FEATURED WRITINGS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: A PHILOSOPHY OF MUSIC EDUCATION AND STRING INSTRUCTION
Every Child is Musical & Music for All
REFLECTION: DIFFERENT TYPES OF MUSICIANS
REFLECTION: MUSIC IN SCHOOLS & ABILITY GROUPING
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
REFLECTION: MUSICAL CHILDREN, VIRTUOSITY, AND DEDICATED TEACHING
EDITORIAL: WHO SHALL PLAY?
Motivation
REFLECTION: INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
REFLECTION: MOTIVATION THROUGH ACHIEVMENT
PSYCHOLOGY OF STRING EDUCATION [Part I]
PSYCHOLOGY OF STRING EDUCATION [Part II]
PHILOSOPHY OF STRING EDUCATION [Part III]
LEARNING AND GROWTH
Gestalt Principles
REFLECTION: A MAESTRO'S PERCEPTION
EASTERN EDITORIAL
A MODERN PEDAGOGUE
PHILOSOPHY OF STRING EDUCATION [Part I]
REFLECTION: DIFFERENTIATION, CORRELATION, AND INTEGRATION
WHY TEACH DOUBLE-STOPS?
Efficiency
REFLECTION: EFFICIENCY AND PRAGMATISM
REFLECTION: SELECTING EFFICIENT MATERIALS
REFLECTION: ECONOMY OF MOTION
REFLECTION: TEACHING IN A STRAIGHT LINE
Spatial Before Aural Understanding
REFLECTION: DEVELOPING SPATIAL BEFORE AURAL UNDERSTANDING [Part I]
REFLECTION: DEVELOPING SPATIAL BEFORE AURAL UNDERSTANDING [Part II]
REFLECTION: FEELING THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH SENSORY LEARNING
Tone Production
FROM THE TOP
REFLECTION: TEACHING TONE FIRST
REFLECTION: TONAL APPEAL AS MOTIVATION
GENESIS
Behaviorism and Learning as Cognitive Transformation
REFLECTION: BORNOFF AND BEHAVIORISM
REFLECTION: DOCTRINE OF HABIT FORMATION
PHILOSOPHY OF STRING EDUCATION [Part II]
Meaningful Repetition
REFLECTION: MEANINGFUL DRILL
REFLECTION: MOTIVATION THROUGH MEANINGFUL ASSIGNMENTS
Early Instruction
REFLECTION: WHEN TO START STRING CLASS INSTRUCTION [Part I]
REFLECTION: WHEN TO START STRING CLASS INSTRUCTION [Part II]
BORNOFF PRE-SCHOOL
Group Teaching, Technical Reserve, and Orchestral Application
A QUESTION OF PHILOSOPHY
REFLECTION: TECHNICAL RESERVE
REFLECTION: ORCHESTRA AS A SECONDARY OUTLET
Collaboration
PHILOSOPHY OF STRING PEDAGOGY
STRING EDUCATION: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
EFFECTIVE STRING TEACHING MEANS A STRUCTURED PROGRAM
THE APATHY DISEASE
WHAT YOU CAN DO
STRING EDUCATION
Chapter 2: Beginning Technique
Exploring Finger Patterns and Fun for Fiddle Fingers
THE BORNOFF PARADOX
THE BORNOFF APPROACH [Part I]
THE BORNOFF APPROACH [Part II & III]
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
THE BORNOFF APPROACH [Part IV]
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
WESTERN EDITORIAL
Note Reading
THE BORNOFF APPROACH [Part I]
THE BORNOFF APPROACH [Part II]
THE BORNOFF APPROACH [Part III]
PRAGMATIC STRING TEACHING (3rd installment)
PRAGMATIC STRING TEACHING (4th Installment)
Cello Technique
THE ADDENDA
CELLO PLAYING [Part I]
CELLO PLAYING [Part II]
BORNOFF 'CELLO APPROACH (ELEMENTARY LEVEL) [Part I]
BORNOFF 'CELLO APPROACH (ELEMENTARY LEVEL) [Part II]
BORNOFF 'CELLO APPROACH (ELEMENTARY LEVEL) [Part III]
BORNOFF 'CELLO APPROACH (ELEMENTARY LEVEL) [Part IV]
BORNOFF 'CELLO APPROACH (ELEMENTARY LEVEL) [Part V]
BORNOFF 'CELLO APPROACH (ELEMENTARY LEVEL) [Part VI]
BORNOFF 'CELLO APPROACH (ELEMENTARY LEVEL) [Part VII]
Heterogeneous Class Teaching
BRIEF OUTLINE OF A HETEROGENEOUS PROCEDURE FOR STRINGS
BRIEF OUTLINE OF A HETEROGENEOUS PROCEDURE FOR STRINGS [Part II]
NEW PUBLICATION [BORNOFF STRING READER]
A CONDENSATION OF TUNE & PATTERN ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR STRING ORCHESTRA
The Violin Sings and Fiddler's Holiday
VIOLIN SINGS AND FIDDLER'S HOLIDAY
VIOLIN SINGS AND FIDDLER'S HOLIDAY [Part II]
A QUESTION OF PHILOSOPHY
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
THE BORNOFF MATERIALS
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Chapter 3: Intermediate Technique
Patterns in Position
EXPLORING PATTERNS IN POSITION [Part I]
EXPLORING PATTERNS IN POSITION [Part II]
EXPLORING PATTERNS IN POSITION [Part III]
EXPLORING PATTERNS IN POSITION [Part IV]
EXPLORING PATTERNS IN POSITION
PATTERNS IN POSITION - FOR CELLO
Intermediate-Level Technique
REFLECTION: USING GESTALT PRINCIPLES IN SHIFTING
EDITORIAL: DIVIDE AND CONQUER
REFLECTION: USING GESTALT PRINCIPLES IN SHIFTING AND POSITIONS
REFLECTION: FROM SHIFTING TO VIBRATO
VIBRATO [Part I]
VIBRATO [Part II]
DEVELOPING OCTAVES
DEVELOPING HARMONICS
INTRODUCING HARMONICS OF A FIFTH AND UNISONS
Curricular Overview
GROWTH OF A FINGER PATTERN
EASTERN EDITORIAL: ALL SYSTEMS GO
Chapter 4: String Teacher Training
Qualities of a String Teacher
SO YOU WANT TO TEACH!
