Pedagogical literature for violists: selected studies from Lillian Fuchs's 16 Fantasy Études and corresponding orchestral excerpts

Few colleges and music festivals offer intensive orchestral studies programs as part of the string department curriculum, and those that do focus solely on excerpts and audition preparation. This dissertation proposes a post-graduate course to establish a comprehensive curriculum. The course utilizes two resources, Lillian Fuchs's 16 Fantasy Études and common orchestral audition excerpts. The 16-week course will help students build their musicality and craftsmanship by studying selected études and standard viola audition repertoire. Each étude will address the technical and musical demands of its given excerpt, and the course will offer students suggestions as how to practice them. Aiming to foster future educators and professional orchestral violists, the author concentrates on the pedagogical and problem-solving aspects of audition preparation.

Name thesis:degree_name

D.M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music (UMKC)

Grantor

University of Missouri--Kansas City

Year dc:date.issued

2013

Author dc:creator

• Chen, Yu-Fang

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Lee, Scott

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10355/35652

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/35652