JAVS Summer 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS

From the President

5

Announcements

9

The Violin Making School ofAmerica

19

David Dalton, pastpresident ofthe American Viola Society, interviews Peter Paul Prier, founder of the Violin Making School ofAmerica

Viola Pedagogy: The Art and Value ofWarming-Up Christine Rutledge ofthe University ofIowa School ofMusic outlines an effective warm-up routine

31

Music Insert: Robert Mann, "Invocation for Violin and Viola''

49

Forum

52

Oflnterest

62

About Violists

72

AVS Chapters

76

NewWorks

84

Viola Connotations

86

Recordings

87

Competitions

89