Despite diligent practice, and instruction from master teachers, success isn't always guaranteed. Traditional pedagogical methods, effective for some, often fail to translate into widespread success for the many.
While the majority of candidates excel in early grade examinations, earning honours and distinctions, the number of candidate entries decrease as they advance to higher grades. By the time they reach fifth grade and beyond, results tend to lean more towards credits and passes.
For the few who persevere to diploma levels, grappling with the technical demands of their programme becomes a significant challenge. There are many No Awards. The elusive nature of technical talent persists as an unresolved mystery, casting a shadow over their performances.
THE ENIGMA OF TALENT
Talent is the final frontier of music education. For many, it is considered a miracle from God. It creates a church of the fortunate few. Talent, however, is only a word, that has a very broad reference. That is why the research in this book focusses on only one aspect of talent, technical talent.
Historically, teaching the "how to" of diploma level technique has been too vague in detail, in meeting the learning needs, of most candidates.
THE RESULTS
- Once all technique is placed into an organised timeline, the missing intuitive techniques, associated with intonation, and co-ordination security are then easily identified. The "how to" of technique becomes self-defining, because there are no miracles in a timeline.
- Virtuosic speed then comes from postural security, and physical invention, mirroring many techniques that are found in sport, and dance
- Bowing techniques reference the forces of nature.
- Musical ideas start exactly at the now fully defined co-ordinated moment, and during the bow's follow through.
There are no more technical miracles, just the fun of magic.
