Leopold Auer 
Violin Playing As I Teach It (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.


 



Leopold Auer’s book,
Violin Playing As I Teach It, should be required reading for every burgeoning teacher and thoughtful student of the violin, whether amateur or professional, whose interest is in gaining more insights into mastering the violin. Whether he wishes to make his spiccato crisper, his trills faster or his double-stops less painful to himself and the listener, he will find valuable information and helpful hints from this master teacher on every page of this delightful ‘how to’ book.

About the author

Leopold Auer was born in Veszprem, Hungary, in 1845, the son of a housepainter, and became the most charismatic and successful violin teacher of the first half of the twentieth century. He was not only a dynamic force in the teaching studio but made his mark as a concertmaster, conductor, editor, soloist, chamber music performer, and ‘court musician’ in serving three czars: Alexander II, Alexander III, and Nicholas II. He died while on vacation near Dresden in 1930. His fame and his mystique as a teacher have never been equaled or diminished.