| LON-CAPA demonstration resource. Some
of the information for this resource quotes from and summarizes content in
Principles of Violin Playing by Ivan Galamian. Second Edition (1985) Prentice-Hall, Inc. New Jersey |
Technique achieves the goal of interpretation when:
Technique is grounded in absolute values. Technical control must be total and knowledge of the music must be complete in terms of formal and harmonic structure.
Interpretation comes from relative values. The taste, style, and fashion of the performing individual must be clearly expressed.
Technique is improved through correlation. That is to say, the player must relate his mind's conception to his muscular response. This is best done by presenting the mind with problems that "proceed from the simple to the ever more complex".
Interpretation is an activity whereby the musician freely adjusts his playing based on inspiration. While the violinist must make technical allowances for essential acoustical "vowels" and "consonants", the ultimate success of interpretation is that it directly expresses emotion from the performer to the audience listener.