ESSENTIALS OF STRING TEACHING
REFLECTION: TEACHER DEDICATION
REFLECTION: UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGY
SO YOU WANT TO BE A STRING TEACHER? [Part I]
STRING EDUCATION [Part I]
STRING EDUCATION [Part II]
Principles of Lesson Planning
[NO TITLE: PURPOSEFUL PLANNING]
REFLECTION: RESPONSIVE TEACHING
REFLECTION: INSTRUCTIONAL EFFICIENCY AND GOAL SETTING
FROM THE TOP: AN EAR FOR MUSIC?
REFLECTION: DIFFERENTIAL INSTRUCTION
Classroom Pedagogy
THE BORNOFF SYSTEM [Pedagogical Principles and Practices]
HOW BORNOFF TEACHES
HOW BORNOFF TEACHES [String Pedagogy]
PROBLEMS IN CLASS TEACHING
REFLECTION: WHY ROTE TEACHING?
THE BEGINNING TEACHER [First Five Hours]
DRILL—A MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE
HOW BORNOFF TEACHES [Reading]
SO YOU WANT TO BE A STRING TEACHER? [Reading & Music Theory]
TEACHING NOTE READING USING BORNOFF MATERIALS
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON CLASS TEACHING
Assessment
REFLECTION: CONTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
REFLECTION: HOW TO TEACH AND ASSESS IN GROUPS
HOW BORNOFF TEACHES [Assessment and Progress Charts]
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
String Teacher Development
PHILOSOPHY OF STRING PEDAGOGY: THINGS TO COME FOR STRINGS IN THE SIXTIES
PREPARING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STRING TEACHING
REFLECTION: LEARNING MOTOR DEVELOPMENT ON THE FOUR STRING INSTRUMENTS
SO YOU WANT TO BE A STRING TEACHER? [Part II]
EDITORIAL: 4 OF A KIND
MADISON, WISCONSIN JUNE 10-15
String Program Administration
THE BEGINNING TEACHER
RELATING TO THE MAINSTREAM [Scheduling]
RELATING TO THE MAINSTREAM [Building an Orchestra]
RELATING TO THE MAINSTREAM [Quantity vs. Quality]
RELATING TO THE MAINSTREAM [Quality String Programs]
REFLECTION: ESTABLISHING A HEALTHY CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
Observations of Bornoff Classes
OBSERVATIONS OF FIVE STRING PROGRAMS IN NEW ENGLAND [Part I]
OBSERVATIONS OF FIVE STRING PROGRAMS IN NEW ENGLAND [Part II]
OBSERVATIONS OF FIVE STRING PROGRAMS IN NEW ENGLAND [Part III]
OBSERVATIONS OF FIVE STRING PROGRAMS IN NEW ENGLAND [Part IV]
OBSERVATIONS OF FIVE STRING PROGRAMS IN NEW ENGLAND [Part V]
OBSERVATIONS OF FIVE STRING PROGRAMS IN NEW ENGLAND, [Part VI]
Chapter 5: Influence
Colleagues and Contemporaries
GARY KARR - BIOGRAPHY
A MEETING OF MINDS
THE PODIUM: THE BASS AS A SOLO INSTRUMENT
LARGE ENSEMBLES: AT WHAT PRICE?
HOW ABOUT PRIVATE STRING TEACHERS?
UKULELES?!
THE COMPLETE MUSICIAN [J. Chalmers Doane]
Regional Influences: Florida
THE PODIUM: BORNOFF IN FLORIDA
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MIAMI, FLORIDA
HEADLINE: MIAMI
THE PODIUM: BORNOFF VISITS POMPANO BEACH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS
THE PODIUM: FLORIDA ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION CITES BORNOFF
Regional Influence: Iowa
THE PODIUM: THE SISTERS ORCHESTRA OF DUBUQUE, IOWA - 1965
Regional Influence: Washington
A LARGE GROUP OF STRING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
BORNOFF METHOD AIRED AT SEATTLE CONVENTION
National Influence: The National String Workshop and Other Clinics
SECOND LEVEL STRING WORKSHOP: BOSTON - JUNE 1966
REPORT FROM UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WISCONSIN-AND POINTS EAST AND WEST!
THE PODIUM: 1,000 ATTEND BORNOFF DEMONSTRATION AT EASTERN M.E.N.C. CONVENTION
Waning Influence
SIX CITY STRING FESTIVAL
SIX CITY STRING FESTIVAL: THE PARENTS' PERSPECTIVE
Lasting Influence
WHAT IS FASE?
MARCH STRING FEST
THE BORNOFF STRING WORKSHOP [HANSON, MA]
BAY STATE STRING CAMP
Annotated Bibliography of Theses, Dissertations, and Original Research
Bibliographic Sketches
Journal Articles
Books & Chapters
Interviews
Conclusion
Epilogue: Now We're Ready
Appendix A: Textbook Publications
Appendix B: List of Associates
Index
