Teaching Genius - Dorothy DeLay and the Making of a Musician (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

For more than 50 years, Dorothy DeLay has taught violin at Juilliard. Her pupils form a Who's Who of the violin world, from Itzhak Perlman and Gil Shaham to Midori and Sarah Chang. For more than 10 years the author was granted access to DeLay's classes and lessons, and this book reveals the seemingly casual methods that hide a deep intuition of each student's needs. It is both an exploration of the mysteries of teaching and learning and a feast of anecdotes about an extraordinary character.