The Treatise Paganini Never Wrote
Last night I was reading from Leslie Sheppard and Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod’s comprehensive biography entitled ‘Paganini.’ It’s a wonderful resource and well worth owning.
There were two things that caught my attention.
In 1797, while Paganini was yet a boy of 16, he had the opportunity to play for the much more recognized Rudolphe Kreutzer, who was 30 at the time. Apparently Kreutzer was extremely taken with what he heard, and his words of encouragement were a great source of inspiration to young Nicolo.
Naturally I enjoyed reading of this connection between Kreutzer and the Great One. But there is something else I came across that aroused my interest even more.
Paganini made a promise during his lifetime that he never realized. That promise was to create a treatise on violin playing that would enable violinists to become virtuosi in a relatively short amount of time.
What excited me about his promise was the implication that the learning of a skill can be greatly accelerated when a certain kind of ‘know how’ is present. I’d bet my last dollar that his ‘know how’ was both physical AND mental.
So, why didn’t the course materialize? Perhaps it was due to the fact that he didn’t have the advantages of digital technology. After all words alone are rather inefficient for communicating physical processes.
But with the digital technology of today a thing can be explained and demonstrated various ways and a person may easily review the material again and again until its fully digested. It’s so easy and efficient.
When I had the inspiration to create ‘Kreutzer for Violin Mastery’ it was with digital technology in mind. I felt that Milstein had bequeathed me the vital ‘tools’, and digital technology enabled them to be communicated efficiently and effectively.
Now, with ”Paganini for Violin Virtuosity”, the bar has been raised to the level of true virtuosity. Come reserve your copy and reap the benefits of this powerful program.
All the best,
Clayton Haslop
There were two things that caught my attention.
In 1797, while Paganini was yet a boy of 16, he had the opportunity to play for the much more recognized Rudolphe Kreutzer, who was 30 at the time. Apparently Kreutzer was extremely taken with what he heard, and his words of encouragement were a great source of inspiration to young Nicolo.
Naturally I enjoyed reading of this connection between Kreutzer and the Great One. But there is something else I came across that aroused my interest even more.
Paganini made a promise during his lifetime that he never realized. That promise was to create a treatise on violin playing that would enable violinists to become virtuosi in a relatively short amount of time.
What excited me about his promise was the implication that the learning of a skill can be greatly accelerated when a certain kind of ‘know how’ is present. I’d bet my last dollar that his ‘know how’ was both physical AND mental.
So, why didn’t the course materialize? Perhaps it was due to the fact that he didn’t have the advantages of digital technology. After all words alone are rather inefficient for communicating physical processes.
But with the digital technology of today a thing can be explained and demonstrated various ways and a person may easily review the material again and again until its fully digested. It’s so easy and efficient.
When I had the inspiration to create ‘Kreutzer for Violin Mastery’ it was with digital technology in mind. I felt that Milstein had bequeathed me the vital ‘tools’, and digital technology enabled them to be communicated efficiently and effectively.
Now, with ”Paganini for Violin Virtuosity”, the bar has been raised to the level of true virtuosity. Come reserve your copy and reap the benefits of this powerful program.
All the best,
Clayton Haslop
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