States of Playing is a series of four videos which explore graphs created by Prof Fitzpatrick during his lessons over the last few years. The graphs discussed are on Memory, Concentration, Problem Solving and Developing your Nervous System.
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After the successful launch of his first book, In Search Of: A Guide to Violin Excellence which was downloaded over 700 times in over 80 countries, Prof Fitzpatrick decided to bring elements of the book to his world of videos and this is the result! These videos are between 2-4 minutes each and cover a range of topics from Concentration to Scales through Patterns.
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This series of three videos is titled On Practicing. They are a very useful starting point for pedagogical discussions about how to practice and can offer possible avenues of exploration in ones personal study.
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Violin Connections is a series of four pedagogical videos with embedded subtitles in three languages; English, French and Spanish. These videos are between 24-44 minutes long and explore shifting, bow strokes, scales and motor skill creation.
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ViewPoint is a series of interviews on a few of the most remarkable pedagogues; Paul Kantor, Cornelia Heard, David Kim, Marcus Thompson, Mark Peskanov, Bruce Dukov and Richard Myron, teaching today.
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These 84 videos found on VirtualSheetMusic are dedicated to understanding violin performance and pedagogy. Each video is between 6-12 minutes long and explores aspects of mechanics to pedagogical issues. Click below for playlists.
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LeftHand | Right Hand | Both Hands | Pedagogy
By combining my research of books and articles and other online information by imminent psychologists around the world with my own teaching experiences and observations, these videos strives to guide violinists in the discovery, cultivation and utilization of the skills needed to produce performances at the most effective and highest level of excellence possible.
~ Bill Fitzpatrick
