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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD v

EUGENE YSAYE The Tools of Violin Mastery 1

LEOPOLD AUER A Method without Secrets 14

EDDY BROWN Hubay and Auer: Technic: Hints
to the Student 25

MISCHA ELMAN Life and Color in Interpretation.
Technical Phases 38

SAMUEL GARDNER Technic and Musicianship 54

ARTHUR HARTMANN The Problem of Technic 66

JASCHA HEIFETZ The Danger of Practicing Too
Much. Technical Mastery and
Temperament 78

DAVID HOCHSTEIN The Violin as a Means of Expression
and Expressive Playing 91

FRITZ KREISLER Personality in Art 99

FRANZ KNEISEL The Perfect String Ensemble 110

ADOLFO BETTI The Technic of the Modern Quartet 127

HANS LETZ The Technic of Bowing 140

DAVID MANNES The Philosophy of Violin Teaching 146

TIVADAR NACHEZ Joachim and Leonard as Teachers 160

MAXIMILIAN PILZER The Singing Tone and the Vibrato 177

MAUD POWELL Technical Difficulties: Some Hints
for the Concert Player 183

LEON SAMETINI Harmonics 198

ALEXANDER SASLAVSKY What the Teacher Can and Cannot Do 210

TOSCHA SEIDEL How to Study 219

EDMUND SEVERN The Joachim Bowing and Others:
The Left Hand 227

ALBERT SPALDING The Most Important Factor in the
Development of an Artist 240

THEODORE SPIERING The Application of Bow Exercises
to the Study of Kreutzer 247

JACQUES THIBAUD The Ideal Program 259

GUSTAV SAENGER The Editor as