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Thompson explains how he helps his students gain a love for Hindemith's work by helping them understand its background. The article includes translations of text and brief analysis. Trampler, Walter. Transcribed by William S. Timblin. "Fiddler's Credo: Practice, Practice, Practice . . . and Listen." American String Teacher 28 (Winter 1978): 28-31. A summary of Trampler's lecture given at the Fifth International Viola Congress. His main comments address listening carefully when practicing, how to best hold the viola, and a list of the most difficult repertoire for viola. Tuttle, Karen. '''Staying Open = Projection = Musi cal Excitement." American String Teacher 35 (Winter 1985): 64-67. Tuttle talks about how a person projects musi cal feelings. She emphasizes that a child should not be forced to imitate others but be able to freely try his or her own directions first. She also talks about allowing the musculature to be free. She is somewhat unclear and hazy in her applications for teaching musical sensitiv ity to violists. Vardi, Emmanuel. '~tistry and the Viola." Journal of the American Viola Society 3 (April 1987): 5-6.

Vardi tells the student to develop artistry by learning from others at recitals and through recordings, and by setting very high goals. Vieux, Maurice. "On Viola Technique." Translated by RickAnderson. Journal oftheAmerican Viola Society 7 (Fall 1991): 5-6. Vieux explains how a viola method separate from violin became necessary with twentieth century repertoire. He demonstrates how the size of the instrument calls for a modified technique and states that we must continue to explore the possibilities as it becomes a virtuoso instrument. Aced, Gaylord. The Spivakovsky way ofBowing for Violinists and Violists. Pittsburgh: Volkwein Bros., 1949.

Young, Phyllis. Playing the String Game. Austin: University ofTexas Press, 1978.

____. The String Play: The Drama ofPlaying andTeaching Strings. Austin: University ofTexas Press, 1986.

Claudine Pinnell Bigelow is a graduate student at Brigham YOung University working toward a masters degree in viola performance and peda gogy. Her teacher is David Dalton.

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