This book was written in an effort to increase§awareness among violinists of the role and importance§of violin schools in present-day performance and§pedagogy. Over time, the meaning and relevance of the§term school (as it applies to violin playing and§teaching) has become increasingly ambiguous. The§purpose of this work is three-fold: 1) to determine§the extent to which schools continue to affect§prominent violin teachers/performers in the United§States today, 2) to give an account of available§literature addressing the various schools of violin§playing, and 3) to provide a...