Workshop in Atina on the
New Approach
to string instruments

How to play without suffering from tendonitis, aches and pains or
stage fright

Come to the workshops on the New Approach by Kato Havas. Where? When?

The workshop in Atina on the New Approach to string instruments, based on Kató Havas' works, took place on last Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 March 2012. It was a wonderful occasion, with a good number of participants, thanks to the word of mouth and publicity done by the organizers, also with articles on the local newspapers. I warmly thank them and all participants.

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Workshop in Atina - Group photo with the president of the Associazione Samuele Pagano
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The workshop on the New Approach was open to everybody, especially violinists and violists, teachers, students, professionals or amateurs.

Many principles of the New Approach can be applied also to other instruments and indeed we had a mixed attendance, aged between 13 and 56, which included several violinists, 4 violists, one cellist and one guitarist; among these, 5 teaching professionals (2 from conservatoires), students of different levels as well as other participants who play for their own pleasure, including a solicitor and even a nun.

The good thing of having such a heterogeneous group of participants is that everyone can see that the problems are common to nearly everybody and how the application of the New Approach principles can be of benefit at all levels, that many things can be improved without waiting after having worked hard on it for ten years!

In particular, everybody saw how singing a piece of music with the rhythmic pulse and the imagination before playing it completely changes the way one plays it later, everyone could experience on himself and see in all the others the "before" and "after".

We also had a brief conversation through Skype with Kato Havas who sent us her warm greetings.

See you again at the next occasion!