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Turbocharge Your Talent From the author: I believe that talent is within everyone’s reach. All we have to do is think, persist and know where to look. That, in essence, is the philosophy I used as a university professor; it is the basis for my teaching techniques and for this book. As most people, not just musicians, would like to be able to develop their talents, the first half of my book is designed for use by anyone interested in any field: math, music, sports, etc.; the second, focuses on string instrument playing, violin in particular. Teachers, students, administrators, parents and anyone interested in understanding how talent can be enhanced will find this book helpful. This book does not pretend the reinvent the wheel; it simply takes a fresh look at something that is often ignored: talent can be developed. After reading Turbocharge Your Talent, parents and others will have a better understanding of the learning process. Now Available from KVR Classics: My technique is unique, yet readily understandable to children and adults alike. My approach engages students, unleashes creativity, and maximizes learning. Turbocharge Your Talent appeals first to the human element: it recognizes that students are not machines and often do not succeed if we try to program them the way we program a computer. For generations, the standard pedagogy of music teachers has been methods that boiled down to repetition — working, and perhaps overworking, the left brain and ignoring the right brain. While there is no denying that the repetitious style of pedagogy has had some success, many enthusiastic students were regarded as untalented simply because the repetitiveness of the lessons and practicing dulled their innate senses of creativity and excitement. This book includes my “Seven Commandments” and “The Seven Stages of Practicing” as tools to help students uncover pools of creativity that they never realized existed. Review: “When my sons began playing the violin, I had no idea that they were exceptionally talented. Both Zach and his brother, Jason, were quite young when they started studying with Vasile. After they became adults, both of them were accepted by the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. From there, they entered the Philadelphia Orchestra’s first violin section. Later, Zach became the concertmaster of the Indianapolis Symphony and a founding member of the famous trio, Time for Three... Everything Vasile taught my sons is available in this easy to follow and humorous book. More than just music is to be learned therein; Vasile’s instruction is unique.” —Dr. Wallace De Pue, Sr. KVR Classics 7990 Broadstone Road Perrysburg, OH 43551 kvrclassics.com Located in Perrysburg, Ohio, KVR Classics is a publishing company focused on books that are creative endeavors for artists of all kinds.
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Turbocharge Your TalentFrom the author:I believe that talent is within everyone’s reach. All we have to do is think, persist and know where to look. That, in essence, is the philosophy I used as a university professor; it is the basis for my teaching techniques and for this book. As most people, not just musicians, would like to be able to develop their talents, the first half of my book is designed for use by anyone interested in any field: math, music, sports, etc.; the second, focuses on string instrument playing, violin in particular. Teachers, students, administrators, parents and anyone interested in understanding how talent can be enhanced will find this book helpful.
This book does not pretend the reinvent the wheel; it simply takes a fresh look at something that is often ignored: talent can be developed. After reading Turbocharge Your Talent, parents and others will have a better understanding of the learning process.
Now Available from KVR Classics:
My technique is unique, yet readily understandable to children and adults alike. My approach engages students, unleashes creativity, and maximizes learning. Turbocharge Your Talent appeals first to the human element: it recognizes that students are not machines and often do not succeed if we try to program them the way we program a computer. For generations, the standard pedagogy of music teachers has been methods that boiled down to repetition — working, and perhaps overworking, the left brain and ignoring the right brain. While there is no denying that the repetitious style of pedagogy has had some success, many enthusiastic students were regarded as untalented simply because the repetitiveness of the lessons and practicing dulled their innate senses of creativity and excitement. This book includes my “Seven Commandments” and “The Seven Stages of Practicing” as tools to help students uncover pools of creativity that they never realized existed.
Review:“When my sons began playing the violin, I had no idea that they were exceptionally talented. Both Zach and his brother, Jason, were quite young when they started studying with Vasile. After they became adults, both of them were accepted by the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. From there, they entered the Philadelphia Orchestra’s first violin section. Later, Zach became the concertmaster of the Indianapolis Symphony and a founding member of the famous trio, Time for Three... Everything Vasile taught my sons is available in this easy to follow and humorous book. More than just music is to be learned therein; Vasile’s instruction is unique.”
—Dr. Wallace De Pue, Sr.
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Located in Perrysburg, Ohio, KVR Classics is a publishing company focused on books that are creative endeavors for artists of all kinds.
About the AuthorVasile Beluska, violinist, graduated from the Liceul de Muzica and Conservatorul de Muzica G. Dima in Cluj, Romania. He earned a master’s degree from Southern Methodist University and later became a member of the Class of Jascha Heifetz in Los Angeles. He has performed to high acclaim throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and in China as soloist and with several chamber ensembles including The International Trio, American Arts Trio, the Mozart Fortepiano Duo and The Guarneri Duo. Chamber music concerts include performances at The Mozarteum in Salzburg, the Kennedy Center, the United States Capitol and Carnegie Recital Hall. He has released 3 CD’s under the KVR Classics label.
Currently Professor Emeritus of Violin at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, he has also taught in Romania, at the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Wisconsin. Additionally, he has taught and performed in several summer music
KVR Classics7990 Broadstone RoadPerrysburg, OH 43551kvrclassics.com
Located in Perrysburg, Ohio, KVR Classics is a publishing company focused on books that are creative endeavors for artists of all kinds.
festivals throughout the United States and in Europe, including the California Music Center in Berkeley, the Corfu Festival in Greece and for 15 consecutive summers at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. He was also awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his work with international students.
Vasile Beluska successfully mixed his active performance schedule with an outstanding academic career. The recipient of distinguished teaching awards, his students have been prize winners in numerous competitions and have also won positions with major U.S. and international orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Professor Beluska is a frequent lecturer on a new approach to pedagogy, “Talent Development”, having presented lectures and master classes on the subject throughout the United States and Europe.
Book InformationISBN# 978-0-692-89128-5Retail Price: $11.00Binding Type: PerfectCover Type: SoftBook Dimensions: 6″ x 9″Page Count: 134Table of Contents & Index
