12 Etude-Caprices in the Styles of the Great Composers
"This collection of Etude-Caprices is absolutely fantastic & should be in every teacher's & aspiring violinist's library.     The Bartok Etude  is simply ingenious." -- -Jaime Laredo,  Internationally acclaimed solo violinist, Jaime Laredo,  Internationally acclaimed solo violinist, chamber musician, and conductor"In this wonderful volume, Amy Barlowe creates a new genre: the style-study. For generations, young violinists were subjected to the mind-numbing, repetitive drudgery of traditional etudes. Here, the focus is on creativity and imagination as the student is enticed with the idea that individual composers speak with distinctly different voices. Each style-study is accompanied with helpful prose delineating strategies for achieving the stated goal. With her experience as a concert performer, the creative skill of a composer and the abundantly evident care of a dedicated teacher, Ms. Barlowe has made an important contribution to string pedagogy."  --Paul Kantor, Violin Faculty, Cleveland Institute Paul Kantor, Paul Kantor, Violin Faculty, Cleveland Institute of Music; Artist/Faculty Aspen Music Festival and School"Amy, I enjoyed playing through the Mozart and Bartok examples, thoughtfully presented with practicing suggestions. More interesting than Kayser and Wohlfahrt, they provide an opportunity for young players to expand their technical and reading abilities. A worthy addition to the repertoire!"  -- Stephen Clapp, D. Mus. Violin and Chamber Music Faculty, The Juilliard School; Dean Emeritus, The Juilliard School"Amy Barlowe has done it again.....creating something totally original. The etudes themselves are, for a change, musically pleasing when compared to many other technique builders. By providing her section on technical elements and musical features to be addressed, something only a trained and highly competent player/teacher might provide, she has added frosting to an already award-winning cake. I have seen too many more pedestrian efforts that I myself would never consider presenting to a student. Bravo Amy!" -- Charles Avsharian, Concert performer; Violin teacher; CEO Shar Products CompanyAmy Barlowe's newest contribution is valuable to all violinists and teachers. Her original Etude-Caprices evoke the style of 12 great composers, and are excellent pieces for study as well as concert  performance. The pedagogical section combines the technical thoroughness of Sevcik, the analysis of Flesch and the artistic insight of Auer.  -- Joseph Gold, concert violinist and musical historian