tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post7551567843476847151..comments2024-03-23T11:40:13.092-05:00Comments on Musical Assumptions: Alienating MusiciansElaine Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-78667799395497117772009-12-23T16:22:26.845-06:002009-12-23T16:22:26.845-06:00It has been with great surprise and joy that I hav...It has been with great surprise and joy that I have recently discovered your appearance on Utube, As a foundational teacher I have used all of your published teaching books as the core curriculum for my studio. Not only are they the very best available , but like all superior books , these" brain children" have,a definite life of their own. I was glad to see the King "put up his Dukes" with the student he was teaching while showing his "noblisse oblige" to perform a see/saw demonstration with the bow. It certainly proved that "when it was up~it was up,and when it was down it was down, and when it was halfway up the hill, it was neither up nor down"Many thanks for your wise and musical offerings. <br /><br />Judy Litterst USA<br />musette365@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-68713010164222021352009-06-25T22:45:33.418-05:002009-06-25T22:45:33.418-05:00Hello fellow musicians, I was taught by "The ...Hello fellow musicians, I was taught by "The King" for 2 years between the ages of 12 and 14. Having already had 4 teachers beforehand, 2 lovely but totally inefectual, one dragon lady, and one brilliant, Paul was fantastic - in 2 years I improved beyond my own belief and continue to use some of his teaching methods for my own students today (20 years on) He also ran our string orchestra and pulled some amazingly passionate results out of us. His playing was inspiring, and his opinions thought-provoking. I think anyone who is highly intelligent and passionate about their subject in any field can come across as arrogant through the intensity of their opinions. I would much rather a strong teacher whom challenged me. than one who didn't have the bottle to say what they thought! BTW I now play professionally.saskianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-61745328503697405082009-05-26T04:46:20.034-05:002009-05-26T04:46:20.034-05:00This is very amusing, and amusingly disturbing. :)...This is very amusing, and amusingly disturbing. :) <br /><br />Of course, giving people like this the attention they crave (negative or positive) will only encourage them. We had a guy just like this in our composition department (very thankfully now retired, but I still won't name the guilty :)), so I got to learn that lesson as an undergraduate. <br /><br />I find it especially funny that THE KING seems to be making personal appearances on every blog and site that discusses him. As this spreads, it is really going to be great... perhaps the Time Cube of classical music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-24660063578147188162009-05-16T18:54:00.000-05:002009-05-16T18:54:00.000-05:00there are now nine videos for you to watch..incide...there are now nine videos for you to watch..incidentally i am most experienced with teaching children from the age of five up. they love the lessons. possibly there is a cultural difference between political correctness in current u.s teaching and my own style. any way although i was offended at first by the hostility of the bloggs i am now amused....best wishesthekingontheviolinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-88127271493490361892009-05-16T18:42:00.000-05:002009-05-16T18:42:00.000-05:00hello
i am paul de keyser (the king on the violin...hello<br /> i am paul de keyser (the king on the violin) there is extensive blogg on violinist.com i have attempted to refute the "accusations" using the name nicholas garibaldinos. there are two entries1 elvis move over the king on the violin and 2 once more unto the breach. i will not elaborate further here. who is anonymous? thank you very much... please get in touch via you tube if you would like.thekingontheviolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16674378446177692313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-47194672667174659822009-05-16T08:33:00.000-05:002009-05-16T08:33:00.000-05:00Sounds like the King himself has spoken.Sounds like the King himself has spoken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-54884025322734071132009-05-14T05:12:00.000-05:002009-05-14T05:12:00.000-05:00This article is a load of rubbish. The King has ha...This article is a load of rubbish. The King has had the complete opposite effect on me. He has rekindled my love & passion for the violin. If anything, I would have given up had it not been for him. As for the example you provide...it is simply nauseating. Your blog is nothing but an elaborate wank. All the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-7408085462163402322009-05-07T10:32:00.000-05:002009-05-07T10:32:00.000-05:00Makes me thankful for Kyoko (my oboe teacher). I'...Makes me thankful for Kyoko (my oboe teacher). I'd never last in this teacher's studio - but perhaps a pre-professional or professional student would benefit? No idea.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-55748817795369940782009-05-04T07:41:00.000-05:002009-05-04T07:41:00.000-05:00What other reason one has to become a composer, if...What other reason one has to become a composer, if not putting musicians through hell! This deranged teacher spoke directly to my heart! ;)<br /><br />Keen on posting and composing, I enjoy your blog!<br /><br />Peace,<br />Chris<br /><br />P.S. I have your original comment in my e-mail. :P Learning the violin is (of course) the same as learning any other instrument. kthnxbye.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159299077297656370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-57082482802903954122009-05-04T07:29:00.000-05:002009-05-04T07:29:00.000-05:00Then I'm glad to have introduced him to you here, ...Then I'm glad to have introduced him to you here, Chris!Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-73081738720793710132009-05-04T05:07:00.000-05:002009-05-04T05:07:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to tell you that as a pianist and compos...I'm sorry to tell you that as a pianist and composer-to-be I would definitely choose the King for my teacher. I have actually been in a situation where a teacher was harsh and strict and found myself learning more in a year than past teachers had taught me in years...<br /><br />Your "american" approach to things is quite naive... You just see the superficial madness of the first guy and it seems annoying to you, then you compare it to a soft and calm guy playing such a beautiful piece of music and talking like he loves the whole world... I'm sorry but as I said, that's simply naive.<br /><br />My guess is you're imagining a young child being taught by the crazy Jew, full of fear and eventually scared-off learning music but it's obvious that the mad-hatter takes only older and mature student, not easily intimidated by his extravagance.<br /><br />So how about judging the guy from his performance as a teacher and not his somewhat eccentric character...? After all, overblown egos are not unusual in the performing arts.<br /><br />Love,<br />ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159299077297656370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-12504284073891773522009-05-03T22:23:00.000-05:002009-05-03T22:23:00.000-05:00It may not be a joke, but this guy is a crackpot o...It may not be a joke, but this guy is a crackpot of the first order. I cannot for the life of me imagine anyone actually choosing him for a teacher, or really taking him seriously in any way. That's ok, because he seems to take himself seriously enough for everyone. And, as with any first-order crackpot, some of his observations are not entirely insane, or even have kernels of interest. The playing, which flows nonstop like raw sewage from a rusty pipe, (which a serious teacher would never do)is truly wretched. But again, not without a hint of something more. Fascinating, but the guy's a nut.Tod Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243236229508341665noreply@blogger.com