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The Juilliard Lectures

In addition to working with individual students, while working at the Juilliard School Victoria Voronyansky also conducted a number of seminars.

Presented here are texts from some of the lectures Victoria conducted: one on injury prevention, which subsequently was published in the Journal of American Viola Society, and the other, an introductory class for the course on performance and recording.

An Article from a course Victoria taught at the Juilliard School on Performance and Recording which was also featured by the American Viola Society

Article Published in the Journal of American Viola Society, Volume 18 No. 2 &3 2002 Issue. Focus is on body balance, includes tips for pre-practice warm-ups and a useful list of vitamins which assist in muscle and joint related maintenance and healing.

 

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Solfege (fixed Do) and Rhythm, part of the "Do-Re-Mi with Me" series:
ages 5-8, with parental participation 1:00PM-1:40PM
(No prerequisite for this course)

Course Objectives:
• Use Solfege note names, developing relative pitch, with possibility of developing perfect pitch.
•Utilize time signatures 3/4 and 4/4
• Utilize note durations and rests from whole note to eighth note in variety of tempos
• Introduction to conducting patterns

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Solfege (fixed Do) and Music Theory, part of the "Do-Re-Mi with Me" series:
ages 9 and up 2:00PM-2:40PM
(Prerequisite: one or more years of instrumental or general music study)

Course Objectives:
• Learn and use Solfege note names, developing relative pitch, with possibility of developing perfect pitch.
• Utilize time signatures 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8
• Utilize note durations and rests from whole note to thirty-second note as well as dotted rhythms in a variety of tempos
• Learn Conducting patterns and utilize them within variety of assignments
• Major and minor scales
• Intervals


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Technique Class for Violinists and Violists 3:00-3:50
(***For Prerequisite information see below)

Course Objectives:
• Work on left hand facility, emphasizing pitch accuracy, flexibility and reduction of tension.
• Gain comfort in 1st position using a variety of left hand patterns
• Preparatory work on shifting
• Beginning exploration of 2nd and 3rd Positions.
• Use of different parts of the bow on all 4 strings
• Smooth bow changes


***This course is intended for Beginner level students (students who have taken 1 year of private lessons or more, familiar with 1st position on all strings, have began using 4th finger of the left hand, familiar with playing in various parts of the bow using separate and slurred articulation) to early Intermediate level players (beginning to play in and shift to and from 1st through 3rd positions, can use 4th finger in 1st-3rd positions, can play with slurred, separate, and staccato articulation in various parts of the bow)

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Left Hand Facility For Violinists and Violists 4:00PM-4:50PM
(***For Prerequisite information see below)

Course Objectives:
• Set up of the left hand
• Working on connection between violin or viola and identifying proper alignment for the left hand and arm in relation to the rest of the body.
• Work on left hand facility, emphasizing intonation, flexibility, speed, and reduction of tension.
• Vibrato: step by step guide to improving or acquiring vibrato: exploring various types, developing greater control over different facets of vibrato.
• Accuracy of Shifts
• Playing in Positions 1-7
• Double stops: 3rds, 6ths, Octaves
• Chords


*** This course is intended for students at an intermediate level or above, and those who are working on changing their left hand technique.

Left Hand Facility For Violinists and Violists

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Mastery of the Bow Arm for Violinists and Violists 5:00PM-5:50PM
(***For Prerequisite information see below)

Course Objectives:
• In-depth analysis and work on bow hold
• Mastering arm, wrist, and finger/hand motions and positions in various parts of the bow
• Smooth bow changes in every part of the bow from frog to tip
• Tone production, emphasizing beauty, clarity, and projection
• Coordination between right and left hand during string crossings and when utilizing variety of strokes
• Fundamental through advanced bowing techniques: detailed analysis and exercises to acquire and/or improve detaché, legato, spiccato, sautillé, staccato, and ricochet


*** This course is intended for students at an intermediate level or above, and those who are resetting their right arm.

Mastery of the Bow Arm for Violinists and Violists

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***Create a Music Video! 6:00PM-6:50PM
Ages 13 and up. Younger students welcome with parental participation.

Course Objectives:
• Video Editing using DaVinci Resolve 16
• Create videos with multiple versions of oneself using variety of filming and editing techniques
• Audio editing within DaVinci Resolve 16
• Guides on how to get the best quality video and audio for your project, from lighting to location in a filming or recording space


*** This course requires access to DaVinci Resolve 16 video editing software (free version) and a device with which a student can film and/or record audio (most smartphones are sufficient).
Currently you can download DaVinci Resolve 16 HERE
PLEASE DO NOT GET THE PAID VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE FOR THIS COURSE or the iTunes Store version of DaVinci Resolve, which, although free, is very limited compared to the website download version! Also please make sure your computer specifications are compatible with minimum requirements for DaVinci Resolve 16.

Create a Music Video!