http://www.giml.org/frames.html. This is a great place to get started in learning about Gordon.

Froseth James , Performance-Based Ear Training: Ear-to-Hand Foundation Studies (Chicago: GIA Publications).

Galamian Op. cit., 23.

Landis Beth , and Carder Polly , “The Dalcroze Approach,” in The Eclectic Curriculum in American Music Education, Polly Carder, (Reston, Va.: Music Educators National Conference, 1990), 11, 12. An excellent overview of Dalcroze, Kodály, and Orff.

Presentation by Mengert Fritz , “The Aesthetic Brain,” Music Teachers National Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 18, 2002.

Choksy , 16.

Ibid., 19.

Gordon Edwin E. , “Specific Applications to Music Instruction: Instrumental Music.” The Gordon Institute for Music Learning, http://www.giml.org/frames.html.

Landis , and Carder , 76.

Choksy , 16.

Fletcher Stanley , New Tunes for Strings, Volumes 1 and 2, Instructional design by Paul Rolland with Margaret Rowell, cello editor, and Edward Krolick, bass editor. (Boosey and Hawkes, 1971).

Starr William , The Suzuki Violinist (Knoxville: Kingston Ellis Press, 1976), 13.

Abramson Robert , Choksy Lois , Gillespie Avon , Woods David Teaching Music in the Twenty-First Century. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000.

Bluestine Eric . The Ways Children Learn Music: An Introduction and Practical Guide to Music Learning Theory, revised edition. Chicago: GIA Publications, Inc., 2000.

Articles from American String Teacher. Winter 1998 contains articles on Kodály, Orff, Dalcroze, Rolland, and Suzuki; August 1999 features “Music Learning Theory and the String Teacher,” by Judy Palac.