Tallinn Strings Festival

workshop

Caroline Duffner

2021Virtual workshop on the Kato Havas New Approach to Violin Playing.

The workshop will be held in frame of Tallinn Strings Festival (Tallinna Keelpillifestival) on 10th of June 2021. The workshop will be given by Mrs. Caroline Duffner, a long-time student and assistant of Kato Havas. 

Duffner is one of the few pedagogues in the world specializing in the Havas´s method. She has published articles about the approach in the magazine The European String Teachers Association, among others, and given masterclasses, workshops and lectures internationally. Caroline Duffner is the official representative of the KHANA (Kato Havas Association for the New Approach) in Austria.

More information on KHANA: www.katohavas.com

Caroline Duffner´s publications: https://www.carolineduffner.com/english/pedagogue/publications/

The workshop will be held on June 10th 2021 at 10:00-13:00. 

Language of instruction: English

Registration deadline:  June 9th at 19:00 (Estonian time) 

 

Co-organiser of the workshop: the Music Studio of Aavo Ots

Techincal execution: Concertfilm OÜ

The workshop is supported by the Estonian Association of Music Schools and the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research.

MAIN TOPICS

– Three major problems in violin playing

– Preparing our body and mind for playing

– The violin hold and the idea of the “no violin hold”

– The bow hold and the idea of “no bow hold”

– Explaining bow strokes

– The left hand

– High positions and shifts

– The natural vibrato

– Kato Havas as teacher and mentor

 Detailed explanations, excercises and examples are offered on each topic. 

 Please feel free to ask questions at the end of each section. 

Caroline Duffner

(at 19The language of instruction is English

Virtual workshop on Kato Havas New Approach to Violin Playing.

The workshop will be held in frame of Tallinn Strings Festival (Tallinna Keelpillifestival) on 10th of June 2021. The workshop will be given by Mrs. Caroline Duffner, a long-time student and assistant of Kato Havas.

Duffner is one of the few pedagogues in the world specializing in the Havas´s method. She has published articles about the approach in the magazine The European String Teachers Association, among others, and given masterclasses, workshops and lectures internationally. Caroline Duffner is the official representative of the KHANA (Kato Havas Association for the New Approach) in Austria.

More information: www.katohavas.com

Caroline Duffner´s publications: https://www.carolineduffner.com/english/pedagogue/publications/

The workshop will be held on June 10th 2021

Course structure will be available here on May 9th

Registration deadline: June 9th  at 19:00 (Estonian time)

The language of instruction is English

Co-organiser of the workshop: Aavo Ots Music Studio

Techincal execution: Concertfilm OÜ

The workshop is supported by the Estonian Association of Music Schools and the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research.

MAIN TOPICS

– Three major problems in violin playing

– Preparing our body and mind for playing

– The violin hold and the idea of the “no violin hold”

– The bow hold and the idea of “no bow hold”

– Explaining bow strokes

– The left hand

– High positions and shifts

– The natural vibrato

– Kato Havas as teacher and mentor

 Detailed explanations, excercises and examples are offered on each topic. 

 Please feel free to ask questions at the end of each section.