Free online Colourstrings workshops for string teachers

Discover child-centered violin pedagogy with world-renowned educator Prof. Géza Szilvay

WHEN:
Sunday, May 4th, 2025 at 10:00-12:00 (EDT, UTC-4)
Saturday, May 10th, 2025 at 10:00-12:00 (EDT, UTC-4)

FOR:
The workshop welcomes El Sistema teachers, violin/viola players, students, and string educators.

WHAT:
Prof. Géza Szilvay, president of the European String Teachers Association, gives a two-day workshop about the Colourstrings Method. Prof. Szilvay covers the beginner phase (first 3-5 years of violin playing) and explains the essentials of this child-centered method. Read more about Prof. Szilvay here.
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Previous Colourstrings knowledge is not required. Active participation with an instrument is warmly recommended. The workshops will be held in English language.
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Please register by filling in your name and email address below. We will send you further information about the workshops as well as your participation link. You can also participate in just one day.

DRAFTED PROGRAM:
- Special features of the Colourstrings Method
- Developing the basic holds, movements, and rhythms
- The bow-hold
- Connecting the movements of the two hands
- Natural harmonics in the first position
- Introducing one-line system
- Left hand stopping motion
- Introducing two-line system
- Pentachord melodies
- Two-line system within five-line stave
- New rhythms and bow division
- Double stops
- Pentatonic
- Major and minor pentachord
- Mixed finger pattern
- Diatony, major and minor melodies
- Arpeggios and chords

CONTACT:
The online workshops are organized by Caprice Oy / Minifiddlers program in cooperation with Boston String Academy. For more information and inquiries, please contact:
Mariesther Alvarez: Mariesther@bostonstringacademy.org
Leena Haverinen: leena.haverinen@minifiddlers.org