Rethinking Viola Pedagogy: Preparing Violists for the Challenges of Twentieth-Century Music

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dc.contributor.advisorLavenda, Richarden_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBailey, Walter B.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDunham, Jamesen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMartin, Randi C.en_US
dc.creatorGebrian, Mollyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-24T19:28:32Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-24T19:28:59Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-07-24T19:28:32Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-07-24T19:28:59Zen_US
dc.date.created2012-12en_US
dc.date.issued2013-07-24en_US
dc.date.submittedDecember 2012en_US
dc.date.updated2013-07-24T19:28:59Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThe majority of standard solo repertoire that violists perform was written in the twentieth century, but the pedagogical materials violists study are largely transcriptions of violin etudes, studies, and scales, which were all written in the nineteenth century or earlier. Music written in the twentieth century uses a language and techniques that are quite different from those found in older, tonal music. Because of this, violists are often unprepared for the challenges of their standard solo repertoire, and the pedagogical materials they study do not fulfill their purpose: to educate students in the skills necessary for successful musical performance. The first part of this document is historical, attempting to explain how the viola has arrived in the early twenty-first century without its own unique body of pedagogical materials suited its repertoire. The second part of this document is practical: it proposes a pedagogy for the viola that will help to better prepare students to play our standard repertoire. This part of the document uses an extensive number of musical examples from the standard twentieth-century repertoire to illustrate how the various etudes, studies, exercises, and scales presented can be used to help students in tackling the challenges of twentieth-century music more successfully.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationGebrian, Molly. "Rethinking Viola Pedagogy: Preparing Violists for the Challenges of Twentieth-Century Music." (2013) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71651">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71651</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2012-12-331en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/71651en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectViolaen_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.subjectEtudesen_US
dc.subjectPedagogyen_US
dc.subjectBéla Bartóken_US
dc.subjectHindemithen_US
dc.subjectViola performanceen_US
dc.titleRethinking Viola Pedagogy: Preparing Violists for the Challenges of Twentieth-Century Musicen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMusicen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMusicen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Musical Artsen_US
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